Harpercollins sep 1997 (21 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star! The Browns are going abroad and a certain bear is planning the trip. But, as Mrs Brown worries, with Paddington in charge, 'There's no knowing where we might end up!' For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star! 'Oh dear!' said Paddington, 'I'm in trouble again.' Somehow trouble always comes naturally to Paddington. What other bear could catch a fish in his hat, or cause havoc in the Browns' kitchen just by trying to be helpful For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Josh McBroom learns that the eighty acres of Iowa farmland he's purchased are all stacked up on top of each other at the bottom of a muddy little pond, he thinks he's been bamboozled. But McBroom knows he's got the better of the bargain when the pond dries up to reveal an acre of soil so rich that seeds spring up into full-grown plants in no time and even nickels grow into quarters. Blake, Quentin; Hafner, Marylin (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Darkness is falling everywhere and little ones are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked in. It's time for a wide yawn, a big hug, and a snuggle under the covers--sleep tight! 'Working beautifully with the soothingly repetitive text, each painting conveys a warm feeling of safety and affection.'-- School Library Journal. Dyer, Jane (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A classic, evergreen picture book starring the beloved mice Chester, Lilly, and Wilson, about making new friends, trying new things, and accepting change from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kevin Henkes. There is only one way for Chester to do thingshis own way. Luckily Chester's best friend, Wilson, likes doing things just the same way as Chester. When they cut their sandwiches, it's always diagonally. When they ride their bikes, they always use hand signals. If Chester is hungry, Wilson is too. They're two of a kinduntil indomitable Lilly, who has her own way of doing things, moves into the neighborhood. The carefully crafted text is perfect for reading aloud and story times, and the artwork, in Chester's Way and in all of Kevin Henkes's mouse books, is playful, funny, inviting, and timeless. Publishers Weekly says, "Behind each book is a wide-open heart, one readers can't help but respond to, that makes all of Henkes's booksand especially this oneof special value to children."Kevin Henkes is a #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been awarded the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon, two Caldecott Honors, two Newbery Honors, two Geisel Honors, the Children's Literature Lecture Award, and Children's Literature Legacy Award, among numerous other honors. Favorites from his body of work include the picture books Waiting, A Parade of Elephants, and The World and Everything in It, and the novels for middle grade readers Olive's Ocean, Bird Lake Moon, and the Miller Family Stories.Kevin Henkes's classic and bestselling mouse books include:- Chester's Way- Chrysanthemum- Julius, the Baby of the World- Lilly's Big Day- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse- Owen - Sheila Rae, the Brave- Wemberly Worried- A Weekend with Wendell - Penny and Her Marble, Penny and Her Sled, Penny and Her Song, Penny and Her Doll (Level 1 I Can Reads)School Library Journal Best Book Publishers Weekly Best Book ALA Notable Children's Book Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing IRA/CBC Children's Choice IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice ABC Children's Bookseller's Choice. Henkes, Kevin (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the window of the small floatplane, fifteen-year-old Gabe Rogers is getting his first look at Canada's magnificent Northwest Territories with Raymond Providence, his roommate from boarding school. Below is the spectacular Nahanni River -- wall-to-wall whitewater racing between sheer cliffs and plunging over Virginia Falls. The pilot sets the plane down on the lake-like surface of the upper river for a closer look at the thundering falls. Suddenly the engine quits. The only sound is a dull roar downstream, as the Cessna drifts helplessly toward the falls . . .With the brutal subarctic winter fast approaching, Gabe and Raymond soon find themselves stranded in Deadmen Valley. Trapped in a frozen world of moose, wolves, and bears, two boys from vastly different cultures come to depend on each other for their very survival.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A bright, classic book for truck-obsessed toddlers. This Caldecott Honor Book is from the beloved author-artist Donald Crews.In this wordless picture book, a large red trailer truck packed with tricycles moves through pages of fog, truck stops, and crowded highways. 'Beautifully executed and appealing.'School Library JournalThis is an ideal book to share with preschoolers, both at home and in the classroomespecially those who love books about transportation!Truck is written and illustrated by the celebrated creator of Freight Train, Bigmama's, School Bus, and many other classic and award-winning picture books for young children. Truck was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association and was also named an ALA Notable Book for Children. Crews, Donald (illustrator). …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this Newbery Medal-winning novel, Daniel bar Jamin will stop at nothing to seek revenge for his father's death at the hands of the Roman Empire. After Daniel bar Jamin's father is crucified by the Roman Empire, Daniel wants nothing more than to rid his land of Israel of Roman control once and for all. Yet when David meets Jesus of Nazareth, a traveling carpenter with a gentle message of love and forgiveness, David starts to realize that the hate festering in his heart might be his true enemy after all.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Snort up 'Cocaine Nights'. It's disorientating, deranging and knocks the work of other avant-garde writers into a hatted cock' Will Self 'One needs a great deal of idle time to feel really sorry for oneself.' Nothing is as it seems in the sun-soaked Spanish paradise of Estrella de Mar. When a mysterious house fire disrupts the serenity of this exclusive enclave for retired, rich Brits, Charles Prentice finds himself investigating a murder - to which his brother has already confessed. As he begins to scratch at the perfect veneer of this playground for the privileged, Charles is sent down a sinister spiral of his own, to uncover a dark world of adultery, drugs and violent crime bubbling underneath.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With the My First Little House picture book series, the youngest readers can share in the joy of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books in these illustrated adaptations of the beloved series!It's a fond good-bye to the Big Woods as Laura and her family pack up the covered wagon and begin their journey westward to the prairie.Renee Graef's illustrations are based on Garth Williams' classic artwork. Graef, Renee (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Gorey's naughty, hilarious travesty of lust, now reissued in a special gift edition. "A master of the genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman" (New York Times Book Review).