Книги для детей: прочее
Различные книги в жанре Книги для детей: прочееThe Jungle Book & Its Sequel, The Second Jungle Book (With All the Original Illustrations)
"The Jungle Book" is a collection of animal stories. The tales in the book are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families and communities. Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or «heard or dreamed about the Indian jungle.» The best-known of them are the three stories revolving around the adventures of an abandoned «man cub» Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other four stories are probably «Rikki-Tikki-Tavi», the story of a heroic mongoose, and «Toomai of the Elephants», the tale of a young elephant-handler. As with much of Kipling's work, each of the stories is preceded by a piece of verse, and succeeded by another. "The Second Jungle Book" is a sequel which features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting «a versatile and luminous narrative gift».
The Rider of Golden Bar
This eBook edition of «The Rider of Golden Bar» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt: "When his cigarette was going well he lazed over on his side, supporting his head on a crooked arm, and gazed abroad between half-shut lids. The view from Linny's Hill was all that could be desired. At the base of the hill the Golden Bar-Hillsville trail, a yellow-gray ribbon across the green, led the eye across flats and gentle rises through shady groves of pine and cedar…" William Patterson White was a prolific author of western novels and short stories.
A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne, first published in 1877. The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the «center of the Earth». They encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented. Verne wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories.
Christmas Classics: Charles Dickens Collection (With Original Illustrations)
This unique collection of «Christmas Classics: Charles Dickens Collection (With Original Illustrations)» has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards.
A Christmas Carol
The Chimes
Oliver Twist
A Christmas Tree
David Copperfield
Little Dorrit
The Cricket on the Hearth
The Battle of Life
The Haunted Man
What Christmas Is As We Grow Older
The Poor Relation's Story
The Child's Story
The Schoolboy's Story
Nobody's Story
The Seven Poor Travellers
The Holly-Tree
The Wreck of the Golden Mary
The Perils of Certain English Prisoners
A House to Let
The Haunted House
A Message From the Sea
Tom Tiddler's Ground
Somebody's Luggage
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions
Mugby Junction
No Thoroughfare
Great Expectations
The Pickwick Papers
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (With All Original Illustrations)
This eBook edition of «20,000 Leagues Under the Sea» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Twenty Thousand (20,000) Leagues Under the Sea (French: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. As the story begins in 1866, a mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature. The United States government finally assembles an expedition in New York City to track down and destroy the menace. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a noted French marine biologist and narrator of the story, who happens to be in New York at the time and is a recognized expert in his field, is issued a last-minute invitation to join the expedition, and he accepts. This ebook edition contains all 70 original illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou.
It Ain't Easy Being A Cowboy – 5 Western Ranchmen Classics in One Volume
"The Log of a Cowboy" is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana during 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. The book is considered by many to be literature's best account of cowboy life. "Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography" is the fascinating story of the protagonist and how he became a successful rancher. "The Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings" tells the story of two brothers who are broke and want to sell their father's ranch until one day everything changes. "A Texas Matchmaker" a man makes it big in Texas. "The Outlet" another cowboy story with a detailed account of how to herd cattle in a true cowboy fashion. Andy Adams (1859–1935) was an American writer of western fiction and was born in Indiana. Since childhood Andy used to help his parents with the cattle and horses on the family farm. Due to this Andy's works have been lauded widely for his first hand and authentic portrayal of the life of a cowboy unlike his contemporaries like Owen Wister who romanticised it.
THE MARY LOUISE SERIES (Mystery & Detective Books for Children)
The Mary Louise Series is a collection of four novels concerned with adolescent girl detectives written under the pseudonym Edith Van Dyne. The series began with Mary Louise, originally written as a tribute to Baum's favorite sister, Mary Louise Baum Brewster. She is a fifteen-year-old girl with unusual maturity (though the other girls in her boarding school find her somewhat priggish). She is suddenly confronted with the fact that her beloved grandfather is suspected of no less a crime than treason against the United States… The second book, Mary Louise in the Country, involves the struggle for Irish independence from Britain. Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls is concerned with the strong anti-German sentiments in the United States during World War I. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author chiefly known for his children's books. Table of Contents: Mary Louise Mary Louise in the Country Mary Louise Solves a Mystery Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls
The Essential Jules Verne: 29 Greatest Sci-Fi & Adventure Books in One Edition
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of «THE ESSENTIAL JULES VERNE: 29 Greatest Sci-Fi & Adventure Books in One Edition». This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Five Weeks In A Balloon – 1863 A Journey To The Center Of The Earth – 1864 The Adventures Of Captain Hatteras – 1864 From The Earth To The Moon – 1865 In Search Of The Castaways – 1865 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea – 1869 Around The Moon – 1869 Around The World In Eighty Days – 1872 The Fur Country – 1872 The Mysterious Island – 1874 The Survivors Of The Chancellor – 1874 Michael Strogoff – 1876 Off On A Comet – 1877 The Underground City (or The Child of the Cavern) – 1877 Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen – 1878 Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon – 1881 Godfrey Morgan – 1882 Robur The Conqueror – 1886 The Purchase of the North Pole (or Topsy-Turvy) – 1889 The Adventures Of A Special Correspondent (or Claudius Bombarnac) – 1893 Facing The Flag – 1896 An Antarctic Mystery – 1897 The Master Of The World – 1904 Novellas & Stories: A Voyage In A Balloon (Or A Drama In The Air) – 1851 Master Zacharius Or The Clockmaker Who Lost His Soul – 1854 A Winter Amid The Ice – 1855 The Blockade Runners – 1871 Doctor Ox's Experiment (Or A Fantasy Of Dr Ox) – 1872 In The Year 2889 – 1889 ules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented. Verne wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories.