Jill Tomlinson nunca pretendió ser escritora; su pasión inicial era el canto lírico. Cuando una enfermedad cambió su camino, descubrió una nueva vocación en un curso de periodismo: escribir para niños. Sus queridas historias de animales han cautivado a los jóvenes lectores durante casi cuatro décadas, convirtiéndose en literatura infantil superventas.
Zuzi je malá mourovatá kočička, která žije u rybáře a jeho čtyř synů v malé vesničce na francouzském pobřeží. Stejně jako jakákoliv jiná kočička, i Zuzi je velmi zvědavá, což ji dostane do potíží. Vleze totiž do koše horkovzdušného balónu – a balón ji odnese přes Lamanšský průliv až do Anglie! Jak jen se dostane zpátky do Francie? Nebude to snadné, ale Zuzi se nehodlá nechat odradit troškou vody.
Pongo is a young, mischievous gorilla living in the mountains of Africa. He wants to grow up to be brave and clever like his dad, and perhaps even become leader of the pack one day. But it is not until his little sister is born that Pongo discovers that growing up isn't just about having a big chest to thump.
Three heart-warming classic stories full of animal antics by Jill Tomlinson. Plop is a baby barn owl. He is perfect in every way - except for one thing. He's afraid of the dark! One day Suzy the cat finds herself flying away in a hot-air balloon. How is Suzy going to find her way home? Hilda is a small, speckled hen. When she makes up her mind to visit her new cousin chicks nothing can stop her! Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson’s animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. This edition containing The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, The Cat Who Wanted to go Home and The Hen Who Wouldn’t Give Up is stunningly illustrated by Paul Howard – making it a terrific collection of stories for young readers.
Owls are supposed to be night birds, but young Plop is afraid of the dark, despite how much other people and animals tell him they enjoy it.
The inspiring story of a hen with as much pluck as she has cluckHilda is a small, speckled hen, and when Hilda makes up her mind, nothing can stop her. Hilda's auntie has just had a family of chicks, and she's determined to visit them. But how is Hilda going to travel the five miles to her auntie's farm?
Otto isn't an ordinary penguin, he is the first penguin chick to be born that year, which means that it is his job to look after all the other young penguins. But out in the snow and ice of Antarctica there is an awful lot to learn, and Otto has to discover for himself how to swim, dive and catch fish before he can teach anyone else. And how will he do that when all the grown-ups are too busy to help?.
1967. 48 Seiten. Mit Schwarz-Weiß-Illustrationen. Die Handlung dreht sich um das Kätzchen Fanny, das an einem Wettbewerb teilnimmt und dabei spannende Abenteuer erlebt. Themen wie Freundschaft, Mut und der Wunsch zu gewinnen stehen im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte.
Pyjama ist ein ganz kleines Zebra, das schrecklich gern zur Schule gehen möchte. Wie alle kinder muß Pyjama aber voher eine ganze Menge lerne.
