- : 1001 Illustrated Tales From Arabian Nights (No:2019)
- Only book with 103 illustrations
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- : 9788184082302
- : These tales comprise of fantasy and a whimsical plot arrangement, the story goes thus: Shahryar, king of India, inflamed with jealousy by his wife's infidelity and wanton ways, executes her. After which he resolves to take revenge on all womankind. Hence, each night after having betrothed a beautiful girl, kills her the next morning. A stage comes when there is no eligible woman left for him (with many having fled his kingdom) except the daughter of his Wazir, Shahrazad. The Wazir, having no choice, gives his daughter to king Shahryar. Shahrazad, a beautiful but shrewd girl, learns of the king's fondness for enchanting stories. Thus, she begins telling him one every night, keeping the climax in abeyance. Eager to know the outcome of the story's ending, King Shahryar condones the killing everyday. Eventually, after a thousand and one nights, King Shahryar is cured of his euphoria and Shahrazad in turn bears him three children.
- : 7 -12 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics - oliver Twist (No:2018)
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- : 9780141322438
- : The Story Of Oliver Twist - Orphaned, And Set Upon By Evil And Adversity From His First Breath - Shocked Readers When It Was Published. After Running Away From The Workhouse And Pompous Beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver Finds Himself Lured Into A Den Of Thieves Peopled By Vivid And Memorable Characters - The Artful Dodger, Vicious Burglar Bill Sikes, His Dog Bull's Eye, And Prostitute Nancy, All Watched Over By Cunning Master-Thief Fagin. Combining Elements Of Gothic Romance, The Newgate Novel And Popular Melodrama, Dickens Created An Entirely New Kind Of Fiction, Scathing In Its Indictment Of A Cruel Society, And Pervaded By An Unforgettable Sense Of Threat And Mystery.
- : 10 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics: The Railway Children (No:2017)
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- : 9780141321608
- : When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. Each day, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis run down the field to the railway track and wave at the passing London train, sending their love to Father. Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics: The Adventure of Robin Hood (No:2016)
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- : 9780141329383
- : Robin Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men, he remains determined to outwit his enemies.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics: Red Badge of Courage (No:2015)
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- : 9780141327525
- : Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of war. Now he's a raw recruit, Henry experiences both fear and self-doubt. Will war make Henry a coward or a hero
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics:journey To The Centre Of The Earth (No:2014)
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- : 9780141321042
- : An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims to have found a route to the earth's core. Professor Lidenbrock can't resist the opportunity to investigate, and with his nephew Axel, he sets off across Iceland in the company of Hans Bjelke, a native guide. The expedition descends into an extinct volcano toward a sunless sea, where they encounter a subterranean world of luminous rocks, antediluvian forests, and fantastic marine life — a living past that holds the secrets to the origins of human existence.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics The Swiss Family Robinson (No:2013)
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- : 9780141325309
- : Introduced by America's first children's laureate and bestselling author, Jon Scieszka.Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers and delights every day .
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics:just So Stories (No:2012)
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- : 9780141321622
- : The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs – everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation. With an inspiring written, inspiring introduction by Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus trilogy,
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics : The Phoenix And the Ca (No:2011)
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- : 9780141340869
- : It's startling enough to have a phoenix hatch in your house, but even more startling when it talks and reveals that you have a magic carpet on the floor. The vain and ancient bird accompanies the children on a series of adventures through time and space which are rarely straightforward, but always exciting.
- : 9 -14 Yrs
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- : Puffin Classics: The secret Garden (No:2010)
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- : 9780141321066
- : After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined.
- : 8 -12 Yrs
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