Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192735977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Kate never knew her dad, but that doesn't stop her missing him. She often secretly visits the gravestone with his name on it. But when the gravestone disappears Kate has a mystery on her hands. She has to find out what has happened and as she delves deeper into her family's past, she realizes that there are many secrets to uncover and that all the clues point to one place. As Kate races to Sattin Shore her mind is a whirl of emotions: what she finds there will change the shape of her life for ever.
The Way to Sattin Shore
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192735977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Kate never knew her dad, but that doesn't stop her missing him. She often secretly visits the gravestone with his name on it. But when the gravestone disappears Kate has a mystery on her hands. She has to find out what has happened and as she delves deeper into her family's past, she realizes that there are many secrets to uncover and that all the clues point to one place. As Kate races to Sattin Shore her mind is a whirl of emotions: what she finds there will change the shape of her life for ever.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192735977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Kate never knew her dad, but that doesn't stop her missing him. She often secretly visits the gravestone with his name on it. But when the gravestone disappears Kate has a mystery on her hands. She has to find out what has happened and as she delves deeper into her family's past, she realizes that there are many secrets to uncover and that all the clues point to one place. As Kate races to Sattin Shore her mind is a whirl of emotions: what she finds there will change the shape of her life for ever.
Tom's Midnight Garden
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192717771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
"Tom is not prepared for what is about to happen when he hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him does not exist."--Page 4 de la couverture.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192717771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
"Tom is not prepared for what is about to happen when he hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him does not exist."--Page 4 de la couverture.
The Shadow-cage, and Other Tales of the Supernatural
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140310733
Category : Occult fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
A collection of stories, both haunting and mysterious, created from everyday life and ordinary things. The author also wrote Tom's Midnight Garden, The Way to Sattin Shore and What the Neighbours Did and Other Stories.
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140310733
Category : Occult fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
A collection of stories, both haunting and mysterious, created from everyday life and ordinary things. The author also wrote Tom's Midnight Garden, The Way to Sattin Shore and What the Neighbours Did and Other Stories.
Minnow on the Say
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192732986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
It's a great discovery. Right there, at the bottom of the garden, bobbing on the river, is a canoe. The Minnow. David can't help wishing he could keep her . . . The Minnow leads him to Adam, and an extraordinary summer begins. Armed with a mysterious, ancient clue, the two boys set out along the river by boat. They're determined to find the legendary lost treasure, hidden by one of Adam's ancestors hundreds of years before. But they are not the only people looking for treasure, and soon they are caught in a dangerous race against time . . .
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192732986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
It's a great discovery. Right there, at the bottom of the garden, bobbing on the river, is a canoe. The Minnow. David can't help wishing he could keep her . . . The Minnow leads him to Adam, and an extraordinary summer begins. Armed with a mysterious, ancient clue, the two boys set out along the river by boat. They're determined to find the legendary lost treasure, hidden by one of Adam's ancestors hundreds of years before. But they are not the only people looking for treasure, and soon they are caught in a dangerous race against time . . .
A Finder's Magic
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406367751
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
CLASSIC FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). A mysterious stranger called Mr Finder offers to help Till find his dog, and they interview various witnesses including a heron, a mole, a riddling cat - and Miss Mousey, whose sketch of a peaceful riverbank offers a vital clue. The quest to find Bess is full of magic but Till begins to mistrust his supposed ally Mr Finder - until at last he realizes the truth, and they track down the real culprit, a finder who likes to keep what he finds. At the end of this enchanting story Till is reunited with his beloved Bess and a new book - of the story - will be born. Ages 7+
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406367751
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
CLASSIC FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). A mysterious stranger called Mr Finder offers to help Till find his dog, and they interview various witnesses including a heron, a mole, a riddling cat - and Miss Mousey, whose sketch of a peaceful riverbank offers a vital clue. The quest to find Bess is full of magic but Till begins to mistrust his supposed ally Mr Finder - until at last he realizes the truth, and they track down the real culprit, a finder who likes to keep what he finds. At the end of this enchanting story Till is reunited with his beloved Bess and a new book - of the story - will be born. Ages 7+
The Squirrel Wife
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406300512
Category : Brothers
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
For saving the life of one of the green people, Jack is blessed with the love and knowledge of a squirrel-wife.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406300512
Category : Brothers
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
For saving the life of one of the green people, Jack is blessed with the love and knowledge of a squirrel-wife.
The Ghost in Annie's Room
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781126851
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781126851
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Little Gentleman
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014193039X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
When Bet is first asked to go into the meadow and read a passage aloud from a book - apparently to no-one - she wonders why. But then she realises that her audience is a little mole, who listens attentively. This isn't just any mole. This mole can speak, he is more than 300 years old and he has an amazing tale to tell. So begins an extraordinary friendship between a lonely little girl and The Little Gentleman in Black Velvet.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014193039X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
When Bet is first asked to go into the meadow and read a passage aloud from a book - apparently to no-one - she wonders why. But then she realises that her audience is a little mole, who listens attentively. This isn't just any mole. This mole can speak, he is more than 300 years old and he has an amazing tale to tell. So begins an extraordinary friendship between a lonely little girl and The Little Gentleman in Black Velvet.
A House Somewhere
Author: Donald W. George
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742201054
Category : Aliens
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We've all dreamt of escaping to a house somewhere. In this collection of stories some of the finest names in contemporary travel writing reveal the perils and pleasures of exchanging the familiar for the foreign.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742201054
Category : Aliens
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We've all dreamt of escaping to a house somewhere. In this collection of stories some of the finest names in contemporary travel writing reveal the perils and pleasures of exchanging the familiar for the foreign.
The Task
Author: William Cowper
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description