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Illustrated in full color, this is a wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in snow." A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night. The boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.

Illustrated in full color, this is a wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in snow." A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which…

Четырнадцатилетний Джерри Рено всего-то и сделал, что отказался продавать шоколадные конфеты, которыми по традиции торговали все ученики школы. Но с этого началась настоящая война. Война, в которую втянулись преподаватели, ученики и тайное школьное общество Стражей. Как обычные подростки превращаются в толпу и до чего могут дойти в травле белой вороны? Где находится грань между бездействием и соучастием в жестокости? Чем закончится шоколадная война и удастся ли Джерри отстоять себя и свой выбор?
Роман Роберта Кормье, впервые опубликованный в 1974 году, был восторженно принят критикой. Его сравнивали с "Повелителем мух" Уильяма Голдинга. В Соединенных Штатах книга вызвала бурные дискуссии и, несмотря на сопротивление части учителей, была включена в школьную программу. В 1988 году роман экранизировали.

Четырнадцатилетний Джерри Рено всего-то и сделал, что отказался продавать шоколадные конфеты, которыми по традиции торговали все ученики школы. Но с этого началась настоящая…

Moon Shadow was eight when he sailed from China to join his father Windrider in America. Windrider lived in San Francisco's Chinatown and worked in a laundry. Moon Shadow had never seen him.
But he soon loved and respected this father, a man of genius, a man with a fabulous dream. And with Moon Shadow's help, Windrider was willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, the poverty, and the longing for his wife and his own country to make his dream come true.

Inspired by the account of a Chinese immigrant who made a flying machine in 1909, Laurence Yep's historical novel beautifully portrays the rich traditions of the Chinese community as it made its way in a hostile new world.

Moon Shadow was eight when he sailed from China to join his father Windrider in America. Windrider lived in San Francisco's Chinatown and worked in a laundry. Moon Shadow had…

Первый же роман знаменитого цикла о Земноморье поставил Урсулу Ле Гуин в ряды выдающихся мастеров фэнтези, наряду с Дж.Р.Р.Толкиеном и К.Льюисом. В замысловатом лабиринте сказочной страны Земноморье немудрено и заблудиться, но ведомому фантазией и талантом Урсулы Ле Гуин читателю не грозит столь незавидная участь. Продуманный до мелочей, раскрашенный сочными красками мир заключает в себе неповторимое обаяние, под власть которого уже попали миллионы любителей фантастики во всем мире.
Земноморье - мир, где среди бесконечного пространства воды затерялись сотни больших и маленьких островов. Там все еще жива магия, которой обучают на острове Рок, в школе волшебников.

Первый же роман знаменитого цикла о Земноморье поставил Урсулу Ле Гуин в ряды выдающихся мастеров фэнтези, наряду с Дж.Р.Р.Толкиеном и К.Льюисом. В замысловатом лабиринте…

A cranky neighbor puts Lyle in the zoo but experiences a change of heart when the crocodile saves him from a fire.

David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century. Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic destruction of its Armenian population.

David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century. Vernon Dumehjian…

Anatole’s search for wild fennel to cure his grandmother’s asthma takes him on a fantastic voyage. “This is a book for those who revel in the unexpected, in wonderful invention, in powerful and vivid and even mystical fancy. McPhail’s fine line illustrations are as lively, detailed, and well-realized as the book itself.”--School Library Journal

Anatole’s search for wild fennel to cure his grandmother’s asthma takes him on a fantastic voyage. “This is a book for those who revel in the unexpected, in wonderful invention,…

Имя американской писательницы Кэтрин Патерсон широко известно за пределами Соединенных Штатов. Её литературное мастерство было отмечено огромным количеством международных и национальных наград в области детской литературы, среди которых медаль Х.К. Андерсена, премия А. Линдгрен и две медали Ньюбери. Писательница находит в себе смелость говорить о таких «неудобных» вещах, как боль, непонимание, одиночество и даже смерть. Истории Патерсон не всегда хорошо заканчиваются, но они всегда проникнуты надеждой. Именно такие книги помогают юному человеку взрослеть.
Десятилетний Джесси Эронс здорово рисует, только мало кто об этом знает. Родители едва сводят концы с концами — им не до фантазий сына, а сестры, если проведают, примутся донимать насмешками. Но вот однажды у Джесси появляется новая соседка — его сверстница Лесли Бёрк. Она совсем не такая, как остальные его одноклассники: и одета странно, и телевизора у нее нет. Зато она знает кучу разных историй и с ней можно разговаривать, о чем угодно. И даже вместе отправиться в сказочную страну — Терабитию…
В этой пронзительной и мудрой книге речь идет мужестве быть самим собой и о том, как тяжелая утрата помогает стать сильнее и обрести собственный путь. В 1978 году за роман «Мост в Терабитию» Кэтрин Патерсон была награждена самой почетной премией США в области детской литературы — медалью Ньюбери.

Имя американской писательницы Кэтрин Патерсон широко известно за пределами Соединенных Штатов. Её литературное мастерство было отмечено огромным количеством международных и…

The opening pages of the book set the scene as the expectant onlookers gather before the drawn curtain. Then, as the play begins, the perspective shifts and reader becomes the real audience to this unique performance.

The opening pages of the book set the scene as the expectant onlookers gather before the drawn curtain. Then, as the play begins, the perspective shifts and reader becomes the…

Sylvester can’t believe his luck when he finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion jumps out at him on his way home, Sylvester is shocked into making a wish that has unexpected consequences. After overcoming a series of obstacles, Sylvester is eventually reunited with his loving family. Illustrated with William Steig’s glowing pictures, this winner of the Caldecott Medal is beloved by children everywhere.

