Mary Norton: 25 books

Der Kinderbuchklassiker – neu und märchenhaft schön illustriert!Unter den Dielen eines alten viktorianischen Landhauses leben die letzten Borger: Pod und Homily Clock und Arrietty, ihre vierzehnjährige Tochter. Die nur handgroßen Clocks haben sich das Leben recht beschaulich und sehr geordnet...

The Borrowers—the Clock family: Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, to be precise—are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an old English country manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are “borrowed”...

The miniature Clock family, Pod, Homily, and their daughter Arriety, live in a big world among the “human beans” from whom they “borrow” everything they need—matchbox dressers, postage stamp artwork, and a trinket box settee. Now lifelong enthusiasts and brand new fans can escape into the...

The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks in one volume. These are the exploits of the three Wilson children; Miss Price, the apprentice witch; and the flying bed. A tale of a witch-in-training and trouble of the most unforgettable kind.

Driven from their home in the big house, Pod, Homily, and Arrietty take up life in a boot.

Uprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood. “As irresistible as its predecessors.”--Booklist

Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in The Borrowers Aloft. The original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, capturing these little people with a larger-than-life appeal.

Pod, Homily, and Arrietty escape from the Platters’ attic and set off to an old rectory to begin life anew. “Like her Borrowers, the author is resourceful, inventive, and patient, and her fantasy continues to be totally real and acceptable.”--The Horn Book

«Uno straordinario viaggio che tutti, piccoli o grandi, abbiamo sognato girando il pomo del letto» Pino Boero Per Carey, Charles e Paul si prospetta un’estate ben noiosa, mandati a stare da una vecchia zia che non sorride molto, con una domestica anziana e severa in una casa enorme, dal giardino...

Die Borger sind in ihrer Art kaum von Menschen zu unterscheiden, aber winzig klein und alles, was sie besitzen, ist geborgt – sogar ihre Namen. Seit Pod, Homily und Arrietty ihr Zuhause unter den Dielen eines viktorianischen Landhauses verlassen mussten, sind sie auf der Flucht. Doch kaum haben...

Das zweite Abenteuer der kleinen Borger – Mit märchenhaft schönen Illustrationen von Emilia DziubakHolterdipolter müssen die kleinen Borger Pod, Homily und ihre Tochter Arrietty ihr beschaulich eingerichtetes Zuhause unter den Dielen eines viktorianischen Landhauses verlassen. Der Kammerjäger...

Sotto il pavimento di una vecchia villa vivono gli sgraffignoli, esseri non più alti di un mignolo che passano la loro vita sgraffignolando o, come dicono loro, prendendo in prestito gli oggetti e il cibo necessari all'esistenza quotidiana. un tappo di champagne per loro è uno sgabello, un francobollo...

Dopo essere sfuggiti dalla loro casa Sotto il pavimento, che l’acchiapparatti aveva affumicato credendoli topi («Topi vestiti!» aveva strillato la domestica), gli Sgraffìgnoli – inquietanti piccoli esseri che passano la vita sgraffignolando, o, come dicono loro, ‘prendendo in prestito’...

The Ultimate Sci Fi Collection brings together over 50 of the greatest science fiction masterpieces ever written! Featuring: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, by Jules Verne TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, by Jules Verne THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, by Jules Verne FROM THE EARTH TO...