Best Selling Books by Mary Hoffman

This watercolour-illustrated collection contains seven classic nursery stories including Rumpelstiltskin, The Hare and the Tortoise and Cinderella.

Women characters from Arthurian legends, including Guinevere, Igrayne, and Elaine, tell their stories.

A chapter bookk sequel to New York Times bestseller and finalist Kate Greenaway Medal, Amazing Grace and Boundless Grace. School’s out . . . and of course that means it’s time for fun! Grace and her friends are always ready for a little adventure, and Grace’s backyard is the perfect place to set up headquarters. Suddenly the lawn is transformed into the center ring of a big-top circus, then a rocket launch pad, and then a hospital emergency room! The group’s exploits, both real and imagined, provide all kinds of unexpected rewards—and might even land Grace on an actual stage in a real theater production! “This is sure to be a hit with fans of Amazing Grace and Boundless Grace. . . . [A] fast-paced choice.”—School Library Journal

Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do. Full color.

Featuring narration by Darcey Bussell, principal dancer with London''s Royal Ballet, this book and cassette package contains musical selections from five of the best-loved ballets: The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Copplia, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. Illustrations.

Shows the giant panda in its natural surroundings and describes its life and struggles for survival.

Despite a sudden rain shower, a family all set for a picnic carries out its plans, finding adventure and fun on an indoor picnic.

Discusses the behavior patterns of giraffes and show them in their natural surroundings.

A collection of children''s books on the subject of bears.

Text and photographs describe the behavior and habitats of wild dogs.

Shows the tiger in its natural surroundings and describes its life and struggle for survival.

To Grace, family has always meant her Ma, her Nana and a cat called Paw-Paw, so when Papa invites her to visit him in The Gambia, she dreams of finding the kind of fairy-tale family she has read about in stories. But, as Nana reminds her, families are what you make them.

Collection of four short stories about people from diverse cultural, ethnic, and class backgrounds and how they respond to large historical events. Some try to develop an understanding of themselves and the world; others act against their own best interests and are frightened.

There are all kinds of bodies in the world. What are YOU like? Celebrate our brilliant bodies in this fantastic book jam-packed with interesting facts. Bodies come in all shapes and sizes as we change from babies to children to teenagers to adults, our bodies change too! Find out about growing and learning, keeping fit, breaks and bruises, the five senses, using our minds, how we are the same and how we are different – and lots more in the fourth book in the internationally best-selling Great Big Book series.

Habla de los cuentos que han contado las personas del mundo antiguo, explica su entendimiento de lo que ellos podian ver en el cielo.

Emily feels that everything about is boring, her name, her looks, her life. The only interesting bit is the fantasy world she creates in her head, the desert kingdom of Krin, where she rules as Queen K''sendra. But Emily is transformed into Emma Leigh when the glamorous Power family come to town and with a change of name comes a whole new life.When the local library is threatened with closure, Emma Leigh and her new friends lead the campaign against the closure. It is very exciting but Emma Leigh begins to suspect that the Power family are not quite who they claim to be.An adventure story of life between two worlds that will carry the reader along with enthusiasm.

Following Starring Grace and Encore, Grace! here comes a new Grace story book. Grace''s ma is marrying Vincent and they''re moving next door -- so there''s a new bridesmaid''s outfit and a new bedroom for Grace to think about. Grace starts to notice different boy-girl friendships emerging in the gang, and, when bullying and eating problems make an appearance in class, finds herself turning as usual for advice to Nana. Finally, Christmas brings an event that will transform family life for ever...

Explores the power and magic of the four elements - earth, fire, water and air. Drawing on myths, legends, images and ideas from around the world, it shows how people have tried to explain them.

Despite Carrie''s asthma, her parents present her brother Alex with a pet mouse, but the mouse has magic powers and creates havoc by summoning up the ghosts of all the animals that have ever lived in the house.

It is 1571 and Venice''s colonies in Cyprus are under threat. The forces of the Holy League sail to meet the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. On board the ship The Angel of Venice is young Venetian boy Luca, torn between the excitement of the sea and precious ties at home.

Miracles is an atmospheric, well-written retelling of nine fascinating stories from the Bible. This fresh perspective on a classic Christian theme is beautifully told by Mary Hoffman, the best-selling author of Amazing Grace. Miracles is a natural companion book to Parables."The complexity of these stories is given powerful expression in Morris'' beautifully composed, emotionally charged illustrations." -Times Educational Supplement

Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa.

Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

When Tyler and his family are putting up the Christmas decorations, Tyler looks at the Christmas-tree angel and asks Why are they always pink? Aren''t there any black angels?. It''s a question none of them can answer and so Tyler sets out on a quest for a black angel just like him.

Introduces and retells eight of the parables told by Jesus.

Silvano and Chiara are two teenagers with a difference. Silvano has been accused of a murder he did not commit. Chiara has been ousted from her family as a young woman with no marriage prospects. For these two very different reasons they are forced to seek refuge in a neighbouring convent and friary. And when they meet they are instantly aware that they are both outsiders, ill at ease with monastic life. Then a grisly murder - followed by another, and then another - strikes fear into the close-knit community. Chiara and Silvano cling together within the terrifying spiral of murder as they, and the friends they have made, attempt to solve the deadly mystery. This remarkably rich mystery thriller, with all the pace and action of a ‘whodunnit'', is set in the incredibly atmospheric environs of a friary in 14th-century Italy. Amidst all the action of the murder mystery, the author depicts in fascinating and intricate detail the lives and tasks of the friars and nuns, whether it be crushing pigments to create paints for the fresco artists in nearby Assisi, or the daily and nightly ritual of the religious services. All the historical detail is carefully researched. A huge cast of characters with romantic teen heroes, combined with the thriller-murder element, ensure a pacy, richly enjoyable read.

Summary: Briefly describes the physical characteristics, habits and behavior of gorillas.

This sequel to Specially Sarah tells the story of young Lucy''s struggle to assert herself as the middle child sandwiched between an older sister and a younger brother.