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The secret garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett ; illustrated by Tasha Tudor.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2011]Edition: [100th anniversary edition]Description: 358, 16 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780064401883
  • 006440188X
Subject(s):
Contents:
There's no one left -- Mistress Mary quite contrary -- Across the moor -- Martha -- The cry in the corridor -- 'There was some one crying-there was!' -- The key of garden -- The Robin who showed the way -- The strangest house any one ever lived in -- Dickon -- The nest of the missel thrush -- 'Might I have a bit of earth?' -- 'I am Colin' -- A young Rajah -- Nest building -- 'I won't!' said Mary -- A tantrum -- 'Tha' munnot waste no time' -- 'It has come!' -- 'I shall live forever' -- Ben Weatherstaff -- When the sun went down -- Magic -- 'Let them laugh' -- The curtain -- 'It's mother!' -- In the garden.
Summary: Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction BURNETT FRANCES Available 33111009791894
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction BURNETT FRANCES In transit from Dr. James Carlson Library to Main Library since 06/13/2024 33111010478903
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Celebrate an unforgettable classic with this paperback edition featuring the timeless art of Tasha Tudor. Just in time for the movie adaptation starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters!

This gorgeous paperback includes Tasha Tudor's iconic illustrations, an extended author biography, activities, and more, making it the perfect collector's edition or a wonderful gift for young readers.

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors.

The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in--and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life.

Copyright renewed: 1938 by Verity Constance Burnett.

Bonus: A recipe, activities, and more.

Ages 9 up.

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

There's no one left -- Mistress Mary quite contrary -- Across the moor -- Martha -- The cry in the corridor -- 'There was some one crying-there was!' -- The key of garden -- The Robin who showed the way -- The strangest house any one ever lived in -- Dickon -- The nest of the missel thrush -- 'Might I have a bit of earth?' -- 'I am Colin' -- A young Rajah -- Nest building -- 'I won't!' said Mary -- A tantrum -- 'Tha' munnot waste no time' -- 'It has come!' -- 'I shall live forever' -- Ben Weatherstaff -- When the sun went down -- Magic -- 'Let them laugh' -- The curtain -- 'It's mother!' -- In the garden.

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