Patrick Benson est un illustrateur de livres pour enfants réputé, dont l'œuvre est appréciée pour son esprit ludique et sa chaleur. Son style distinctif donne vie aux personnages, touchant les lecteurs de tous âges. Ses illustrations ornent un large éventail d'histoires bien-aimées, apportant un charme visuel unique à chaque récit.
Je suis Rex. À la ferme il y a toujours à faire : rentrer les vaches, les moutons... Et il y a Lila, la fille du fermier. Nous étions les meilleurs amis, jusqu'à ce que le cheval arrive...
A story in which three baby owls wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, until at last she returns and they bounce up and down with joy. Illustrated by Patrick Benson in full colour.
From Patrick Benson, the illustrator of Owl Babies, comes the read-aloud story of Raju the baby elephant and his mummy who set out on a great jungle adventure. Raju follows his mother, holding tightly onto her tail, as they bravely journey across a wide river, battle the tall grass and delve into the deep, dark forest ... meeting snapping crocodiles, slithering snakes and ferocious tigers along the way. But where are Raju and his mummy going? What will they see in the end? Little tired Raju keeps asking, "When can we go home again?" and, each time, his mummy replies, “Soonâ€. This lyrical story transports readers to the lush, wild Indian jungle and exquisitely captures the fear and excitement of new experience.Please ask if you need a specific version. The data provided here may not be correct. With buying and not asking you are accepting the book as is.
This is a book full of creatures: birds, fish and mammals. They are all embarking on one long, intense journey that will take them across oceans and continents, for thousands of miles - braving predators, starvation and extreme weather conditions - to reach the very top of the world.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories This heart-warming collection of festive short stories and novellas perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas. Focused on the journeys taken through life and the inherent goodness of mankind, these tales explore the true meaning of Christmas and revel in the joyful season of goodwill. Imbued with a moral message, Dickens s writing gives a voice to the plight of working-class families during a period of social and political change in Victorian England. With such tales as The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth and What Christmas Is, As We Grow Older, this is a beautiful collection for Dickens fans, and a wonderful companion for all those who cherish A Christmas Carol ."
L'histoire de ces petits êtres qui vivent au coeur de la forêt ... A lire et à écouter.
Comparing herself to the larger Emperor penguins, Pip the Adélie penguin feels unhappy with her size until an encounter with a huge sperm whale puts things in a different perspective for her.
Toad of Toad Hall has his finest hour - in the final volume of William Horwood's bestselling Tales of the Willows sequence.
This is a re-creation of the much-loved world of Kenneth Grahames The Wind in the Willows. William Horwood, author of the Duncton trilogies, brings to life the characters of Badger, Water Rat, Mole and Toad.
