Geraldine McCaughrean Books

"Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale of the regenerative power of nature is brilliantly retold by multi-award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. Ten-year-old Mary who, after the death of her parents, comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden"--Publisher's description

The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.

A retelling of popular Greek myths, including Pandora's box, King Midas, and the Wooden Horse. Suggested level : primary, intermediate.

A gripping and imaginative novel from a master storyteller.

The Royal Theatre has seen better days. But then so have the ghosts who live there. Newly arrived in her favourite seaside town and its beautiful theatre, Gracie is quickly making friends. But the old theatre is under threat. Will Gracie and her friends be able to save their home, or is the curtain set to fall on their very last performance?

Rebels and Royals includes stories about King Canute, Macbeth, Hereward the Wake, Lady Godiva, the murder of Thomas a Becket, Richard II and Blondel, King John's lost treasure, Robert the Bruce and the Spider, and the Black Prince.. Black-and-white versions of Richard Brassey's exciting illustrations make this an extremely attractive and accessible book.

These stories from Geraldine McCaughrean's larger work   100 Great Stories from British History are about Stevenson's Rocket, Grace Darling, Dr Barnardo, the Titanic, women's suffrage, the Jarrow Marchers, Dunkirk, and much more.

A collection of stories about princesses. Princess High-and-Mighty vows only to marry a man she cannot see or hear, a lonely princess makes herself some friends out of gingerbread, a Japanese princess falls from the moon, and a mermaid princess falls in love with a fisherman.

These are the stories of Britain¿s past that children in England, Scotland and Wales used to grow up on. Often discredited, in many cases virtually forgotten, they are nonetheless wonderful tales that will give present-day children a sense of the excitement of history. King Canute, Lady Godiva, Guy Fawkes, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Grace Darling and other famous names live again in these 100 tragic, comic, stirring tales of adventure, folly and wickedness. Spanning nearly three thousand years, and including stories as up-to-date as Live Aid and the Braer Oil Tanker disaster, each story includes a note on what really happened, and there is an index and a list of further reading. This is a unique book with a very wide appeal. It is not a history textbook, simply a collection of stories by a consummate children's writer who has retold in her own inimitable way 100 stories that children will enjoy. Richard Brassey¿s brilliant illustrations on every page bring the characters to life with wit, humour and fascinating period detail.

These stories from Geraldine McCaughrean's larger work   100 Great Stories from British History are about the founding of London, the Glastonbury Thorn, the Romans, Boudicca, King Arthur, Hengist and Horsa, King Alfred, and much more.

These stories from Geraldine McCaughrean's larger work   100 Great Stories from British History are about Dick Whittington, the Peasants' Revolt, the Battle of Agincourt, the murder of the Princes in the Tower, the ghost of Anne Boleyn, the wooing of Anne of Cleves, Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, and the Gunpowder Plot. Black-and-white versions of Richard Brassey's exciting illustrations make this an extremely attractive and accessible package.

It's 1893 and for Cissy and her family, a new life beckons on the prairies of Oklahoma and they and their fellow settlers prepare for steady business alongside the Red Rock Railroad track. But when they refuse to sell their land to the railroad company, the boss swears that his trains will never stop in Florence again. How will they ever make a living now? Cissy and her friends, family and neighbours vow that they will make the train stop - by whatever means are necessary, no matter how dangerous that may prove to be . . .

A collection of 22 traditional tales from cultures all around the world. Suggested level: primary, intermediate

These are the stories our ancestors told to explain how the world began, or they are legends of half-remembered heroes or people whose lives were changed by magic. Brilliantly retold in the sparkling, energetic prose of one of the great names in children's books, Golden Myths and Legends and its companion volume Silver Myths and Legends  make an outstanding collection of wonderful tales, many of them unavailable anywhere else.

Open this scrumptious holiday edition of The Nutcracker and magically recreate the motion, color, and delight of the classic ballet. Paper engineering wizardry allows characters to dance into life simply by turning the pages—with no tabs for the reader to pull (or break). From the twirling Sugar Plum Fairy and the evil Mouse King to the little girl Marie and her Nutcracker Prince, the cast of beloved characters creates a wondrous "theater" effect as each steps out of intricately die-cut panels. From the first dancing snowflake, beloved author Geraldine McCaughrean's retelling sparkles with enchantment and drama, her words exquisitely matched by Kristina Swarner's luminous, jewel-toned illustrations.

This selection of 16 Greek myths provides tales of adventure, courage and mystery. Geraldine McCaughrean's re-telling makes them accessible for Key Stage 3 pupils.

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics line A Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Retellings of fifteen Roman myths chronicling the exploits and adventures of Venus, Aeneas, Romulus and Remus, Diana, and others.

This series collects around 65 traditional stories from around the world. They are retold by leading contemporary children's authors to bring out all of the action, drama, humour and depth of the original stories in a way that makes them as exciting and meaningful today as ever.

