What's it like to lead a dog's life?Why did Lady Godiva ride naked through the streets of Coventry?Was it fun to live in Roman Britain? Dip into this selection of stories and you'll find all the answers and lots more to excite your imagination. Whatever your interests, this fascinating collection has something for every reader between the ages of ten and thirteen.
Ben longed for a dog, but he lived in London in a back street, far from any open spaces for exercise and adventure. His grandfather had promised him a dog for his birthday, but the promise was kept twistily; Ben found himself with what seemed a foolish woolwork picture of the smallest dog of the smallest breed in the world. That started something in Ben's mind. What about a dog so small you could see it only with your eyes shut? So begin the strange adventures that end with Ben's finding his own, true dog and also he green spaces, even in London, where they can roam together.
Pearce P., The Elm Street Lot — 1987 (A Young Puffin)
Mr Crackenthorpe was a surly old felow, but he might have been forgiven for his suspicions. For the Elm Street gang were always in on the action, whether they were tracking down a lost hamster, being galley-slaves in a brand-new bathtub, or going on safari across the roof-tops!
The best ghost stories don't rely on shrieks and spooks:иthey show us ordinary people in ordinary situatons... when the extraordinary happens. Whether a haunted castle or a hot London summer time, we should expect the unexpected. Herself an expert in the art of chilling, Susan Hill introduced ten classics of the genre.
Содержание: The Shadow-Cage/Pearce/ On the Brighton Road/Middleton/ If She Bends, She Breaks/Gordon/ The July Ghost/Byatt/ The Red Room/Wells/ Andrina/Brown/ A Kind of Swan Song/Cresswell/ The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts/Leodhas/ The Darkness under the Stairs/Salway/ The Sea Bride/Alcock/
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