Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 3
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After the sudden death of her parents, Mary Lennox is sent from their home in India to the English estate of a distant family friend. Sad and lonely, her only interest lies in a secret garden, abandoned after a tragic accident occurred there. With the help of a local boy and Colin, her guardian's invalid son, Mary's spirit is reawakened as they bring the garden back to life.
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Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of a sullen and unloved little girl-and everyone around her, too. When the newly orphaned...
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"The Classic Books for Children: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award Winners" is a compilation of timeless literary treasures that have been honored with the prestigious Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. This collection brings together some of the most beloved and enduring stories in children's literature, including "Winnie-the-Pooh," "The Story of Doctor Dolittle," "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," "The Secret Garden," and "The Wind in The Willows."
These enchanting tales...
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Sara Crewe has always been the pampered darling of the doting father, a British Indian Army captain, and by the exclusive boarding school were she attends. But when her father dies and her fortune is lost, Sara becomes the victim of hardship and cruelty. Through friendship, imagination and her own resolute nature, Sara finds her way back to happiness.
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After the death of Ceddie's English father, he and his mother live together in Brooklyn. Ceddie's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, had disowned Ceddie's father when he married an American. But when the Earl's remaining son dies, he accepts Ceddie as Lord Fauntleroy, his heir, and sends for Ceddie and his mother. Ceddie uses the first of his newly found wealth to do some favors for his old friends, then heads to England, where he must try to overcome...
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Little princess: Sara Crewe, the pampered daughter of an Army officer, is left in a strict boarding school when her father goes off to war. When he is reported dead, her world is turned upside down and she is made a servant at the school, yet she refuses to let her spirit be broken.
Secret garden: A young orphan named Mary is sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle. She discovers a secret garden which was abandoned...
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In The Secret Garden, preschoolers befriend robins and other animals along with Mary, Dickon, Martha, and Colin, experiencing the transformative magic of a well-loved garden. Little readers not only see the garden flourish, but they watch how Mary and Colin blossom with attention and friendship. Quotes from the original text are woven throughout this retelling, and the beautiful artwork creates a book to be treasured through childhood and beyond.