From Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully comes the inspiring story of Cordelia, a young girl whose relationship with her neighbor, the great suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, inspires her to a remarkable act of courage.
from the back cover: Every town should have a 'card' - someone who gets talked about, someone who does mad and wonderful things, someone who makes you laugh. Bursley in the Five Towns has a 'card': Edward Henry Machin (Denry for short). Denry begins life in a poor little house where the rent is twenty-three pence a week. But before he's thirty, he's made a lot of money, and had more adventu…
This comprehensive guide to painting landscapes in watercolor features the expert tuition of six renowned artists and includes a wide variety of techniques and styles. Easy to follow instructions show how to paint trees, water, seas, skies and buildings as well as mood and atmosphere, and each section is accompanied by beautiful, inspirational paintings. With nine demonstrations and over 300 st…
from the back cover: Arnold Bennett is famous for his stories about the Five Towns and the people who live there. They look and sound just like other people, and, like all of us, sometimes they do some very strange things. There's Sir Jee, who is a rich businessman. So why is he making a plan with a burglar? Then there is a Toby Hall. Why does he find there? And there are the Hessian brothers …
There's a rumbly and a roar. Fiery rock and ash fill the sky. Boiling-hot lava flows over the land. Run for your life--a volcano is erupting!
Come along on a wonderful shooping spree down market street where the merchants sell everything rom apples to zippers and display them in a most unusual way.'
One day Frog was sick in bed. Who stood on his head to tell him a story? His best friend, Toad. And when Toad needed help, who helped him? His best friend, Frog. There are five funny stories about Frog and Toad in this book.
"Ah!" said the weasel. "I am going to make mouse soup." How will the mouse save himself? Read this book and see.
Huggly and his friends live in the monster world. But sometimes the human world is just too hard to resist! That's when the fun begins.