The Wind in the Willows: For tablet devices

The Wind in the Willows: For tablet devices
Author: Lesley Sims
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2013-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1409556549

Down by the riverbank, Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad are about to begin their adventures. Join in the fun with this beautifully illustrated retelling of Kenneth Grahame's classic tale. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.

English Readers Level 2: the Wind in the Willows

English Readers Level 2: the Wind in the Willows
Author: Mairi Mackinnon
Publisher: English Readers Level 2
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-05
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781474958011

One day, Mole discovers the enchanting world of the river. He makes new friends: generous Water Rat, kindly Badger - and Toad, whose love of fast cars soon causes mayhem.

The Man Who Went Too Far

The Man Who Went Too Far
Author: E. F. Benson
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2021-04-11
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The Man Who Went Too Far is a short story by E.F. Benson. A man dedicates himself to realizing "unity" in conjunction with nature. In time he gets it, but it is not at all what he expected.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Author: Russell Punter
Publisher: Usborne Graphic Legends
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2017-08-21
Genre: Outlaws
ISBN: 9781409596899

Graphic novels are more popular than ever thanks to popular culture and the amount of exposure they get. This new Graphic Stories series from Usborne provide a great gateway to potentially difficult stories for young readers to learn to enjoy. Specifically designed to be readable by children aged 7 +, with vocabulary and sentence structures that match their ability, these stories are entertaining, and the fun, action-packed illustrations are a great way to initiate reluctant readers, in particular boys, to the pleasure of sitting down and reading a book, plunging into an imaginary universe and be taken away by a story. The stories are classics of Western culture that children should be familiar with. The first two in the series, Robin Hood and King Arthur, will be followed by Dracula, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and other retellings of classic literature with eye-catching illustrations and vibrant dialogue. Also a great addition to libraries' catalogues.

Our Lady's Wardrobe

Our Lady's Wardrobe
Author: Anthony DeStefano
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2020-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622826272

This delightful rhyming book introduces Catholic children to the Blessed Virgin Mary in a fun and simple way-through her clothes! When Our Lady lived in Nazareth two thousand years ago, she was very poor and probably didn't have many nice things to wear. But now that she's in Heaven, she has an enormous mansion. And in that mansion she has an incredibly beautiful wardrobe filled with a great variety of dresses, veils, slippers, sashes, robes, rings and crowns. Over the centuries, Our Lady has visited the people of Earth many times. On each of these occasions she has dressed very differently. Our Lady's Wardrobe tells the story of some of her most famous apparitions, highlighting the clothes she wore and the things she did. By reading this book, children will not only learn about the Mother of God, but will also learn the main purpose of her life-to love and serve her son, Jesus Christ, and to lead others to do the same.

Pleasures of the Table

Pleasures of the Table
Author: Christina Hardyment
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780712357807

This beautifully illustrated collection of food writing includes delectable scenes of cooking and feasting from novels and stories, poems that use food to tempt and seduce, and fine writing by and about great cooks. Napoleon famously declared that an army marched on its stomach; less familiar is the idea that great authors were as eager to feed their stomachs as their imaginations. Far-ranging in both time and place, this exploration of literary eating and great writing about food will amuse, surprise, and make the mouth water. The anthology begins with examples of hospitality, ranging from Chaucer's convivial Franklin to Walter Scott's bountiful breakfasts and dinner with Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Ramsay. Next comes eating to impress--dazzling banquets from Flaubert to F. Scott Fitzgerald--and some great fictional love feasts (there is no doubt that in literature food and love go together rather better than love and marriage). Many of our most vivid memories of food in literature were laid down in childhood, and nostalgia is to the fore in such classic scenes as Pinocchio aching with hunger, Ratty and Mole picnicking, enchanted Turkish delight in Narnia, and a seaside picnic from Enid Blyton. A section on distant times and places ranges from seethed tortoise in ancient China to seal's liver fried in penguin blubber as a treat for Captain Scott. Those who relish simplicity rather than excess will enjoy Sydney Smith's delicate salad dressing and Hemingway's appreciation of oysters.