: Puffin Classics: Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Homes (No:2029)
: Arthur Conan Doyle
: 9780141330044
: Through the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside, Sherlock Holmes uses his unique powers of deduction in eight thrilling investigations, including the mysteries of 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Reigate Puzzle'. With a captivating introduction by award-winning Jonathan Stroud.
: Puffin Classics : Little Lord Fauntleroy (No:2028)
: Frances Hodgson Burnett
: 9780141330143
: The story of a small, angelic boy from New York who is told he is the heir to an English earldom and is whisked away to the English countryside where he begins to win over his bad-tempered old grandfather. When the boy's identity is challenged, his old friends from New York come to his rescue.
: Anne of Green Gables 2: Anne of Avonlea (Puffin Classics) (No:2027)
: L. M. Montgomery
: 9780141326139
: The second story in the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables series. Now Anne is half past sixteen and she's ready to begin a new life teaching in her old school. She's as feisty as ever and is fiercely determined to inspire young hearts with her own ambitions. But some of her pupils are as boisterous and high-spirited as Anne, and so life in her Avonlea classroom becomes a lesson in discovery and adventure . . .
: Puffin Classics: The Princess and The Goblin (No:2026)
: GEORGE MACDONALD
: 9780141332482
: Princess Irene lives in a castle in a wild and lonely mountainous region. One day she discovers a steep and winding stairway leading to a bewildering labyrinth of unused passages with closed doors - and a further stairway. What lies at the top? Can the ring the princess is given protect her against the lurking menace of the boglins from under the mountain?
: A Midsummer Nights Dream (tales From Shakespeare) (No:2023)
: William Shakespeare
: 9788184080391
: Relive the tale of A Midsummer's Night Dream in this captivating and essential edition from QED. When four lovesick young Athenians get lost in the forest, a magical night awaits. Packed with mix-ups, enchanted potions and mischievous hobgoblins, this humorous tale will hold you spellbound. QED's Tales From Shakespeare retell some of Shakespeare's most popular and well-known plays. Clear and contemporary language makes these stories easily accessible to young readers. Lively illustrations bring these popular plays to life and will captivate the imagination and interest of young readers.
: Tales of Akbar & Birbal is a collection of amusing stories involving Emperor Akbar and Birbal, a witty and intelligent minister in his court. Birbal's presence of mind and wisdom were admired far and wide. The stories in this book are interesting, humorous and fun to read.
: Chanakya (Amar Chitra Katha)Was Chanakya a demon or a man? His opponents had no answer. They would plot and plan, coax and connive, but the scholar-turned-politician was always a step ahead, confounding both their motives and their ambitions. He led his king, Chandragupta, to greatness and set his kingdom on the road to peace and prosperity. Then, for generations of future rulers, he compiled a useful guide, the famously canny Arthashastra.Stories from the Panchatantra: 5 in 1 (Amar Chitra Katha)Stories From The Panchatantra: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha) is a collection of Indian fables from Indian folklore. Animals are portrayed with human characteristics and they talk and have emotions. Each story has a moral and has beautiful pictures describing the stories. Each story talks about doing a good deed and how negative acts are met with punishment. The Jackal and The Drum is a story about a jackal who hears is scared of a sound but eventually decides to investigate the origin of the sound. of Crows and Owls is a story about the birds deciding on who their king will be and they decide on the owl. But a crow steps in to give his counsel, resulting in the end of the relationship between the crows and the owls. How the Jackal Ate the Elephant is a story of how the jackal plotted a way of defeating the king by telling him that he had done the impossible task of devouring an elephant. The Dullard and Other Stories is the story of a failure of a man, a man who has good common sense and how he uses it to succeed in life. Stories From The Panchatantra: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha) was published by Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited in 1998 and is available in hardcover.