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• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 01/09/1999

Come one, come all, come to the zoo! One elephant, two hippos, three giraffes, four lions . . . Join Eric Carle's delightful animal train on its way to the zoo as you count the animals one by one, all the way up to ten brightly coloured birds! A richly satisfying introduction to numbers and counting. ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 03/10/2002

A collection of the very best poems for children, edited by Roger McGoughA wonderful collection of contemporary and classic poems chosen by children from schools around the UK. Roger McGough made the final selection and wrote the introduction.Roger McGough was born in Liverpool and educated at the University of Hull. He came to prominence in the 1960s with th ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 03/02/2011

Which football trophy has three handles? When was a match stopped because there was a solar eclipse? Which very famous ex-West Ham player's middle name is Chelsea? The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this funny, fascinating book. You might think you know football, but this book will turn you into the ultimate fan. Packed full of ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 05/09/2013

A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch is a classic Worst Witch story by Jill MurphyA Bad Spell for the Worst Witch is the third of Jill Murphy's much-loved The Worst Witch series, the original story of a magical boarding school, perfect for readers aged 5 -9. Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is po ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 29/10/1992

Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846. ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 06/07/2006

Daisy is back! Share stories, jokes and titbits of a Daisy day for hours of reading fun. Find out how 'floppyitis' gets Daisy out of doing her chores, how she tricks Mum to get the crunchy cream biscuit at the bottom of the jar, what animals look like from underneath, colours Daisy's invented, and lots more! This fun-packed compendium is full o ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 01/09/2016

2016 marks the 150th birthday of Beatrix Potter, making it the perfect time to pay tribute to the beloved author/illustrator with ACelebration of Beatrix Potter! With illustrious tales of characters like Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, and Jemima Puddle-Duck, Beatrix Potter established herself as one of the most cherished and influential author/illustrators of ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 07/08/2008

Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favourite cousins to beloved mothers.Here is a very special collection to be treasured for ever. & ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 29/10/1992

Stevenson's gift as an author and poet for children lay partly in his lack of condescension towards them, and he preserved a large element of the child in his own personality. He wrote many of these poems whilst ill in bed, and the illustrations were first published shortly after his death. ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 21/08/2014

Perhaps one of the most popular of Stevenson's works, A Child's Garden of Verses, first published in 1885, is regarded universally as an outstanding example of the greatest recollections of childhood in verse. We are delighted to announce the republication of this fine facsimile edition. Featuring the superb illustrations of Charles Robinson, and in ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 07/09/2006

Spike Milligan's publishing career began over forty years ago when Silly Verse for Kids was published in 1959. His poems were inspired by listening to his own children, and subsequently his grandchildren, and marvelling at the way they could invent new words or incorporate sound effects into their everyday language. Spike did not regard children as small ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 29 Nov 2012

"Every idiot who goes around with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding" Charles Dickens's tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is haunted by three spirits and learns the true meaning of Christmas has had, along with Dickens's other Christmas writings, a lasting and significant influence upon our ideas about the season as a t ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 06/11/2014

A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas ever since it was first published in December 1843. Dickens's story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, has been adapted into countless film and stage versions and is today the most fam ... more

• Editura: ELI
• Data publicatie:: 10/04/2017

CEFR Level: B1 Theme: Social Issues Dickens’ favourite Christmas story shows us the difficult lives of the poor, but it is also a story of hope, where the future can be better.   ... more

• Editura: PENGUIN BOOKS
• Data publicatie:: 04/08/2016

A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas time must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Chr ... more