EARLY LEARNING: VERSE & RHYMES. From Humpty Dumpty to Jack and Jill, these twelve classic nursery rhymes and traditional lullabies are beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. Ages 0+
"GOOD FRIDAY, 1612. Pendle Hill, Lancashire. A mysterious gathering of thirteen people is interrupted by local magistrate, Roger Nowell. Is this a witches' Sabbat? Two notorious Lancashire witches are already in Lancaster Castle waiting trial. Why is the beautiful and wealthy Alice Nutter defending them? And why is she among the group of thirteen on Pendle Hill? Elsewhere, a starved, abused child lurks. And a Jesuit priest and former Gunpowder plotter, recently returned from France, is widely rumoured to be heading for Lancashire. But who will offer him sanctuary? And how quickly can he be caught? This is the reign of James I, a Protestant King with an obsession: to rid his realm of twin evils, witchcraft and Catholicism, at any price ..."--Jacket.
Ismay et Heather vivent dans la maison où est mort leur beau-père Guy, il y a neuf ans de cela. Depuis, la demeure a été divisée en deux appartements : leur mère occupe celui du haut avec sa soeur, Ismay et Heather se partagent l'autre logement. Si ces deux dernières s'entendent très bien, jamais elles n'évoquent les changements intervenus dans la maison, ni ce terrible jour du mois d'août. Peut-on enfouir un secret au point que la vérité ne refasse jamais surface ? Quand l'eau devient sang, les mensonges cachés ressurgissent, inexorablement.