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My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
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My Family and Other Animalsis the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist G ...Show more
Smith by Leon Garfield
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A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. London street urchin Smith is 12 years old, and an experienced pick-poc ...Show more
Stuart Little (Puffin Modern Classics) by E. B. White, E.B. White
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. Stuart Little is the enchanting tale of the mouse who is small in size bu ...Show more
Tarka the Otter (Puffin Modern Classics) by Henry Williamson
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This is the tale of Tarka the Otter's growth to adulthood in the country of the Two Rivers. It is also the story of his life in the wild and how he is hunted by his enemy, the great hound Deadlock.
The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Adventure Begins by Colin Dann
Category: No Category | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9
"There had always been otters in the stream running through Farthing Wood - and that had never been a problem for the other animals before but when there is a shortage of fish in the stream, the otters are forced to hunt on land.The otters are taking valuable prey and the foxes and other Farthing Wood a ...Show more
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
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For fans of Hatchet and Island of the Blue Dolphins comes Theodore Taylor's classic bestseller and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner, The Cay. Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Cura ao. War has always been a game to him, and he's eager to glimpse it firsthand-until the freigh ...Show more
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
Category: No Category | Series: A\Young Puffin Story Book Ser.
The giraffe, the pelican and the agile monkey set out to prove that they are the best window-cleaning company around. This edition has some new facts about Roald Dahl, and a great new cover featuring Quentin Blake's illustrations.
The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll by Aingelda Ardizzone, Edward Ardizzone and Aingelda Ardizzone
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There was once a tiny doll who belonged to a girl who did not care for dolls. One day when the little girl was shopping in the supermarket with her mother, she threw the tiny doll into a deep freeze. So the tiny doll had to stay there, cold and lonely, and frightened by people shuffling all the food rou ...Show more
The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories by Wendy Cooling (Editor)
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories is essential Christmas-time reading including classic and contemporary stories, from traditional to real life, humour and most importantly, the magic of Christmas. Christmas is coming! A delightful collection of stories by some of the finest writers for children.Writ ...Show more
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
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Although the silver sword was only a paper knife, it became the symbol of hope and courage which kept the Balicki children and their orphan friend Jan alive through the four years of occupation when they had to fend for themselves. And afterwards it inspired them to keep going on the exhausting and dang ...Show more
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
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A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. The Trumpet Of The Swan is an uplifting story by E. B. White, author of C ...Show more
The Village by the Sea by Anita Desai
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This is a story of survival set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay. Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsib ...Show more