First published in 1997 and now available in paperback, a re-telling of a classic tale in the ORCHARD MYTHS series, with amusing illustrations by Tony Ross.

Escape into a world of knights and princesses, wicked witches and talking frogs. All the best-known favourites are here-including Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel-together with rarer gems to be discovered. The perfect collection for sharing, or for blissful moments alone, this is a book to treasure.

The decorative dustjacket adds much to this vintage hardcover. The jacket shows wear along the edges from shelving. Book is like new inside, free of markings, bright and clean. NEVER a library book, NOT priceclipped, Not a worthless book of the month club edition. /lh

Geraldine McCaughrean has won many awards for her brilliant versions of classic texts. Here she retells the ten Shakespeare plays children are most likely to come Romeo and Juliet, Henry the Fifth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and The Tempest.Written in stirring, colourful prose, this book makes a terrific introduction to Shakespeare and makes complex plots easy to follow. The text is punctuated with well-known quotations that give a taste of the real thing, and each play opens with a cast list explaining just who the characters are.

Twenty stories about Oliver Cromwell, the Moonrakers, the Plague, the Great Fire of London, Glencoe, the South Sea Bubble, Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Battle of Trafalgar, all taken from "Britannia: 100 Stories from British History". Each is followed by a note explaining the historical facts.

A magical retelling of The Snow Queen from award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, with stunning silhouette illustrations by Laura Barrett.

One bright starlit night, Joy wakes to see a glittering path of moonlight stretching off into the distance. Curious, she slips out of bed and follows the path till she reaches Blue Moon Mountain. There she discovers a strange unearthly place inhabited by all the magical creatures of myth and legend: mermaids and fairies, Cyclops and goblins — even Joy’s beloved unicorns. What will Joy do amidst all these incredible creatures? Highlighted by wonderfully detailed illustrations from two acclaimed illustrators, this lyrical adventure is a lovely introduction to mythology and a treat for readers young and old.

'Tamburlaine's Elephants' is a tale of courage, strength and identity set amongst the dusty plains of the ancient world. This is McCaughrean's first novel since the success of 'Peter Pan in Scarlet'.

Retells the adventures of the hero Odysseus as he encounters many monsters and other obstacles on his journey home from the Trojan War.

In this second of McCaughrean's four-book Heroes series, readers follow Perseus as he lives the fate the oracles have declared, an impossible quest to kill the hideous, snake-haired Medusa to save his mother from marriage to an evil king.

Nathan loves pirates - his days are spent dreaming about them and wondering what it would be like to be one. Anything to brighten up his grey and dreary existence. So when Tamo White, the son of a real-life pirate, suggests that Nathan go home with him to Madagascar, it is too good a chance to miss. There's just one problem . . . Nathan's sister, Maud. He can't leave her behind but will she really be able to survive in a strange land full of pirates? You never know - perhaps she'll adapt better than Nathan, or even she herself, could ever have imagined . . . Plundering Paradise will whisk you away to a distant land and fill your senses with amazing sights, sounds and beautiful colours. You will feel as though you've really visited Madagascar and have lived among the pirates and the islanders.

When Mary Pinny dies from a snakebite, she leaves her young daughter, Comity, and husband Herbert in the Middle of Nowhere. As Stationmaster of the Kinkindele Repeater Station, Herbert Pinny takes great pride in his job; receiving morse messages and passing them down the Wire to the rest of Australia and beyond. But Comity dreams of a different life - where her mother is alive and she has her own horse and a new piano - and sends letters to her grandmother and her snooty aunt full of colourful tales of her imaginary life. That is, until the new station assistant, Quartz Hogg, arrives and brings Comity and her father sharply back down to earth.

dventure, romance, comedy, mystery?MCC tells a tale to suit every taste. But what is his story? Where is he from and why does he tell these lies? The truth is the biggest surprise of all.

Originally published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

In the summer of 1727, a group of men and boys are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food. No one returns to collect them. Why? Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they have been abandoned. And how can they survive, housed in stone and imprisoned on every side by the ocean?

The Bright Lights Theatre Company and the Junker Boys arrive in Darksville on the same train. The Bright Lights came to entertain, whereas the Junkers came to rob the bank.

The first-ever authorized sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan!In August 2004 the Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, who hold the copyright in Peter Pan, launched a worldwide search for a writer to create a sequel to J. M. Barrie's timeless masterpiece. Renowned and multi award-winning English author Geraldine McCaughrean won the honor to write this official sequel, Peter Pan in Scarlet. Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer and set in the 1930s, Peter Pan in Scarlet takes readers flying back to Neverland in an adventure filled with tension, danger, and swashbuckling derring-do!

