Элоиза Джарвис МакГроу0.0 Jim Keath has lived for six years as a Crow Indian when he learns that his two younger brothers and a sister are journeying west to take up land. Although Jim finds it difficult to fit in with the family he hasn't seen since childhood, and though they are wary and distrustful of him, Jim feels his duty is at their side. But slowly, as they survive the dangerous trek west, the perils of frontier life, and the kidnapping of their younger brother, Jim and his family realize that the only way to survive is to accept each other and truly reunite the family.
Philippa Pearce4.4 Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to play with. Tom just counts the days till he can return home to Peter.Then one night the landlady's antique grandfather clock strikes thirteen times leading Tom to a wonderful, magical discovery and marking the beginning of a secret that's almost too amazing to be true. But it is true, and in the new world that Tom discovers is a special friend named Hatty and more than a summer's worth of adventure for both of them. Now Tom wishes he could stay with his relatives and Hatty — forever...
Чарльз Кингсли3.5 Англичанин Чарльз Кингсли был чрезвычайно интересной фигурой. Священник и проповедник, историк и писатель, чартист (борец за права рабочих) и дарвинист. Непоколебимый христианский моралист, убежденный в том, что африканские и австралийские туземцы находятся на более низкой эволюционной ступени, чем белые люди, а значит, физически неспособны понять Евангелие... Сказочная повесть "Дети воды", написанная Кингсли в 1863 году, представляет собой причудливую смесь христианской проповеди с воинствующим прагматизмом и новомодным дарвинизмом. Автор использовал форму сказочного повествования, чтобы затронуть ряд религиозных, а также социальных проблем Англии ХIХ века, включая бедность и детский труд. Сказку "Дети воды" относят к первым произведениям жанра детского фэнтези, называют первой английской "волшебной повестью", в которой мораль подчинена развлечению. За буйной игрой в "детей воды" стоит продуманная и сложная система, которая должна быть внушена читателю - и более того: которая должна изменить читателя, сделать из него, как из Тома, "нового человека".
В книге использованы иллюстрации британских художников Уильяма Робинсона и Уорвика Гобла.
Meindert DeJong0.0 Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true.
Вильгельм Гауф4.4 Little Long-nose is the mysterious tale of little Jacob, stolen from his family to serve a wicked witch for seven years. While the author, Wilhelm Hauff, is not as well known today as the Brothers Grimm, he was considered in his time to be a literary phenomenon.
Джордж Селден0.0 One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tires, hooting of horns, howling of brakes, and the babbling of voices--is interrupted by a sound that even Tucker Mouse, a jaded inhabitant of Times Square, has never heard before. Mario, the son of Mama and Papa Bellini, proprietors of the subway-station newsstand, had only heard the sound once. What was this new, strangely musical chirping? None other than the mellifluous leg-rubbing of the somewhat disoriented Chester Cricket from Connecticut. Attracted by the irresistible smell of liverwurst, Chester had foolishly jumped into the picnic basket of some unsuspecting New Yorkers on a junket to the country. Despite the insect's wurst intentions, he ends up in a pile of dirt in Times Square.
Mario is elated to find Chester. He begs his parents to let him keep the shiny insect in the newsstand, assuring his bug-fearing mother that crickets are harmless, maybe even good luck. What ensues is an altogether captivating spin on the city mouse/country mouse story, as Chester adjusts to the bustle of the big city. Despite the cricket's comfortable matchbox bed (with Kleenex sheets); the fancy, seven-tiered pagoda cricket cage from Sai Fong's novelty shop; tasty mulberry leaves; the jolly company of Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat; and even his new-found fame as "the most famous musician in New York City," Chester begins to miss his peaceful life in the Connecticut countryside. The Cricket in Times Square--a Newbery Honor Book in 1961--is charmingly illustrated by the well-loved Garth Williams, and the tiniest details of this elegantly spun, vividly told, surprisingly suspenseful tale will stick with children for years and years. Make sure this classic sits on the shelf of your favorite child, right next to The Wind in the Willows.
3.9 Признанный сказочник Нил Гейман собрал в новой антологии лучшие рассказы мастеров жанра фэнтези: Питера С. Бигла, Энтони Бучера, Сэмюэла Дилэни, Ларри Нивена и других. Шестнадцать историй – шестнадцать существ. Удивительных, странных, причудливых… Одни вызовут восторг, трепет, другие – страх, а может быть, ужас. Хорошо, что все они существуют только в человеческом сознании. Или нет?..
Полин Кларк0.0 Beneath a floorboard in the old farmhouse into which his family has just moved, eight-year-old Max Morley discovers twelve time-worn wooden soldiers. Under his careful watch, the "Twelves" come to life, each possessing a name and a distinct personality. As Max soon learns, they share a history filled with incident and adventure -- all an imaginative legacy of the famous Brontës (Branwell, Charlotte, Emily, Anne), who were the soldiers' original owners. In its mix of invention, excitement, character, and literary history, The Return of the Twelves occupies a rare place in children's literature. Its gripping narrative and engaging figures make it perfect for young readers of ten and up.
