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Author: John Meade Falkner
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2013-08-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780192734785
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A much-loved classic story about a boy's adventures among smugglers and thieves as he endeavours to discover the whereabouts of the treasure hidden by the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
Author: J Meade Falkner
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2014-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198448754
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Moonfleet tells the story of John Trenchard. One night in Moonfleet, he hears a tale of cursed treasure. John and his friend Elzevir go in search of the treasure and become involved in another Moonfleet secretsmuggling. TreeTops Classics are adapted and abridged versions of classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.
Author: John Meade Falkner
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Both a mystery and an adventure story, the classic Moonfleet (1898) is a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. It is at once a well-paced account of dramatic action and a celebration of the unregainable freedoms of childhood. Falkner's feeling for history and for the topography of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into an historical romance of moving intensity.
Author: John Meade Falkner
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 1994-08-25
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 014193607X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it's no surprise when young John Trenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade. Forced to flee England with a price on his head, John little guesses the adventures and trials he will have before he sees Moonfleet again or the change in his fortunes when he does.
Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Provides information on notable writers, illustrators, publishers, librarians, educators, and developments in the field of children's literature throughout the world, from the medieval period to the twenty-first century.
Author: Kenneth Graham
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Published: 2023-08-31
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0192789376
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by M.G. Leonard, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . . One morning Mole, sick and tired of spring cleaning, leaves his burrow and heads to the river. Here he meets Ratty and their friendship turns his quiet, orderly life into one of fabulous adventure.
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780192751577
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou looked about him and saw the wholeworld beneath him. And it was his. The Great Miao, master of the Jade Circus, offers Haoyou the amazing chance to escape his family's poverty -- by becoming a kite rider. Strapped onto a beautiful scarlet-and-gold kite, Haoyou is sent into the sky, earning money, freedom, and unexpected fame. Miao even plans for Haoyou to perform before Kublai Khan himself. From Carnegie Medalist Geraldine McCaughrean comes a dazzling story of adventure, betrayal, family, and sacrifice set in the dramatic world of thirteenth-century China.
Author: Daniel Hahn
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 678
ISBN-13: 0199695148
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books. A fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature, this volume covers every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns
Author: Gervase Phinn
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-26
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 1134120427
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2000. This book offers teachers a useful and very readable text to help them select stories, poetry and non-fiction material for the primary classroom, with ideas on how to teach them. Appropriate selection criteria are discussed and suggestions are given about keeping up with a range of available texts. There is a comprehensive guide to the whole range of books appropriate for use in the Literacy Hour. Part 2 gives practical approaches, tried and tested in primary classrooms, which reflect the guidance contained in The National Curriculum Programmes of Study for English and The National Literacy Strategy. Gervase Phinn has rare gifts as a teacher, speaker, storyteller and writer, all of which skills comes together in the authoring of this book.
Author: J. Meade Falkner
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Published: 2021-10-12
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 1513287834
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Moonfleet (1898) is an adventure novel by J. Meade Falkner. Largely forgotten by today’s readers, Falkner was more widely known in his lifetime for his nonfiction works on history and topography as well as his role as chairman of a major arms manufacturer. Far from the amateur musings of a bored millionaire, Falkner’s writing shows a mastery of genre fiction while benefitting from his extensive geographical knowledge. Moonfleet has been adapted several times for radio, television, and film, most notably for Fritz Lang’s 1955 feature of the same name. “When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.” Growing up in Moonfleet, young John Trenchard couldn’t help but hear the legends of the powerful Mohune family, whose ancestor Colonel Blackbeard is said to have stolen a diamond from King Charles I. An orphan, he is raised by his aunt, Miss Arnold, who tries to protect him from the violence and crime perpetuated by local smugglers. At church one Sunday, John hears noises from the crypt below and endeavors to return. The next day, he encounters two of his friends beside the church wall, and suspects they are searching for the ghost of Blackbeard. As he steps into a sinkhole in the graveyard, he finds himself in a tunnel leading to the crypt, where the telltale signs of smuggling reveal a shocking secret. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of J. Meade Falkner’s Moonfleet is a classic of English adventure fiction reimagined for modern readers.
