A Little Princess

A gorgeous retelling of Frances Hodgson Burnett's poignant novel. The story of kind-hearted Sara Crewe and her struggles at boarding school, as she goes from riches to rags following the death of her beloved father. Elegantly illustrated by Kate Aldous. Part of Young Reading Series 2 for readers growing in confidence.

The Life of : Charles Darwin

A series of illustrated books specifically designed for children in elementary education, narrating the stories of those great historical figures that have left their mark on humanity in fields such as science, art, exploration, music, fashion and other subjects. Young readers will be able to read all about these famous people's main achievements, experiencing the main steps of their lives thro…

British history

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9780753400975

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The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry : a novel

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9780553840834

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Tom Brown's Schooldays & Tom Brown at Oxford

Lively and mischievous, idle and brave, Tom Brown is both the typical boy of his time and the perennial hero celebrated by authors as diverse as Henry Fielding (in Tom Jones) and Alec Waugh (in The Loom of Youth). The book describes Tom's time at Rugby School from his first football match, through his troubled adolescence when he is savagely bullied by the unspeakable Flashman, to his departure…

The Secret Garden

Frances Burnett Hodgson's novel The Secret Garden is both intriguing and uplifting. It is regarded as one of the best children's books written in the twentieth century. Mary Lennox, a sickly ten year old girl, adrift in the world after both her mother and father die is sent to Yorkshire to live with an uncle whom she has never met, at his isolated house, Misselthwaite Manor. Initially Mary is s…

Black Beauty

Black Beauty is a perennial children's favourite, one which has never been out of print since its publication in 1877. It is a moralistic tale of the life of the horse related in the form of an autobiography, describing the world through the eyes of the creature. In taking this anthropomorphic approach, the author Anna Sewell broke new literary ground and her effective storytelling ability make…

The man who climbs trees

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9781328473059

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China station : the British military in the Middle Kingdom 1839-1997

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9781781590690

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951.033 Fel

A history of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association : commemorating the few

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9781781593875

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940.544941 Sim a