A darkly funny commentary on present times, from a double Carnegie medal winner. Twice Carnegie medal winning Geraldine McCaughrean's enthralling new novel is set in a world paralysed by natural disaster and dangerous lies.Fifteen-year-old Gloria is maid to Afalia's tyrannical Head of State, Madame Suprema. When the country is hit by unprecedented flooding, Madame Suprema runs away, fearing she will be blamed for the crisis. To cover up this cowardly act, Gloria is made to step into Madame Suprema's shoes and is thrust into a world of corrupt and desperate politicians. As Gloria becomes aware of the forces toying with her every move, she must take decisions that could save, or end, thousands of lives - including her own...A brilliant and darkly funny commentary on our present times by one of our greatest writers.

When she is taken on a mystery expedition by her eccentric uncle Victor, Sym can't believe her luck. Destination Antarctica - the very place she's always wanted to visit. But Victor has other plans, more sinister than Sym could possibly imagine. Could it be that Titus, the one who perished in that very place, will be the means of her survival?

Two neighbouring kingdoms and a thorn-hedge between them. If only both could share the produce they each grow, life would be so much better. The children have a solution. But the rival kings would rather settle matters with a battle. They send for dragons. But will the dragons choose to come? And if they do, will they fight? and will it solve anything?

Read about the great feats of Hercules. Includes the story of Echo and Narcissus.

Read about Aeneas' epic journey from the fall of Troy to Italy.

Persephone was kidnapped by the lord of the underworld. Can she make her escape?

Prince Theseus goes to Crete as the seventh son of Athens. He goes to run the maze, kill the Minotaur and end the terror.

Read about Odysseus' travels as he finds his way home.

Tells the story of the creation of the constellation of Orion

Discover the story of the very first Christmas with this captivating retelling from multi-award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.

Imaginative, humorous plays presented by celebrated children's author Julia Donaldson and part of Bug Club - the reading scheme loved by kids across the UK.

101 magnificent stories from Britain's history, updated with a brand new story for the new millennium.

My First Oxford Book of Stories is a perfect introduction to the magical world of the fairy tale. Perennial favorites are retold by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. Including plenty of fun and humor specifically designed for this very young age group, the author never loses sight ofthe traditional shape and feel of the original classics. The illustrations by Robina Green are a delight--finely detailed and handsomely colored, they recreate the imaginary world of the fairy tale with all its magical power.

›Der geheime Garten‹ zählt seit Generationen zu den bekanntesten und beliebtesten Klassikern der britischen Kinderliteratur. Frances Hodgson Burnetts Geschichte von dem verwöhnten Mädchen begeistert die Menschen bis heute und wurde zahlreich in Film, Fernsehen und für die Bühne adaptiert. Zum ersten Mal gibt es den beliebten Klassiker nun auch als Vorlesebuch für die ganze Familie. Wie kein anderes Buch zeigt ›Der geheime Garten‹ die Schönheit und heilende Kraft der Natur und ist damit aktueller denn je.

Frankreich im 12. Jahrhundert: Peter Pirol und seine Tochter Ouallada sind Spielleute im Dienst von Troubadouren. Ihre Reisen führen sie im Zeitalter der Kreuzzüge bis nach Jerusalem, Jordanien und Byzanz. Peter Pirol wird Spielmann des Troubadours Armaury of Herm. Armaury ist aber keineswegs der tugendhafte Minnesänger, der sich in unerfüllter Liebe zu einer unerreichbaren Herrin verzehrt. Vielmehr nutzt er die Frauen aus, läßt sich von ihnen beschenken und verführt sie. Auch Peter Pirol erkennt im Laufe seines Lebens, daß höfische Liebe in der rauhen Wirklichkeit nicht bestehen kann. Seine Tochter Ouallada hingegen, die er zu einem weiblichen Troubadour ausbildet, lernt, sich in dieser mittelalterlichen Welt voller Extreme, Reichtum und Armut, Liebe und Leidenschaft zu behaupten.

Ein spannender historischer Abenteuerroman um eine vom Schicksal gebeutelte Familie, um Gehorsam, Macht, Verrat und die Kunst des Drachenfliegens, angesiedelt im China des 13. Jahrhunderts. Nach dem gewaltsamen Tod von Haojus Vater soll seine Mutter ausgerechnet denjenigen heiraten, der ihren Ehemann auf dem Gewissen hat: Di Chou. Haoju will das nicht zulassen und als Windprüfer gelingt es ihm durch eine List, Di Chou auf hohe See zu schicken und ihn so vorerst aus dem Weg zu schaffen. Nach seinem beeindruckenden Auftritt als Windprüfer wird Haoju von dem Zirkusdirektor Miao als Drachenflieger engagiert. Er verlässt seine Familie und zieht mit dem Zirkus durch China. Für ihn beginnt eine steile und ruhmreiche Karriere und der Direktor stellt ihm sogar in Aussicht, vor dem mongolischen Eroberer Kubla Khan auftreten zu dürfen. Doch kann Haoju sich der Verantwortung für seine Familie, vor allem für seine Mutter, entziehen? Und ist Miao der nette Zirkusdirektor oder versucht er, Haoju für ein Komplott gegen den mongolischen Eroberer einzuspannen?

