from the back cover: 'It's a good place for gold,' said people in the 1840s, and they came from all over the world. 'It's a good place for a prison,' said the US government in the 1920s, and they put Al Capone there on the island of Alcatraz. 'It's a good place for love,' said the hippies in the 1960s, and they put flowers in their hair and came to Haight Ashbury. And San Francisco is still a …
A charming and heart-warming story from Giles Andreae, creator of Purple Ronnie and Edward Monkton. Two Monkeys There were two monkeys who grew up TOGETHER. One was a prince, and one his servant boy. But, as the Prince grew older, the Queen decided that he should keep more PRINCELY company. And soon the Prince FORGOT his first and TRUEST friend. And so begins a story about TRUE FRIENDSHIP - a j…
Reginald Rose's landmark American drama was a critically acclaimed teleplay, and went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic belief in the U.S. legal syst…
Level 17
KIds will love to cuddle up with this book at bedtime and listen to the sweet adaptation of this famous lullaby. With cozy illustrations and comforting verses, this bedtime companion is sure to lull kids to sleep.
PM Level 23