Frances Hodgson Burnett
This allegorical tale of a saintly king who moves heaven and earth for the good of his people is another winner for young audiences from Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of the beloved children's book The Secret Garden. Easy to understand and full of inspiring messages about doing the right thing, The Land of the Blue Flower is a wonderful and memorable read.
La colección «Alfaguara Clásicos» nos trae esta preciosa edición íntegra e ilustrada por Elizabeth Moreno de El jardín secreto de Frances Hodgson Burnett, una oda a la amistad y al amor, y un clásico juvenil en el que la naturaleza cobra vida.
Mary Lennox es una niña inglesa que vive con sus padres en la India. Está muy consentida y acostumbrada a que sus criados hagan todo lo que quiere. Cuando de un día para otro
...Sara Crewe's young but doting father sends her to a London boarding school when she is seven. On her eleventh birthday her life of luxury comes to an abrupt end when she receives news that her father has died, shortly after losing his entire fortune. The school-mistress turns Sara into a servant to pay off her debts, and though Sara uses the entire force of her imagination and her good heart to remember who she is and keep starvation from the door,
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