Abstract/Sommario: Londra, seconda guerra mondiale. Lucy, Susan, Edmund e Peter Pevensie sono quattro fratelli che vengono allontanati dalla città per sfuggire ai bombardamenti tedeschi, affidati al misterioso professor Digory Kirke e della sua burbera governante, la signora Macready, che abitano in una grande e lussuosa casa in campagna, ma priva di divertimento. In un pomeriggio piovoso, per passare il tempo i quattro fratelli decidono di giocare a nascondino: mentre Peter fa la conta, Susan si nascond ...; [Leggi tutto...] Londra, seconda guerra mondiale. Lucy, Susan, Edmund e Peter Pevensie sono quattro fratelli che vengono allontanati dalla città per sfuggire ai bombardamenti tedeschi, affidati al misterioso professor Digory Kirke e della sua burbera governante, la signora Macready, che abitano in una grande e lussuosa casa in campagna, ma priva di divertimento. In un pomeriggio piovoso, per passare il tempo i quattro fratelli decidono di giocare a nascondino: mentre Peter fa la conta, Susan si nasconde dentro a una cassapanca, Edmund dietro le tende e Lucy (la più piccola) nell'armadio; ma, una volta entrata, scopre che è molto di più di un semplice guardaroba: è infatti un portale che conduce in una terra incantata, chiamata "Narnia".

Abstract/Sommario: Word book.

Abstract/Sommario: Tells a very simple story for children who have just started to read, their younger brothers or sisters will also want to follow the baby bird's quest as he asks everyone and everything he meets, "Are You My Mother?"...

Abstract/Sommario: Al numero 17 di Viale dei Ciliegi, George Banks, integerrimo bancario di Londra, gestisce la propria casa in maniera ferrea e precisa pretendendo sempre che le cose funzionino perfettamente. Quando la famiglia assume Mary Poppins come bambinaia, nonostante la severità ed il rigore della donna, i due bambini saranno incantati dalle sue doti, dai suoi amici e dai segreti nascosti nella sua borsa senza fondo. Mary cambierà la vita non solo a loro, ma alla famiglia intera

Abstract/Sommario: It was a lovely April morning, and the sky was blue as a speedwell flower. Grey rabbit stood at the window...

Abstract/Sommario: Saturday morning. Pocket-money morning. A busy morning for Sam Sparrow in his shop. He got up very early to tidy it up.

Abstract/Sommario: A long time ago there lived in Rome an old man and his three sons...

Abstract/Sommario: All sorts of things for all sorts of children under ten: stories, poems, games, puzzles, riddles, articles, recipes, strip cartoons. Illustrated by fifteen artists.

Abstract/Sommario: Out shopping, the Bears look at frilly and silly hats, bumpy and lumpy ones. Offers slapstick humor and simple concepts of sizes and shape.

Abstract/Sommario: Sendak's hero Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are making the morning cake. So begins an intoxicating dream fantasy, described by the artist himself as 'a fantasy ten feet deep in reality'.

Abstract/Sommario: Mit mehr als 1200 bunten Zeichnungen und Wörtern.

Abstract/Sommario: When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will come up.

Abstract/Sommario: After a hard day of play, a boy is called inside for dinner, but sent away to wash up first. He happens upon a Marvelous Mud Washing Machine in the forest behind his home, enters in one end, completes a series of steps to get clean, and comes out on the other end a shiny, clean child.

Abstract/Sommario: In this unique picture book, Tomie introduces some of the most common types of clouds, as well as the myths and legends inspired by their shapes. Simple, whimsical illustrations show the variations in shape and color that herald changes in the weather.

Abstract/Sommario: Seven-year-old Ramona Quimby's world is turned upside-down when her father unexpectedly loses his job. Things grow tense in the Quimby house, but Ramona resolves to help in any way she can—even downsizing her Christmas list. But with bills piling up and her parents constantly stressed, Ramona wonders if life will ever go back to normal.

Abstract/Sommario: Meet Snuffle, dog detective, in the exciting case of the kidnapped kitten. Here is another story you will enjoy by the author of 'The Wombles'.

Abstract/Sommario: What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

Abstract/Sommario: Bunty, the baby teddy bear, was sipping his morning tea when his friend, Bobalink, hurried in looking very important...

Abstract/Sommario: Filibert builds a boat, when the boat was finished the adventure began...

Abstract/Sommario: Fallow, the little fawn, stood under a tree and watched the falling snow. He had never seen snow before and thought it was beautiful and very strange. The next morning the snow was thick on the ground...

Abstract/Sommario: Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he ...; [Leggi tutto...] Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.

Abstract/Sommario: Two famous detectives track down two equally famous jewel thieves at a wedding party aboard the steamboat Sally.

Abstract/Sommario: Some animals like to sleep a lot in the winter and wake up now and then for a meal. They should sleep in their own houses. Two little red squirrels, Rowan and Sorrel, sat in front of a blazing fire of pine cones one winter's evening...

Abstract/Sommario: Toffee, the terrier puppy, spread his map on the table and put a paw on it. "This is where we will start tomorrow morning", he said...his sister, Trix, looked over his shoulder. "It doesn't look far", she said...

Abstract/Sommario: Something appalling is taking place at the altar in the monastery chapel in Sorrento, right in front of the statue of Mary and Jesus. What do you suppose it could be that would send the Sexton running? Was the chapel being damaged, the statue defaced? Was a villager committing some reprehensible sin inside the very walls of the church? No. The sacrilege was nothing more than Giovanni, the juggler, performing for the Holy Child, offering his humble gift to Jesus.