[PDF] Where Oh Where Is Kippers Bear eBook

Author : Mick Inkpen
Publisher : Red Wagon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,73 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Dogs
ISBN : 9780152003944

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Help Kipper search for his lost teddy bear through the pages of a rhyming story. A classic pop-up book.

Author : Sarah Zettel
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 23,22 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0544074114

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Peggy Fitzroy is clever enough to fake her way into King George's court in London, but is she clever enough to survive in his Palace of Spies?

Author : Bernard Malamud
Publisher : Random House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1446419126

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This is a book about heroism - of sorts. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. At last, in a few short seasons, or never, he must achieve the towering reputation that he feels is his right.

Author : E. Nesbit
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2021-04-01T23:31:22Z
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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In this conclusion to the Psammead Trilogy, Cyril, Anthea, Robert, and Jane are reunited with the cantankerous Sand-fairy. While the old creature can’t grant them wishes anymore, it points them towards an old Egyptian amulet that can grant their hearts’ desire—in this case the return of their parents and baby brother. While their amulet is only half of a whole, it still acts as a time portal which they use to visit locales like Ancient Egypt, Babylon, Atlantis, and even a utopian future in search of the missing other half. Perhaps one of E. Nesbit’s most personal works, The Story of the Amulet benefited from her interest in the ancient world, particularly Egypt. With the help of A. E. Wallis Budge, to whom the book is dedicated—then Head of the Assyrian Departments of the British Museum and translator of the Egyptian Book of the Dead—she conducted extensive research on the topic and is thus able to bring an exquisite attention to detail. For example, the titular amulet is shaped after the tyet, an Egyptian symbol also known as the “knot of Isis.” Likewise, the inscription at the back of the amulet is written in authentic Egyptian hieroglyphs. A staunch supporter of democratic socialism and a founding member of the Fabian Society, E. Nesbit cultivated friendships with other like-minded writers, such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells, whose influence on this book is easy to notice. She practiced what she preached, so much so that despite her literary successes, her acts of charity brought her close to bankruptcy. These political beliefs are prominently displayed in the book. The children encounter memorable characters during their adventures, chief among them the Queen of Babylon, who causes quite a stir when she later pays them a call in their contemporary London. When the visiting Queen witnesses the squalid living conditions of the London working class, she’s amazed at how poorly they’re treated compared to the slaves of her own Babylon. Likewise, the utopian future—which features a wink to her friend H. G. Wells, the “great reformer”—is a striking contrast in terms of the happiness, care, and education of the general populace. The book’s legacy can be found in the works of other writers. Most notably, C. S. Lewis incorporated several elements in his Chronicles of Narnia: the Calormene civilization of The Horse and His Boy draws heavily from The Amulet’s Babylon, and the episode in The Magician’s Nephew where Jadis, the White Witch, causes chaos during her short stay in London is also a direct homage to the aforementioned visit from the Queen. The format of these stories, where a group of people take their audience on adventures through time and space to learn about distant cultures, is an uncanny precursor to the popular British TV series Doctor Who. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Author : Dorothy Whipple
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Apprentices
ISBN : 9781903155752

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A 1930 novel by Persephone Books' most popular writer about a girl who sets up a dress shop.

Author : Mick Inkpen
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,39 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444918168

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The very first classic Kipper picture book, perfect for sharing together at cuddle time. Kipper's basket is old and worn, so he decides to look for a new place to sleep! Maybe he could build a nest like the squirrels, stand on one leg like the ducks ... Or sit on a lily-pad like the frogs? But, eventually, Kipper realises that there's nowhere quite like his cosy basket, surrounded by all his favourite toys. With a special gold cover, this charming story will make the perfect gift. Kipper has been a much-loved picture book character for over 25 years. "You simply cannot fail to win smiles with a new book about Kipper." - Daily Mail "The charmingly comical Inkpen, as always, hits the spot." - Guardian