Sylvester can’t believe his luck when he finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion jumps out at him on his way home, Sylvester is shocked into making a…

One day my momma told me, "You know you're gonna have a little friend come stay with you." And I said, "Who is it?" and "For how long?" That's when Stevie moved in with his crybaby self. He played with my toys and broke them, and he left dirty footprints all over my bed. But then Stevie left again, and I missed him. I missed playing Cowboys and Indians on the stoop and watching cartoons in the morning. Maybe... just maybe, Stevie wasn't so bad after all.

One day my momma told me, "You know you're gonna have a little friend come stay with you." And I said, "Who is it?" and "For how long?" That's when Stevie moved in with his…

Eight short stories portray teenage girls, young women, mothers, and grandmothers who deeply affect the lives of those around them.

After he is befriended by a sign painter, a confused runaway finds trust and a purpose for living.

The memoirs of a German girl who became a leader among the Hitler Youth while her Social Democratic family kept from her the secret of her partial Jewish heritage.

The bee and the fox, the sheep and the ox--two of each kind trudged aboard Noah's famous vessel. Peter Spier uses his own translation of a seventeenth-century Dutch poem about this most famous menagerie.

The bee and the fox, the sheep and the ox--two of each kind trudged aboard Noah's famous vessel. Peter Spier uses his own translation of a seventeenth-century Dutch poem about…

A fictionalized account of the 1841 Bidwell-Bartleson expedition which included seventeen-year-old Nancy Kelsey, the first American woman to journey from Missouri to California.

A sign painter and a giant bull snake cause a commotion when they replace Buffalo Bill as official buffalo hunters for the United States Army.

Doomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune.

Doomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When…

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Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, Slake decides to go underground—into the sheltering depths of the New York City Subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twenty-one days. This is the story about survival, and about a 13-year-old misfit's attempts to find footing in a hostile and threatening world.

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An ALA Notable Children's Book
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The Horn Book Fanfare List

Desperate, driven, harassed to…

The wallpaper above Anatole’s bed is dotted with islands and shepherds and small boats decorated with roses. While gazing at the figures one afternoon, Anatole is sucked into the wallpaper itself. Includes the stories Gospel Train and The Wise Soldier of Sellebak.

The wallpaper above Anatole’s bed is dotted with islands and shepherds and small boats decorated with roses. While gazing at the figures one afternoon, Anatole is sucked into the…

Abel's place in his familiar, mouse world has always been secure; he had an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home, and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day, furious flood water carry him off and dump him on an uninhabited island. Despite his determination and stubborn resourcefulness--he tried crossing the river with boats and ropes and even on stepping-stones--Abel can't find a way to get back home. Days, then weeks and months, pass. Slowly, his soft habits disappear as he forages for food, fashions a warm nest in a hollow log, models clay statues of his family for company, and continues to brood on the problem of how to get across the river--and home. Abel's time on the island brings him a new understanding of the world he's separated from. Faced with the daily adventure of survival in his solitary, somewhat hostile domain, he is moved to reexamine the easy way of life he had always accepted and discovers skills and talents in himself that hold promise of a more meaningful life, if and when he should finally return to Mossville and his dear Amanda again.

Abel's place in his familiar, mouse world has always been secure; he had an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home, and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day,…

When Mikkel's older handicapped brother accidentally hurts someone and is threatened by that boy's friends, Mikkel resolves the situation in an unusual and interesting way.

After spending almost a year with cave people from an earlier time, a young girl is transported back to the present greatly changed, both by her experience and by the fact that no one believes her.

After spending almost a year with cave people from an earlier time, a young girl is transported back to the present greatly changed, both by her experience and by the fact that no…

Duffy and the Devil was a popular play in Cornwall in the nineteenth century, performed at the Christmas season by groups of young people who went from house to house. The Zemachs have interpreted the folk tale which the play dramatized, recognizable as a version of the widespread Rumpelstiltskin story. Its main themes are familiar, but the character and details of this picture book are entirely Cornish, as robust and distinctive as the higgledy-piggledy, cliff-hanging villages that dot England's southwestern coast from Penzance to Land's End.

The language spoken by the Christmas players was a rich mixture of local English dialect and Old Cornish (similar to Welsh and Gaelic), and something of this flavor is preserved in Harve Zemach's retelling. Margot Zemach's pen-and-wash illustrations combine a refined sense of comedy with telling observation of character, felicitous drawing with decorative richness, to a degree that surpasses her own past accomplishments.

Duffy and the Devil is a 1973 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1974 National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books, and the winner of the 1974 Caldecott Medal.

Duffy and the Devil was a popular play in Cornwall in the nineteenth century, performed at the Christmas season by groups of young people who went from house to house. The Zemachs…

Mayo Cornelius Higgins sits on his gleaming, forty-foot steel pole, towering over his home on Sarah's Mountain. Stretched before him are rolling hills and shady valleys. But behind him lie the wounds of strip mining, including a mountain of rubble that may one day fall and bury his home.

M.C. dreams of escape for himself and his family. And, one day, atop his pole, he thinks he sees it -- two strangers are making their way toward Sarah's Mountain. One has the ability to make M.C.'s mother famous. And the other has the kind of freedom that M.C. has never even considered.

Mayo Cornelius Higgins sits on his gleaming, forty-foot steel pole, towering over his home on Sarah's Mountain. Stretched before him are rolling hills and shady valleys. But…