Garth Williams Livres

La petite Fern passe l'été chez son oncle Homère. Dans la grange, les animaux parlent librement devant elle. Elle entend la brebis dire à Wilbur le cochon, que les hommes l'engraissent pour le manger. Il en est bouleversé. Charlotte l'araignée le console puis conçoit un plan pour le sauver. Tous les animaux sont mis à contribution, même Templeton le rat, qui ne fait jamais rien sans contrepartie ...

Mon île : quand le roman invite à un beau voyage, pour partir sur son île secrète. Laura Ingalls Wilder raconte ici sa jeunesse qui se déroula dans l'ouest américain des années 1870. Par la bouche de Laura, c'est toute la vie des pionniers que nous découvrons. Nous partageons leurs difficultés mais aussi leurs joies...

The Big Woods was getting too crowded. So Pa sold the little log house and built a covered wagon. The family was moving to Indian country! They traveled from Wisconsin to Oklahoma, and there, finally, Pa built the little house on the prairie. All year long, Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura, and Baby Carrie put their hearts into the land and their safe little house. But the prairie belonged to the Indians, and in the end the government made them move on again.

Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner, until his spider friend, Charlotte, comes up with a plan to save him. (Newbery Honor 1953).

Written and illustrated by some of the best children's book authors and artist,Little Golden Books are known by their gold-foil binding and by the pleasure they bring to children.

Fifteen-year-old Laura learns that living away from home and teaching school can be a bit frightening when most of the students are taller than she is, but every week Almonzo Wilder arrives to take her to her family for the weekend.

A little bunny sets forth to find his very own home.

The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a college for the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walk home from church with Laura. And Laura, now fifteen years old, receives her certificate to teach school.

Focusing on the U.S. military's development of special aircraft types during World War II, including many experimental aircraft and one-off secret projects, this book shows how U.S. aviation designs and weapons progressed under the pressure of global warfare. From the state-of-the-art aircraft at the beginning of the war, to the advances during the conflict, each special type is covered in detail: armed photo reconnaissance, catapult launched seaplanes, naval floatplanes, autogyros, and special-operations armed drones. Often described as less glamorous than fighters and bombers, these special types of WWII combat aircraft offer a unique contribution to military aviation and aeronautical advancement.

Un grillon à New York ! Et qui plus est, dans le métro... Mario, le jeune garçon du kiosque à journaux, étonné et ravi de sa découverte, l'adopte aussitôt. Le grillon fait bientôt la connaissance de Harry-le-Chat et de Tucker-laSouris. Chaque soir, les trois amis se retrouvent pour bavarder et faire la fête. Le grillon se révèle un chanteur incomparable. Mais ces virées nocturnes tournent parfois au drame... Chester-le-Grillon, Harry-le-Chat et Tucker-la-Souris, dans une aventure trépidante, drôle et pleine de charme. Un grand classique.

Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America's best-loved pioneer family. Inside the little house in the Big Woods live the Ingalls family: Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura and baby Carrie. Outside the little house are the wild animals: the bears and the bees, the deer and the wolves. This is the classic tale of how they live together, in harmony mostly, but sometimes in fear ...The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children. Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will be swept up by this timeless rural coming of age saga. Perfect escapism for readers aged 8+. Beautifully illustrated by Garth Williams. Have you collected all the Little House books? Little House in the Big Woods; Little House on the Prairie; On the Banks of Plum Creek; By the Shores of Silver Lake; The Long Winter; Little Town on the Prairie; These Happy Golden Years. Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. She recorded her adventurous nomadic childhood with her pioneer family in a collection of books that have become beloved classics of American literature. The Little House on the Prairie television series ran for 9 seasons from 1974-1983.

LITTLE HOUSE. BIG ADVENTURE: A fresh, photographic repackage of the original Little House books just in time for the series' 75th anniversary.

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on the new railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect for their new little house. Laura takes her first train ride as she, her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on the shores of Silver Lake. After a lonely winter in the surveyors' house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake. The Ingallses' covered-wagon travels are finally over.

No one has drawn animals with as much warmth, humor, and realism as Garth Williams, who illustrated the beloved classics Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and the Little House on the Prairie series. This classic Little Golden book--with piglets, kittens, calves, and bunnies, and a simple, humorous story--is one of his best. Loved for generations, this warm and fuzzy classic is sure to delight a new crop of young Little Golden Book fans.

This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his solitary life. Children, he said, were like starlings, and one was better off without them.But the children who lived under the bridge recognized a true friend when they met one, even if the friend seemed a trifle unwilling at the start. And it did not take Armand very long to realize that he had gotten himself ready-made family; one that he loved with all his heart, and one for whom he would have to find a better home than the bridge.Armand and the children's adventures around Paris - complete with gypsies and a Santa Claus - make a story which children will treasure.

A shy, philosophical mouse with a big heart and a taste for adventure becomes the second son in the Little family living in New York City.

The book is for anyone interested in rights to and the regulation of natural resources across a range of disciplines. It will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners concerned with the rights of indigenous peoples and their engagement with the regulation of water.

Rediscover this classic, much-loved story by E. B. White, beautifully illustrated by Garth Williams and reissued as a gorgeous full-colour hardback. A perfect gift to read aloud and share with all the family. One spring morning a little girl called Fern rescues a runt and names him Wilbur. But then Wilbur is sent to live on a farm where he meets Charlotte, a very clever and very beautiful large grey spider. They become best friends and, when Wilbur is faced with a dreadful fate, Charlotte must find an ingenious way to save him. 'No child should be without a copy' - Daily Mail

Famed for her many adventures, Frances made her debut with this title over thirty years ago. In this first Frances book, the little badger adroitly delays her bedtime with requests for kisses and milk, and concerns over tigers and giants and things going bump in the night. Long a favorite for the gentle humor of its familiar going to bed ritual, Bedtime for Frances is at last available with the warmth of full color enriching Garth Williams' s original nuanced and touching art. ' Here is the coziest, most beguiling bedtime story in many a day.' -- Kirkus Reviews (pointer).