Aiken

Book and wrapper in good condition - Ex-library with the usual goodies - Aiken is a past winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.    >>>   After the mysterious disappearance of both his mother and older brother, Cosmo is sent away to live with his eccentric mathematician aunt. Lonely and confused, Cosmo must also deal with being the new kid at school. Not an easy assignment! But things take a weird twist when Cosmo is visited by ghosts from the past. Ghosts who claim to need his help fighting an ancient curse!     Only in time will Cosmo learn that he is at the center of that ancient...and  deadly...curse.   (Goodreads) *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book – See what else I have to offer, it might be worth your while.

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Subtitle: Botswana's Untamed Wilderness Author: Bruce Aiken Publisher: Struik (1987) ISBN-10: 0869772716 ISBN-13: 9780869772713 Condition: Very Good. The spine-ends have light shelf-wear. The dust jacket is rubbed and scratched with a little wear to the edges. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 208  Dimensions: 34.124.8 x 1.9 cm +++ by Bruce Aiken +++ Bruce Aiken documents the Chobe National Park in 1987, an inhospitable 11 777 square kilometre wilderness with a magnificent population of lions and elephants. The book includes outstanding photographs and fascinating commentary.

The Whispering Mountain By: Joan Aiken A reprint hardcover published by Jonathan Cape in 1982 Green cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, book publishers stamp on first title page, dustjacket is complete but with agecolour to spine Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

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  Item Description:  Struik, 1993. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book has a stamp "Sample Copy" on the ffep. Dust jacket is lightly shelf rubbed, and has one very small closed tear at the base of the spine. Binding is tight and square, contents are clean and bright.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Prize winning WOLVES CHRONICLES PREQUEL reissued in A Puffin Book - All 12 Wolves books now in print for the first time ever. In THE WHISPERING MOUNTAIN by Joan Aiken, the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found - and lost again. For young Owen Hughes and his friend Arabis, it is the start of a hair-raising race to save the harp from sinister Lord Malyn. As they struggle to keep it out of his hands, they are plunged into a wild adventure involving murder, kidnapping, underground worlds, savage beasts, floods, avalanche, the mysterious children of the Pit - and above all, a man who will stop at nothing to get the harp back again. Winner of the 1969 Guardian Fiction Award. Features Summary In the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found - and lost again. For young Owen Hughes and his friend Arabis, it is the start of a hair-raising race to save the harp from sinister Lord Malyn... Author Joan Aiken Publisher Puffin Release date 20160707 Pages 372 ISBN 0-14-136875-6 ISBN 13 978-0-14-136875-7

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days 'I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence' - Neil GaimanDigging in the gravel pit on a hot summer's day, five children discover 'it': a grumpy creature with eyes like a snail's, ears like a bat's, and a tubby body all covered in fur. 'It' is a Psammead, an ancient sand-fairy who has the power to grant the children one wish a day.That, you might think, would be a dream come true! But you need to be very careful what you wish for: whether it's for wings, treasure or beauty, things can - and often will - go wrong.With all the illustrations by H. R. Millar, newly scanned from the original edition.Five Children and It is the first book in the Psammead trilogy: next, discover The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet.'The cheerful, child-centred anarchy of Five Children and It is still my inspiration and delight' Kate Saunders, Guardian'My all-time favourite classic children's author' Jacqueline Wilson'If Britain is to children's fantasy as Brazil is to football, then Edith Nesbit is our Pele - endlessly surprising and inventive. But she is more than that. There were fantasy writers before Edith Nesbit but she is the one that brought the magical and the mundane together in a moment of nuclear fusion. She opened the door in the magic wardrobe, pointed the way to platform nine and three quarters. She even had a hand in building the Tardis. And these are among her minor achievements. She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase. Just try saying "Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath. She made the magic worlds feel as near as the Lewisham Road and she bathed the Lewisham Road in magic' Frank Cottrell-Boyce This collection of the best in children's literature, curated by Virago, will be coveted by children and adults alike. These are timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared across the generations. Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love, whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War, The Peppermint Pig), Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse, An Episode of Sparrows), Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden, The Gift Giving) E. Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, The Railway Children), Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess,The Secret Garden) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy). Discover Virago Children's Classics. Features Summary E. Nesbit is one of the most influential children's writers ever to have lived. Modern fans include Neil Gaiman, J. K. Rowling, Jacqueline Wilson, Kate Saunders and Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Author E. Nesbit (Author), H. R Millar (Illustrator) Publisher Virago Press Ltd Release date 20170726 Pages 272 ISBN 0-349-00935-X ISBN 13 978-0-349-00935-3