Fidanzati, amici, sposi, dalla Grecia antica all'India misteriosa, dalla Bibbia al medioevo. Sono i protagonisti di queste storie, lontani nello spazio e nel tempo, ma uniti da un destino comune: quello di amare ed essere amati. Dopo l'esperienza dell'amore, tutto diventa possibile: lieto fine o tragedia, felicità pura o immenso dolore. E tutti sono pronti ad accogliere il proprio destino - anche quando è crudele come quello di Romeo e Giulietta, o di Tristano e Isotta - pur di non rinunciare all'amore.

Phelim ist der einzige, der die Welt vor den Heckerlingen des Stoor-Drachen retten kann, der aus seinem langen Schlaf erwacht ist. Als Junge steht er vor der Herausforderung, die Menschen vor schrecklichen Ungeheuern zu beschützen und die nötigen Gefährten zu finden, um diese gefährliche Mission zu erfüllen.

Poema épico, se trata del texto más representativo del arte de los juglares españoles de la edad media. El poema fue escrito por primera vez en 1110, inmediatamente después de sucedidos los hechos a los que se refiere. El poema, dividido en tres partes o cantares, narra el injusto destierro y las aventuras del Cid, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. El tema del deshonor y la recuperación de la honra, constituyen el eje central de la obra que describe la mentalidad y los valores éticos de la época. Muchos de los personajes y hechos que nos muestra están atestiguados lo cual le confiere un gran valor histórico.

Phelim wird von mysteriösen Wesen als derjenige auserwählt, der die Welt vor den Ungeheuern des Stoor-Drachen retten kann. Doch als Junge fragt er sich, wie er das schaffen soll und wo er die anderen Helden – die Jungfrau, den Narren und das Pferd – finden kann, die ihm helfen werden.

Der Landadlige Robin Wootton adoptiert Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts zwei Mädchen aus dem Armenhaus, um sie nach Rousseaus Vorstellungen zu erziehen - und zwar zu einer idealen Ehefrau. Diejenige, die diesem Idealbild am ehesten entspricht, wird er dann heiraten. Robin, der sich über die Gesellschaft und deren Zwänge erhaben fühlt, ist in Wirklichkeit doch sehr in den Konventionen gefangen und so endet das Experiment nicht nach seinen Vorstellungen, sondern hat für fast alle Beteiligten negative Auswirkungen. Bis Robin doch noch die ideale Ehefrau gefunden zu haben scheint...

Wenn das Ende der Welt naht, hat man alle Hände voll zu tun, wenn man überleben will. Als Noah seine Arche baute, tat er, was Gott ihm befahl. Aber er handelte sich damit auch eine Menge Probleme ein. In diesem biblischen Abenteuerroman berichtet Noahs Tochter Timna, wie es war auf den endlosen Weiten des Wassers, und wie sie es schafften, dass die Löwen nicht die Zebras fraßen.

Bratři Grimmové publikovali tuto německou pohádku asi před 200 lety. V příběhu má chudý hrdina možnost získat odměnu, ale musí použit svou chytrost. Napínavý příběh mohou číst děti samy, s rodiči anebo poslouchat ve formě mp3 namluvené rodilými herci, uložené na webu Albatros Media. Vydavatelství Edika připravilo ve spolupráci s Oxford University Press dvojjazyčné verze patnácti klasických pohádek. V angličtině jsou určeny pro čtenáře ve věku od 7 do 12 let, mohou je ale využít jak učitelé, tak rodiče. (Vložil uživatel: al-ma)

Byly časy, kdy lidé pevně věřili, že nedávno, ještě za života jejich prapředků, se zemí proháněli obři a draci. Znali je jen z vyprávění, ale musela to být pravda, protože lidé z vedlejší vesnice o nich věděli také. Dnes sice historie pracuje jinak, ale bylo by jistě veliká škoda, kdyby velká dobrodružství, hrdinové a svatí měli vymizet z naší paměti. Pověsti o vraždách, nadpřirozených bytostech, lásce, králích a královnách, pašerácích a špiónech, povstalcích a zločincích, ale i o statečnosti obyčejných lidí – to jsou pověsti staré Británie, které zde kolují již dávnou dobu. Vynikající vyprávěčka Geraldine McCaughreanová z nich vybrala stovku nejhezčích. Některé z nich jsou pouhými legendami, avšak všechny poskytují fascinující pohled do historie Británie. Navíc jsou doplněny faktickými poznámkami.