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Tarka the Otter (Puffin Modern Classics) by Henry Williamson
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
This is the tale of Tarka the Otter's growth to adulthood in the country of the Two Rivers. It is also the story of his life in the wild and how he is hunted by his enemy, the great hound Deadlock.
The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Adventure Begins by Colin Dann
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
"There had always been otters in the stream running through Farthing Wood - and that had never been a problem for the other animals before but when there is a shortage of fish in the stream, the otters are forced to hunt on land.The otters are taking valuable prey and the foxes and other Farthing Wood a ...Show more
The Battle of Bubble and Squeak by Philippa Pearce
Category: Classics | Series: A Puffin Book
Sid, Peggy and Amy adore the two gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but their mother detests them. A major family battle results, and it's clear life is never going to be quite the same again. But after a near fatal encounter between Bubble and Ginger the cat, Mrs Sparrow begins to see that life with a pair of ...Show more
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
For fans of Hatchet and Island of the Blue Dolphins comes Theodore Taylor's classic bestseller and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner, The Cay. Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Cura ao. War has always been a game to him, and he's eager to glimpse it firsthand-until the freigh ...Show more
The Country Child by Alison Uttley
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: A Puffin Book
THE COUNTRY CHILD is a semi-autobiographical story about a girl growing up in the country. Alison Uttley has drawn on her own youth to produce memories so vivid and nostalgic that you can almost smell the honeysuckle and hear the owls calling at dusk. She writes about the small intense joys and sorrows ...Show more
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
Category: Early Reader | Series: A\Young Puffin Story Book Ser.
The giraffe, the pelican and the agile monkey set out to prove that they are the best window-cleaning company around. This edition has some new facts about Roald Dahl, and a great new cover featuring Quentin Blake's illustrations.
The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll by Aingelda Ardizzone, Edward Ardizzone and Aingelda Ardizzone
Category: Early Reader | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
There was once a tiny doll who belonged to a girl who did not care for dolls. One day when the little girl was shopping in the supermarket with her mother, she threw the tiny doll into a deep freeze. So the tiny doll had to stay there, cold and lonely, and frightened by people shuffling all the food rou ...Show more
The Otterbury Incident by C. Day Lewis
Category: Classics | Series: A Puffin Book
A reissue of a much-loved adventure which has stood the test of time and is as exciting today as when it was first published nearly 70 years ago. It all begins when Nick breaks the classroom window with his football, and the Headmaster says Nick has to pay for the damage. Nick has no more hope of raisin ...Show more
The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories by Wendy Cooling (Editor)
Category: Christmas | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories is essential Christmas-time reading including classic and contemporary stories, from traditional to real life, humour and most importantly, the magic of Christmas. Christmas is coming! A delightful collection of stories by some of the finest writers for children.Writ ...Show more
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
Although the silver sword was only a paper knife, it became the symbol of hope and courage which kept the Balicki children and their orphan friend Jan alive through the four years of occupation when they had to fend for themselves. And afterwards it inspired them to keep going on the exhausting and dang ...Show more
The Sword and the Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff
Category: Classics | Series: A Puffin Book
Rooted in folklore, medieval ideals of chivalry, and the last gallant struggles of the British against the Saxon invaders, the legends of King Arthur have been told in song and story since the middle ages. The Sword and the Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff tells of the birth of Arthur, the gift of Excalibur, ...Show more
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. The Trumpet Of The Swan is an uplifting story by E. B. White, author of C ...Show more