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One day, in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place where she will gradually discover secret after secret in a new and magical world.

Sara Crewe is one of the most vivid figures in children’s fiction. Born in India and sent to school in England, she is, at first, treated like a princess by the teacher, Miss Minchin. But when it is evident that Sara is not the possessor of a princess’s fortune, she is despatched to live in the attic and become a servant.

When orphaned Mary Lennox arrives at Misselthwaite Manor, her uncle’s estate, everybody said she was the most disagreeable looking child ever seen. Depressed and withdrawn, Mary stumbles upon an arched doorway into an overgrown garden. She later discovers her pampered invalid cousin, tucked away in a dark room.

Have you ever wondered what hides inside the big chimney which Santa Claus goes through every Christmas Eve? Jem is about to find out. Inside the chimney, she notices a magnificent white brick, but this brick is special; it lets Jem into a magical world full of toys. Do you want to join Jem’s journey to Santa Claus’ wonderland? Grab "Behind the White Brick" and come along.

‘The Lost Prince’ is a children’s novel from ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ author Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published in 1915, it tells the tale of twelve-year-old Marco Loristan and his father Stefan, who come from the fictional land of Samavia. Marco has been on the move all his life – travelling from place to place ever since Samavia fell into Civil War many years before his birth.

One summer, a fragile and shy little girl and her working-class parents move in as caretakers for a large house in the suburbs that has been hastily abandoned by its owners. After getting settled comfortably in the servants’ apartments, the girl sets out to explore the house. A single room is locked, however, but for some reason the girl has access to it.

"It had never occurred to his honest, simple little mind that there were people who could forget kindnesses." Shortly after his father’s death, the sweet and optimistic boy, Cedric, and his American mother discover that he is a lord and heir to a large fortune. His grandfather invites them to stay with him in England but wants nothing whatsoever to do with them.

Sara Crewe is devastated when the news of her beloved father’s death in India reaches her at her boarding school in London. Miss Minchin, the heartless and greedy headmistress, immediately moves Sara to the attic and forces her to become her servant. Despite being used to luxury, Sara quickly adjusts to her new life and never stops being kind and polite to everyone.

"Two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it. " When her parents die, Mary, spoiled, yet unloved, is shipped from India to England to live with her absent uncle. When she discovers a secret garden, and starts to tend to it, like the flowers, she comes to life.

Smart and intuitive, Bettina is not fooled by Sir Nigel, the English aristocrat, who has come to New York to marry her sweet and naive older sister Rosalie. And rightly so: Sir Nigel is cruel and selfish and only marries Rosalie for her money. But still a child, there is nothing much Bettina can do about it.

Nádherné nové vydanie nesmrteľného klasického príbehu o sile odhodlania a fantázie. Malá Sara je výnimočne inteligentná a privilegovaná študentka Výberového lýcea pre mladé dámy pani Minchinovej, ktorá si majetok Sárinho otca cení oveľa viac než vedomosti a milú povahu svojej zverenkyne, a potajme na dievča žiarli. Obe, hoci každú z iného dôvodu, zdrví nečakaná správa o jeho smrti. Sara, ktorú majetok a otcovo rozmaznávanie nikdy nepoznačili a zostávala vždy skromná, sa zrazu ocitne v novej situácií – žije vykázaná v podkroví a pracuje ako slúžka. Ani bieda, útlak, hlad či zlé zaobchádzanie ju však nezlomia a vďaka fantázii a priateľstvu odolá aj tým najťažším skúškam v živote dieťaťa. Pôvabný a dojímavý príbeh malej Sary vychádza v revidovanom slovenskom preklade Oľgy Kralovičovej. Hlavná hrdinka je plná odhodlania nevzdávať sa za žiadnych okolností, k čomu jej dopomáha jej bohatá fantázia. Práve vďaka nej prekonáva aj najťažšie momenty vo svojom živote. Toto nádherne ilustrované vydanie vychádza v takejto podobe v slovenčine po prvý raz a je obohatené o ilustrácie maliara Grahama Rusta, ktorý príbehu vdýchol jedinečnú dobovú atmosféru viktoriánskeho Anglicka. Z anglického originálu preložila Oľga Kralovičová. Pre čitateľov od 9 rokov

Ismerj meg te is egy csodálatos, klasszikus történetet igényes, könnyen kezelhető e-könyv kiadásban. A kiadványhoz mellékelt olvasónapló a szerző életrajzán kívül tartalmazza a könyv legfontosabb adatait, a szereplők és a tartalom bemutatását, valamint további elemzési szempontokat is, melyek segítenek a mű átfogóbb megismerésében és egy esetleges számonkérésre való felkészülésben is. Mary Lennox utálatos, nyafogós kislány, akit senki sem szeret. Szülei halála után nagybátyja angliai birtokára kerül, ahol a legenda szerint van egy titkos kert, amelynek a bejáratát nem ismeri senki. A kislány azonban megtalálja az elhagyatott kertet, és elhatározza, hogy helyreállítja annak régi szépségét. A kert varázsa Maryt is megváltoztatja: új barátokat szerez, kedvesebbé és egészségesebbé válik, és még sikerül a körülötte élők sorsát is jobbra fordítania.

Sara Crewe is a wealthy, intelligent and imaginative girl. Alone in a new country she tries to settle in and make friends at Miss Minchins School for Young Ladies. But when she learns that she will never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down and now poor Sara has to work as a servant. Her experiences soon teach her that being a princess on the inside counts more than any outward expression of royalty. Sara Crewe je bohatá, bystrá a nápaditá dívenka. Zvyká si sama v nové zemi a snaží se najít si v dívčí škole slečny Minchinové kamarádky. Když se však dozví, že už nikdy neuvidí svého milovaného otce, obrátí se její život vzhůru nohama a nyní již úplně chudá Sára musí pracovat jako služebná. Její zkušenostiji brzo naučí, že je cennější být princeznou ve svém nitru než navenek.

Sisterhood Classics - classic female writers, iconic female characters, superb female designers. After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined.