A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.
Biographical noteVictor Hugo (1802-85) was the most forceful, prolific and versatile of French nineteenth-century writers. He wrote Romantic costume dramas, many volumes of lyrical and satirical verse, political and other journalism, criticism and several novels, the best known of which are Les Misérables (1862) and the youthful Notre-Dame de Paris (1831). A royalist and conservative as a young man, Hugo later became a committed social democrat and during the Second Empire of Napoleon III was exiled from France, living in the Channel Islands. He returned to Paris in 1870 and remained a great public figure until his death: his body lay in state under the Arc de Triomphe before being buried in the Panthéon. Main descriptionNow a major musical film from Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, and also featuring Amanda Seyfreid, Helena Bonham-Carter and Sacha Baron-Cohen, Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is one of the great works of western literature.Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe). It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine (Anne Hathaway), driven to prostitution by poverty. Victor Hugo (1802-85) wrote volumes of criticism, Romantic costume dramas, satirical verse and political journalism but is best remembered for his novels, especially Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), also known as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables (1862) which was adapted into one of the most successful musicals of all time. 'All human life is here'Cameron Mackintosh, producer of the musical Les Misérables'One of the half-dozen greatest novels of the world'Upton Sinclair'A great writer - inventive, witty, sly, innovatory' A. S. Byatt, author of Possession
Read the internationally bestselling book before you watch the major movie from Lionsgate, starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. This special edition is complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes content. The unforgettable and life-affirming story of August Pullman - a boy who's desperate to blend in, but is destined to stand out. 'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school. All he wants is to be accepted. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? Astonishingly powerful, WONDER is a read you'll never forget.
Une adaptation sonore de l'album "Le loup qui voulait changer de couleur" en version bilingue français/anglais : un livre ludique pour apprendre les jours et les couleurs en anglais. À chaque double page, l'enfant appuie sur une puce sonore et entend le loup parler anglais, grâce à la voix du comédien bilingue Stéphane de Vaux. Grâce au jeu de la répétition, l'enfant s'initie à l'anglais en s'amusant !
En page de gauche, l'enfant retrouve l'histoire en français.
Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this «sweet and funny» (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as they scheme to get her noticed by her untouchable crush.
Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he's back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar-and maybe snag him as a prom date-even befriend Wes Bennet.
The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz's butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz's in.
But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she's shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love-and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.
Joyeux, triste, excité, jaloux... Loup change d'humeur à cent à l'heure. Avec lui, ses amis finissent par avoir le tournis ! Loup n'a pas le choix : il doit apprendre à se calmer. Oui, mais comment ?
Le Loup qui apprivoisait ses émotions en langue corse.
Un meurtrier sévit dans un pensionnat chic... Qui sera sa prochaine victime ? This Book Kills est, dans la catégorie littérature jeunesse, le polar-évènement de l'année 2023. Il séduira les amateurs de Holly Jackson et Karen McManus.
Un meurtrier sévit dans un pensionnat chic... Qui sera sa prochaine victime ? This Book Kills est, dans la catégorie littérature jeunesse, le polar-évènement de l'année 2023. Il séduira les amateurs de Holly Jackson et Karen McManus.
Soyons clairs dès le départ : je n'ai pas tué Hugh Henry Van Boren. Je n'ai même pas été complice... du moins pas sciemment.
Hugh Henry Van Boren, l'un des élèves les plus populaires et les plus riches du lycée de Jess Choudhary, a été retrouvé mort. Ses condisciples sont sous le choc et s'interrogent sur l'identité du coupable. Jess, sommée d'adopter un profil bas sous peine de retrait de sa bourse d'étude, se retrouve au centre de l'enquête, celle-ci ayant révélé que Hugh est mort exactement de la même façon que l'un des personnages d'une nouvelle écrite par l'adolescente.
C'est alors que Jess reçoit un texto la remerciant d'avoir inspiré l'assassin.
Le temps presse, et Jess sait que si elle ne parvient pas à résoudre ce mystère, elle aura enfin un point commun avec Hugh Henry : elle sera morte elle aussi.
From Olivie Blake, the bestselling author of The Atlas Six, One For My Enemy is a captivating fantasy story of ambition, sacrifice and the enduring power of family legacies.
In New York City, two rival witch families fight for the upper hand.
The Antonova sisters are beautiful, cunning and ruthless, and their mother - known only as Baba Yaga - is the elusive supplier of premium intoxicants. Their adversaries, the influential Fedorov brothers, serve their crime boss father. Named Koschei the Deathless, his enterprise dominates the shadows of magical Manhattan.
For twelve years, the families have maintained a fraught stalemate. Then everything is thrown into disarray. Bad blood carries them to the brink of disaster, even as fate draws together a brother and sister from either side. Yet the siblings still struggle for power, and internal conflicts could destroy each family from within. That is, if the enmity between empires doesn''t destroy both sides first.
This paperback edition includes illustrated endpapers from artist Lasq.Draws plus interior illustrations from Little Chmura.
Praise for Olive Blake :
''Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent'' - Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights
''Sign me up for anything she writes'' - Cosmopolitan
Madeline Whittier is allergic to the outside world. So allergic, in fact, that she has never left the house in all of her seventeen years. But when Olly moves in next door, and wants to talk to Maddie, tiny holes start to appear in the protective bubble her mother has built around her. Olly writes his IM address on a piece of paper, shows it at her window, and suddenly, a door opens. But does Maddie dare to step outside her comfort zone?
Features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets.
Un jour, Loup met la patte sur la carte au trésor du fameux pirate Barbeloup.
Commence alors une aventure extraordinaire qui va le mener à la découverte des secrets de l'océan : merveilles des fonds marins, rencontre avec le roi Poséïdon maisa ussi pollution et dangers...
Loup n'est pas au bout de ses surprises !
Avec 35 millions de touristes annuels, Paris est la première destination mondiale !
Ce "P'tits docs" explore, en anglais, la plus grande ville de France pour découvrir son histoire et ses lieux les plus emblématiques ou les plus insolites.
Pour accompagner la visite de tous les touristes en herbe
Un documentaire qui fait découvrir les principaux lieux et monuments parisiens, et d'autres plus confidentiels : Notre-Dame de Paris, la tour Eiffel, l'Arc de Triomphe, le palais Garnier, le musée du Louvre, le Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre, la Petite Ceinture... et même une statue de la Liberté ! Idéal pour tous les enfants : pour préparer ceux qui vont visiter la capitale ou pour faire rêver ceux qui ne la connaissent pas.
Un texte court en anglais
Ce livre en anglais ravira les petits étrangers, les enfants bilingues et ceux qui apprennent l'anglais, pour les familiariser avec la langue tout en découvrant notre capitale !
Apprends à lire l'anglais avec Greg, le héros du Journal d'un Dégonflé !
Idéal pour commencer la lecture en VO : une série best-seller, accessible à tous, dans une édition commentée !
