New Releases by Mary NORTON

The Borrowers own nothing at all; they live in the secret places of quiet old houses, behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the ''human beans'', who don''t even know they exist. Arrietty''s father, Pod, is an expert Borrower, he can scale curtains using a hatpin and bring back a doll''s teacup without breaking it. Girls aren''t supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty is an only child her father breaks the rule. But then Arrietty makes friends with a boy, a ''human bean'' and from that moment danger is never far away for, above all else, they must avoid the great disaster of ''being seen''.

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 small world of the Borrowers in this beautiful volume. It includes Mary Norton''s classic illustrated stories about three little people and their not-so-little adventures The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft, the short story Poor Stainless, and The Borrowers Avenged.

Vietnamese new edition of Mary Norton''s juvenile fiction classic, The Borrowers. Vietnamese translation by Van Duong Duc Son. In Vietnamese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

《借东西的小人在高处》 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 these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee''s striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal. 退休的老珀特先生童心灿烂，闲来无事在家里建起了一个微型村庄。波德一家人迁居来到这里，过起了安逸生活。好心的孟奇思小姐看到了他们，并和阿瑞埃蒂成为好朋友，时常暗中帮助他们。但好景不长，一天，他们被一对贪婪的夫妇抓到自己家的阁楼上，准备到春天就把他们关到玻璃笼子里招徕游客。波德一家人再次陷入绝境。他们在阁楼上度过了漫长的被囚禁的冬天，终于在春天到来前想到了逃走的办法，他们学着报纸上人类制作热气球的技术，制作了一个逃生的气球，再次回到了野外。

《借东西的小人在野外》 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 these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee''s striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal. 波德一家在人类的大搜捕中逃离了地板下的家，开始了颠沛流离的野外生活。他们打算去投奔住在獾洞里的亨德瑞利舅舅一家，但到那里时，亲戚们已不知去向。他们捡到一只破靴子，把它拖到河岸的洞里搭建了一个临时的家。阿瑞埃蒂结识了从吉卜赛人那里借东西的男孩斯皮勒。斯皮勒时常用自己的打猎收获接济这些初到野外的同类。 冬天来了，住在靴子里的波德一家弹尽粮绝，喝光最后一点酒后沉沉睡去，醒来发现到了一辆吉卜赛人的大车上！这是怎么回事呢？他们能从吉卜赛人那里逃脱吗？斯皮勒又是怎么帮他们和亨德瑞利舅舅一家团聚的呢？雪貂男孩汤姆是他们的福星还是杀手？

《借东西的小人漂流记》 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 these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee''s striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal. 波德一家在斯皮勒的带领下成功脱险，来到小男孩汤姆的住处，与生活在墙里的亨德瑞利舅舅一家会合。但不久，汤姆和爷爷就离开了这里，没有人迹的地方不可能支持两家小人的生活，所以波德不得不又带领家人走上流浪之旅，寻找新的家园。他们从地下管道出走，来到小河边的水壶中安顿下来，但一场突来的大雨将水壶冲到了河水中，小人开始了一场水上漂流冒险，他们最终能找到新家吗？

Deep beneath the floorboards lives the tiny Borrower family - Pod, Homily and Arrietty Clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the humans above them, even their names are not quite their own. There is just one rule: they must never be seen. Then one day Arrietty meets the boy, and the family''s incredible adventure begins. A great value edition of the first two classic BORROWERS books to tie in with this year''s BBC 90-minute family Christmas special.

A BIG box for three tiny heroes . . . Mary Norton''s beloved, best-selling books about the tiny, stouthearted Borrowers are now available together in one gorgeous package, perfect for gift giving. Put this boxed set into the hands of little people--or of any reader who delights in classic adventure. Includes paperback editions of The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft, and The Borrowers Avenged.

With the powers they acquire from a spinster who is studying to be a witch, three English children have a series of exciting and perilous adventures traveling on a flying bed that takes them to a London police station, a tropical island, and back in time to the seventeenth century.

When the witch next door falls off her broomstick, it''s the start of an amazing adventure for Carey, Charles and Paul. Her spell turns out better than she''d hoped, and gives the children an enchanted bedknob which whisks them off anywhere they want, even back in time.

Remembering Charlotte: Postcards from a New South City, 1905-1950

"A combined edition of ''The magic bed-knob'' and ''Bonfires and broomsticks.''"

Liven up storytime with Great Big Books from Abingdon! These 16" x 20" storybooks have a "larger-than-life" size, which makes storytelling easier for teachers and more exciting for students. Large, colorful pictures will help children recall the story. These durable, coated, heavy stock books are excellent teaching tools to use in the classroom or in the home, providing a lasting collection of traditional biblical stories in an easy-to-read format. A great resource for teachers, parents, and libraries!

Mary Norton''s five haunting novels about the Borrowers - the little people who inhabit odd corners of houses, forever in danger from human beans, forever surviving because of their courage and resourcefulness.

Introduction by Susan Cheever Commentary by G. K. Chesterton, Katherine Fullerton Gerould, and Madeleine B. Stern It is no surprise that "Little Women, "the adored classic of four devoted sisters, was loosely based on Louisa May Alcott''s own life. In fact, Alcott drew from her own personality to create a heroine unlike any seen before: Jo, willful, headstrong, and undoubtedly the backbone of the March family. Follow the sisters from innocent adolescence to sage adulthood, with all the joy and sorrow of life in between, and fall in love with them and this endearing story. Praised by Madeleine Stern as "a book on the American home, and hence universal in its appeal," "Little Women "has been an avidly read tale for generations. This Modern Library edition includes notes that offer more description and insight than those of previous editions. Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

Biography of a southern country preacher''s wife including courtship letters 1896-98 from James Boyce Hood of NC to Eva Lee Hickman of the Shenandoah Valley. Presbyterian life in Rockbridge County, Va., Due West, SC, Chalotte & Gastonia NC circa 1890-1930s. Orders: Cedar Press, Box 2135, Matthews, NC 28106, Phone 704-366-0297.

Spurred on by a recurring dream, Tirtha, accompanied by a falconer, embarks on a dangerous journey to her ancestral home, aware that she is bound by a spell to fulfill a mission whose purpose is unknown to her.

Escaping from an attic where they had been held captive over the long, dark winter, a family of tiny people sets up house in an old rectory. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.