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10 best books like The Wind in the Willows (Martin Woodside): The Sea Fairies, Sophie's Secret, Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Storms, Winter Door, Peter Pan (Classic Starts), The Basilisk’s Lair, A Wild Life: The Authorized Biography, The Dragon in the Driveway, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Classic Starts Series), Heidi

The Sea Fairies
AuthorL. Frank Baum
ISBN1421818884
Nobody, said Cap'n Bill solemnly, "ever sawr a mermaid an' lived to tell the tale." "Why not?" asked Trot, looking earnestly up into the old sailor's face. They were seated on a bench built around a giant acacia tree that grew just at the edge of the bluff. Below them rolled the blue waves of the great Pacific....
Sophie's Secret
AuthorNancy N. Rue
ISBN0310707579
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“Sophie and her friends launch an “archaeological expedition” and make a disturbing discovery. Sophie keeps digging to uncover a shocking family secret. In light of this new revelation, will she ever be able to trust her parents again?”


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Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Storms
AuthorMarion Roberts
ISBN1741758599
Sunny Hathaway—introvert, entrepreneur, inventor, poet, dog lover, and lateral thinker—has a lot on her plate. She's moving to a new house, dealing with step-siblings, and starting a dog entertainment business too.
 
Sunny and her expertly blended, thoroughly modern family are...
Winter Door
AuthorIsobelle Carmody
ISBN0375830189
In the midst of the worst winter on record, Rage is beset with worry. Her mother still hasn’t fully recovered from her car accident despite Rage’s successful quest for healing magic. Her stoic uncle seems to be having second thoughts about looking after her. The school bully, Logan, is increasingly...
Peter Pan (Classic Starts)
AuthorTania Zamorsky
ISBN1402754213
""A""ll children grow up. All except one." "That special child is Peter Pan, and since making his debut on the stage in 1904, this eternal youth has carried boys and girls off to magical, marvelous Neverland. It's a trip that all kids want to make, and with this easy-to-read version of the classic, everyone...
The Basilisk’s Lair
AuthorR.L. LaFevers
ISBN0547238673
Nate Fludd, Beastologist, is back in the camel saddle in hot pursuit of a missing, deadly Basilisk--the King of Serpents. As if saving an entire Dhughani village from the Basilisk's poisonous gaze isn't difficult enough, Nate and Aunt Phil must begin to piece together the mystery of his parents' disappearance...
A Wild Life: The Authorized Biography
AuthorJeff Corwin
ISBN0142414034
A fascinating look at the real Jeff Corwin!

From growing up in an urban community near Boston, to falling in love with snakes, to traveling to exotic places, to becoming a beloved Emmy Award-winning television host of Animal Planet, this authorized biography will give readers a first-hand...
The Dragon in the Driveway
AuthorKate Klimo
ISBN0375855890
The Dragon Keepers have a new mission!

It's been raining for days, and dragon keepers Jesse and Daisy have been stuck inside with their dragon, Emmy. As soon as the rain stops, they are out of the house in a flash. First on their list of things to do? To find out what the villainous Dr. St. George—a...
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Classic Starts Series)
AuthorDeanna McFadden
ISBN1402736932
Eleven-year-old Rebecca Randall is quite a handful--and now she's leaving her beloved Sunnybrook Farm to live with her well-to-do elderly aunts and get an education. But they were expecting Rebecca's quiet, hard-working older sister instead. Can the bright-eyed and talkative girl win them over...especially...
Heidi
AuthorLisa Church
ISBN1402736916
When Heidi’s Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring for a child. But, to everyone’s surprise, the two grow to love each other—and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri’s charming story—and spirited heroine—have...
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Classic Starts Series)
AuthorKathleen Olmstead
ISBN1402745745
Doctor Dolittle is a very special vet—because he knows how to talk to the animals!  So when he hears that there’s a terrible sickness hurting all the monkeys in Africa, the good doctor knows he must go and help them. Soon he’s off on an exciting adventure across the seas in this superb retelling...
Moby Dick
AuthorLew Sayre Schwartz
ISBN0618265724
Killing a sixty-ton sperm whale that could destroy a boat with a flick of its massive tail was no easy task. Whalemen of the early nineteenth century were not just hunters, they were also explorers—sailing on the uncharted sea in search of some of the largest creatures on earth. The most famous whale...
City of Time
AuthorEoin McNamee
ISBN0375839127
CATI, THE BOLD Watcher readers met in The Navigator, returns from the shadows of time to summon Owen and Dr. Diamond, for time is literally running out. The moon is coming closer to the earth, causing havoc with weather, tides, and other natural cycles; people fear the world will end. To discover what’s...
Fiendish Deeds
AuthorP.J. Bracegirdle
ISBN1416934162
It's the terrible town on the hideous hill -- and Joy Wells is a proud resident. A fan of classic horror stories, Joy is convinced that famous author E. A. Peugeot based his spine-tingling tales on Spooking. Take the eerie similarities between the nearby swamp and the setting of his masterpiece, "The...
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
AuthorAlex Robinson
ISBN0061782408
First published in 1904, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, describes the action of some uncommon events in the land of Santa. Not far from the Laughing Valley where Santa and all his magical helpers live, and beyond the Forest of Burzee, there stands a huge mountain...
The Time Machine (Classic Starts Series)
AuthorChris Sasaki
ISBN1402745826
The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki is a fantasy mystery of when an inventor who lives in old London builds a time machine. The Inventor, who remains nameless throughout the book, travels to future London where he observes and lives with the people of the above ground called “Eloi,” and the underground...
Best Detective Stories of Agatha Christie
AuthorAgatha Christie
ISBN0582275237
Staigājot pa grāmatnīcu pamanīju grāmatu „Best detective stories of Agatha Christie”. Tā kā es nebiju vēl nekad lasījusi detektīvus, lai gan biju dzirdējusi par dažām Agatas Kristi filmām. Nolēmu pamēģināt izlasīt šo grāmatu. Sākumdaļā ir aprakstīts par pašu...
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