Geraldine McCaughrean is a master storyteller whose prolific output includes compelling retellings of classic tales, myths, and legends from across the globe. Her skill in bringing ancient narratives and folk tales to life for contemporary readers is remarkable. While widely recognized for her children's books, she possesses a unique talent for reinterpreting beloved stories for new generations. McCaughrean's work consistently explores universal themes with a fresh and engaging perspective.
"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
Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home after the Tojan War, while his wife Penelope and his son Telemachos are forced to scheme to protect his throne until his return.
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.
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.
King Canute, Lady Godiva, Guy Fawkes, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Grace Darling and other famous names from 3000 years of history live again in these 100 tragic, comic, stirring tales of adventure, folly and wickedness. These stories, many of them virtually forgotten, are Britain's heritage, told and illustrated with such verve and colour that they are the perfect way to give present-day children a sense of the excitement of history.
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.
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.
