For more than a half century Little Christian and Christiana have captivated children in their quest to reach the Celestial City. A journey fraught with danger, pitfalls and temptation, this retelling of John Bunyan's classic allegory, "Pilgrim's Progress", celebrates more than 60 years. This profound allegory will delight children ages 8 to 12, providing spiritually rich reading they will ador…
Saturday’s Daddy day, just for us two. Making and baking – so much we can do. But I see fields and a big blue sky. We’re off for a walk now, my Daddy and I. A touching, lyrical story about the love between fathers and daughters. With splendid illustrations by Sophie Burrows, Daddy and I is perfect for bedtime with dads.
This book marks the height of Mr. Trilling's mature and distinguished powers. He is able to make connections between apparently unconnected poles that set off lively sparks in the delighted reader's mind. In contrast to The Liberal Imaginations, its highly regarded and widely read predecessors, The Opposing Self is more literally, less polemical, in tone. There is still a sharp awareness of …
'There comes a time in every boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure' Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is a hero to his friends and a torment to his relations. For wherever there is mischief or adventure, Tom is at the heart of it. During one hot summer, Tom witnesses a murder, runs away to be a pirate, attends his own funeral, rescues an innocent ma…
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea represents an authentic prototype for every tale of undersea adventure. On board the submarine Nautilus, young readers will be fascinated by the enigmatic Captain Nemo and will come to be astounded by the wonders that populate the depth of the sea. The splendid illustrations by Francesca Rossi, an artist capable of capturing vividly and realistically the at…
Find out what happens when real Birds Stop Being Nice... and start Getting Angry! Are cardinals ever cranky? Are ostriches often outraged? Are penguins perturbed? Ruffle a few feathers and discover the truth about scores of real-life angry birds and their- in- game Angry Birds counterparts. Author Mel White reveals the sometimes funny, always agitated behaviors of aggressive avians with a…
Searching for treasure, tricking others into doing his work, and running away with Huckleberry Finn--Tom Sawyer's antics and mischief-making are sheer, child-pleasing delight. This simpler version of Twain's classic is ideal for elementary readers.
When Gulliver first goes off to sea, he has no idea of the amazing worlds he will visit- or the incredible adventures that await him there. Travel with Gulliver to a flying island, a land inhabited by tiny people, a world ruled by horses, and more. You'll meet some of the most fantastic characters imaginable along the way.
Meet Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger, four great pals who live in the country. Whether they're rowing lazily on the river, defending Toad Hall from the wicked creatures of the Wild Wood, or getting a member of their group out of trouble - again!-they share rousing adventures and an enduring friendship that rises above species and lasts a lifetime.
In 1943 Great Britain, when hope and the moral fabric of society were threatened by the relentless inhumanity of global war, an Oxford don was invited to give a series of radio lectures addressing the central issues of Christianity. Over seventy years after the original lectures, the topic retains it urgency. Expanded into book form, Mere Christianity never flinches as it sets out a rational ba…