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At the north pole of the planet Pluto there stands an icehenge created out of slabs towering 200 feet above the crater-pocked surface. The first mission to Pluto must ask themselves, is it an alien message Or could it mark a human mystery left by a crew who might have passed decades ago.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chez Panisse is a restaurant in Berkeley, California, run by Alice Waters and her large group of friends. Her daughter Fanny's stories of this busy place are a friendly and funny introduction to the delights of real restaurant life, and her recipes show how easy and inexpensive it is to make good food with basic ingredients and simple techniques. Opening up the magic world of cooking to children, Alice Waters describes, in the words of seven-year-old Fanny, the path food travels from the garden to the kitchen to the table. Teaching kids where food really comes from not just from the market but from farms and people who care about the earth, Fanny at Chez Panisse has lessons on the importance of eating with your hands, of garlic and of composting and recycling. It is also a delightful beginner's cookbook with 46 recipes that will tempt children into the desire to cook and eat with whole hearts, alert minds and all the senses. From banana milkshakes and green apple sherbet to cherry tomato pasta and black beans and sour cream, as well as spaghetti and meatballs, french fries and pizza, there is something here for every child to prepare and enjoy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This classic account of how the judiciary cannot act neutrally, but must act politically, now in its fifth editionJohn Griffith's controversial book has been fully revised and updated to consider the latest developments in relations between politicians and the judiciary: Michael Howard's conflict with the judges, miscarriages of justice, the Criminal Justice Act, the increased use of Judicial Review, the effects of anti-trade union legislation of the 1980s, and so on.'An instant classic. it is the achievement of Professor Griffith's book to life the debate to an altogether better level. he has, in effect, thrown down the gauntlet to any believer in the neutrality of the judiciary, or in its independence from government.' Guardian'Present in detail, cogently and without hysteria, a controversial view.' The Times'A stimulating and provocative study.' TImes Educational Supplement.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Yves Saint Laurent is arguably the greatest fashion designer of the twentieth century. At the age of twenty one he found fame as the brilliant young saviour of the house of Christian Dior, and his innovations have since transformed the way that ordinary women dress.Behind the scenes, his business partner and former lover, Pierre Berge, turned their tiny 'haute couture' house into a role model for the new breed of global luxury goods groups. But fame and fortune have taken their toll on Saint Laurent, who withdrew from the world to fight his depressions an addictions. More recently his business affairs, in particular the $650 million sale of YSL to Sanofi, have caused a storm in France - fuelled by accusations of political intervention.'Intelligent and pragmatic . this is a page turner of a book'LINDA GRANT, 'New Statesman''As gripping a thriller, packed with plot, character and atmosphere . it is a lucid and straightforwardly revealing biography'PENNY PERRICK, 'The Times''What a story! A skilful interweaving of the artistic, business and emotional life of a great couture house . balanced and well researched'COLIN McDOWELL,'Mail on Sunday''Rawsthorn's excellent biography isn't merely a story about clothes but of crises, comebacks, and drug clinics, and as a document of the time it's compulsive'SYRIE JOHNSON, 'Evening Standard''Readers of Ms Rawsthorn's book will understand why I found her magnificent account of a huge fashion business so fascinating'HARDY AMIES, 'Daily Telegraph'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 144 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear--but dead--mother's homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan's troops.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!'Oh dear!' said Paddington, 'I'm in trouble again.'Somehow trouble always comes naturally to Paddington. What other bear could catch a fish in his hat, or cause havoc in the Browns' kitchen just by trying to be helpful For more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 144 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the most widely used texts for 14-16 year old students of Spanish, this course offers solid grounding in the languageIn print for over 30 years, this classic Spanish course has been an effective and enjoyable tool for thousands of students through its motivating and non-patronising approach.The book contains a great variety of exercises - the content is broken down into 45 well structured lessons each focussing on specific grammar and vocabulary, with follow up exercises to consolidate learning. Key vocabulary and verbs are also covered in the appendices.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This beautiful gift editionof The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to hisLord of the Ringstrilogy, features cover art, illustrations, and watercolor paintings by the artist Alan Lee. Tolkien, J R R (illustrator).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Since the publication of her first book, The Classic Italian Cookbook, more than 20 years ago, Marcella Hazan has been hailed as the queen of Italian cooking in America. Marcella, whose name conjures up a splendid world of food for the devoted millions who love her books and attend her cooking classes, is back again with her finest book yet, Marcella Cucina. Filled with the passion and personality of its author, it is a book not only of fine food and its careful preparation but of personal reminiscences and penetrating commentary about the sensual pleasure of food and its place in our lives.In vivid introductory essays and seductive headnotes, the narrative of an extraordinary culinary life unfolds. With each memory of a trip, a meal or a flavor, we are treated to the perspective of a great cook and teacher--one who believes that the finest Italian cooking is found in the home. In Marcella Cucina, she focuses on regional cooking, turning her sharp eye to every area of Italy and offering a rich array of flavors and textures from cities and villages alike. Best of all, Marcella cooks at your side with easy-to-follow instructions and lavish full-color photographs that teach you her techniques--from preparing homemade pasta to cleaning artichokes--and allow you flawlessly to re-create her magic in your own kitchen.…