Matilda Wormwood is an extraordinay child with thoroughly ordinary and rather unpleasant parents, who are contemptuous of their daughter's prodigious talents. But underestimating Matilda proves to be a huge mistake, as they, along with her vile headmistress Miss Trunchbull, are soon to discover.
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangst…
As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School : they can′t help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school′s motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snickett′s Series of Unfortunate Eve…
Dear Reader, If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick–witted, but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched, and this one may be the worst of them all.If you…
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading la…
Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe. From the very first page of this book when the children are at the beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through the enti…
Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, they include fascinating additional notes from Professor Albus Dumbledore, with intriguing glimpses into his life at Hogwarts. For wizarding and Muggle readers alike, this is a must-have edition, featuring fate-seeking witches, a hairy-hearted warlock and the tale of the three brothers who tried to cheat Death . . .
Dari Troya hingga Laut Aegea di Turki, para arkeolog telah mencari petunjuk tentang sejarah bangsa Yunani selama bertahun - tahun. Mempelajari apa yang kita tahu tentang Helen dari Troya. Mengamati Lukisan dinding,patung dan vas menakjubkan karya para seniman Yunani. Melihat bagaimana harta karun kuno membantu ilmuwan masa kini untuk memecahkan teka teki masa lampau bangsa Yunani. Setiap artefa…
Badai kembali membungkus kampung kami. Kali ini aku mendongak, menatap jutaan tetes air hujan dengan riang. Inilah kami, Si Anak Badai. Tekad kami sebesar badai. Tidak pernah kenal kata menyerah. Buku ini tentang Si Anak Badai yang tumbuh ditemani suara aliran sungai, riak permukaan muara, dan deru ombak lautan. Si Anak Badai yang penuh tekad dan keberanian mempertahankan apa yang menjadi mi…
“Kau anak paling kuat di keluarga ini, Amel. Itu benar sekali. Bukan kuat secara fisik, tapi kuat dari dalam. Kau adalah anak yang paling teguh hatinya, paling kokoh dengan pemahaman baik." *** Buku ini tentang Amelia, kisah anak yang memiliki mimpi-mimpi hebat untuk kampung tercintanya.