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Favourite stories of courageous girls.

Summary:

This wonderful anthology features the stories of some of the best-loved heroines in children's books. From Jo March who sells her hair to raise money for her family, to George's single-minded commitment to protecting her island in The Famous Five to Bobbie's quick-thinking action that prevents a train crash in The Railway children, these girls demonstrate courage beyond their years. Each of the 24 chapters contains an introduction about the courageous girl featured and a satisfying extract from the original book. These fictional heroines will inspire young readers with their stories of expectations defied, fears faced and obstacles overcome. This collection is also bound to tempt readers to discover these classic novels for themselves.

Record details

ISBN: 9781444952315 (paperback)
ISBN: 1444952315 (paperback)
Physical Description: 311 pages ; 20 cm
Publisher: London : Hodder Children's Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:

First published in Great Britain in 2019 by Hodder & Stoughton.

Formatted Contents Note:

Little women / by Louisa May Alcott -- The wonderful wizard of Oz / by L. Frank Baum -- The snow queen / by Hans Christian Anderson -- The railway children / by E. Nesbit -- Jane Eyre / by Charlotte Bront͡ -- Kate Crackernuts / by Joseph Jacobs -- Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm / by Kate Douglas Wiggin -- Five on a treasure island / by Enid Blyton -- White chrysanthemum / by Yei Theodora Ozaki -- Understood Betsy / by Dorothy Canfield Fisher -- Alice's adventures in Wonderland / by Lewis Carroll -- The princess who loved her father like salt / by Maive Stokes -- A little princess / by Frances Hodgson Burnett -- The phoenix and the carpet / by E. Nesbit -- The seven ravens / by The Brothers Grimm -- Pollyanna / by Eleanor H. Porter -- Anne of Green Gables / by L. M. Montgomery -- The pomegranate seeds / by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Wuthering Heights / by Emily Bront͡ -- Emily of new moon / by L. M. Montgomery -- The wise princess / by Mary de Morgan -- The secret garden / by Frances Hodgson Burnett -- The O'Sullivan twins at St. Clare's / by Enid Blyton -- The little mermaid / by Hans Christian Andersen.