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For the "Big" Boys and Girls. (8-12 yrs) | - 44 items found in your search |
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Looking for Marco Polo
Armstrong, Alan
Random House 0375833218 / 9780375833212 Hardcover
After his anthropologist father disappears from the Gobi desert while tracing Marco Polo's ancient route from Venice to China, 11-year-old Mark suffers an asthma attack. To distract the boy, Doc Hornaday tells Mark the tale of Marco Polo. Marco's journey bolsters Mark's courage and whets his appetite for risk and adventure. Written by the author of the Newberry Honour-winning "Whittington" and "Raleigh's Page"
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28.80 SGD
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Raleigh's Page
Armstrong, Alan
Random House 0375833196 / 9780375833199 Hardcover with book jacket
Meticulously researched and brilliantly crafted, combining fictional characters with historical, this tale by a Newbery Honor author offers up a vivid look at the cloak-and-dagger politics of Elizabethan England, and a genuine feel for what it must have been like for the first Europeans to set foot on the beautiful, bountiful, savage shores of America.
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28.80 SGD
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Whittington
Armstrong, Alan
Yearling Books 0375828656 / 9780375828652 Paperback
Whittington is a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barn full of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins for the animals--as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfather does the rescuing--a yarn about his ancestor, the nameless cat who brought Dick Whittington to the heights of wealth and power in 16th-century England. This is an unforgettable tale about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling, and how learning to read saves one little boy. Also available in hardcover.
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11.00 SGD
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Peter Pan
Barrie, James Matthew
Puffin Books 0141322578 / 9780141322575 Paperback
With beautiful new illustrations, Barrie's story about a boy who never grows up and his adventures in Neverland is back in this unabridged edition. Illustrations.
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8.40 SGD
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Peter Pan
Barrie, James Matthew
Henry Holt & Company 0805072454 / 9780805072457 Hardcover
This is the 100th Anniversary Edition. A fabulously redesigned edition of a Michael Hague backlist classic "Peter Pan," the book based on J. M. Barrie's famous play, is filled with unforgettable characters: Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up; the fairy, Tinker Bell; the evil pirate, Captain Hook; and the three children-Wendy, John, and Michael-who fly off with Peter Pan to Neverland, where they meet Indians and pirates and a crocodile that ticks. Renowned children's-book artist Michael Hague has brought the amazing adventures of Peter Pan to life. His beautiful illustrations capture the wild, seductive power of this classic book. This newly designed edition will be enjoyed by fans young and old alike.
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41.50 SGD
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
HarperTrophy 0380709589 / 9780380709588 Paperback
A boy from a broken home begins corresponding with his favorite author. Through his letters to Mr. Henshaw--and later his journal entries--he grapples with his problems, finds comfort, and begins to recognize his own talent as a writer.
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10.10 SGD
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Bill Peet: an Autobiography
Bill Peet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 0395689821 / 9780395689820 Paperback
This well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work. I enjoyed reading his down-to-earth account and had to chuckle at some of the illustrations.
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28.80 SGD
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Apple and the Arrow, The
Buff, Mary & Conrad
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 0618128093 / 9780618128099 Paperback
Winner of a 1952 Newbery Honor Medal, this story of William Tell and his 12-year-old son, Walter, is now available in a special 50th anniversary dual edition. In 1291, William Tell is ordered by an Austrian tyrant to shoot an apple balanced atop Walter's head with his crossbow. The tale of William's arrest and escape and the daring revolt of the Swiss against the Austrians has become a legend around the world. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
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15.20 SGD
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Secret Garden, The
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Harper Collins 006440188X / 9780064401883 Paperback
Neglected Colin lives the life of a spoilt and incurable invalid until on the arrival of an orphaned cousin, the two children secretly combine to restore his mother's locked garden and Colin to health and his father's affection.
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11.80 SGD
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Pedro's Journal
Conrad, Pam
Scholastic 0590462067 / 9780590462068 Paperback
Written in a diary format, this mesmerizing tale brings to life the story of Columbus' voyage, as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
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10.10 SGD
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D'aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
D'aulaire, Ingri
0440406943 / 9780440406945 Paperback
Mighty Zeus, with his fistful of thunderbolts, Athena, goddess of wisdom, Helios the sun, greedy King Midas--here are gods, goddesses, and legendary figures of ancient Greece brought to life in the myths that have inspired great literature and art throughout the ages. Illustrations throughout. This is Jared's current favourite myth as we also have Jim Weiss' Greek Myths playing in the car!
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33.90 SGD
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The Wheel on the School
De Jong, Meindert
0064400212 / 9780064400213 Paperback
Six school children bring the storks (harbingers of good luck) back to their little Dutch village. (A story) written with dramatic power and a deep insight into the minds and hearts of children".--Booklist. Newbery Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.
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11.80 SGD
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E L Konigsburg
Aladdin Paperbacks 0689711816 / 9780689711817 Paperback
When Claudia and Jamie plan to run away from home, they decide that the Metropolitan Museum of Art would be a very comfortable place to live. So they settle in and soon find themselves in the middle of a controversy over the authenticity of a new statue. Jared was all excited to read this because he recognised the various places. A lovely way to be introduced to the MET.
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11.80 SGD
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Thimble Summer
Enright, Elizabeth
Square Fish 031238002X / 9780312380021 Paperback
A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl's summer magical.
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11.80 SGD
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The Little Bookroom
Farjeon, Eleanor
New York Review of Books 1590170482 / 9781590170489 Hardcover
In "The Little Bookroom," Eleanor Farjeon mischievously tilts our workaday world to reveal its wonders and follies. Her selection of her favorite stories describes powerful--and sometimes exceedingly silly--monarchs, and commoners who are every bit their match; musicians and dancers who live for aft rather than earthly reward; and a goldfish who wishes to "marry the Moon, surpass the Sun, and possess the World." In her note, the author starts, "In the home of my childhood thre was a room we called "The Little Bookroom". That was the hook for me...and the rest of the book did not disappoint.
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32.20 SGD
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The Cricket in Times Square
George Selden
Random House 0312380038 / 9780312380038 Paperback
Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City--the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guides--and friends--than Tucker and Harry. The trio have many adventures--from taking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire. Chester has a hidden talent and no one--not even Chester himself--realizes that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two. We read this before visiting the Big Apple and Jared was absolutely delighted to see and hear what Chester did! Even if you don't get to NYC, you have to read this!!!
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11.80 SGD
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Nicholas Again
Goscinny, Rene
Phaidon Press 0714845647 / 9780714845647 Hardcover
With text by René Goscinny, the beloved author of the Asterix the Gaul series, and with illustrations by the New Yorker cover artist Jean-Jacques Sempé, NICHOLAS AGAIN is available in English for the first time. The first book in the series, Nicholas, won The 2006 Batchelder Honor Award for outstanding children’s books originally published in a foreign language. NICHOLAS AGAIN is the charming second title in this well-loved series of books, bringing to life the adventures and exploits of Nicholas and his friends who include Alec, Matthew, Eddie, Rufus and Cuthbert. Whether at school or at home, the children are caught up in a series of hilarious escapades that always result in confusion – at least for their teachers and parents. Each of the seventeen funny short stories featured in the book celebrate an aspect of this archetypal lad’s childhood.
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33.90 SGD
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Nicholas and the Gang
Goscinny, Rene
Phaidon Press 0714847887 / 9780714847887 Hardcover
In this fourth book of Goscinny's series about a cheeky French schoolboy, Nicholas and his friends always finds exciting new things to do. Max does magic tricks, Jeremy wants to go camping, and Geoffrey invents a secret code that only the gang will understand.
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33.90 SGD
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Nicholas in Trouble
Goscinny, Rene
Phaidon Press 0714848131 / 9780714848136 Hardcover
In the fifth title in this beloved series of books, Nicholas and the gang sell raffle tickets for a good cause, learn how to cross the road safely, and bring all kinds of interesting things to school to the surprise and consternation of their long-suffering teacher. By the author of Asterix the Gaul. Ages 8 onwards
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33.90 SGD
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