| The Secret Garden Contributor(s): Burnett, Frances Hodgson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486407845 ISBN-13: 9780486407845 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: A spoiled and sickly orphan blossoms into a creature of loving kindness in this unforgettable classic of childhood. At her uncle's forbidding Yorkshire estate, Mary joins with new friends in the restoration of an abandoned garden and discovers the pleasures of blooming flowers, friendship, good health, and high spirits. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99032232 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Series: Dover Evergreen Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.42" W x 8.22" (0.44 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this beloved story, readers travel with Mary Lennox, a spoiled and sullen orphan, from colonial India to Misselthwaite Manor, a forbidding estate on the Yorkshire moors. There, in the unlikeliest of places, Mary discovers and helps restore an abandoned garden and, in the process, blossoms herself into a creature of loving kindness. Mary's transformation begins when she meets a no-nonsense housekeeper, a brusque gardener, and a sprightly robin that leads her to the hidden garden. With the help of Dickon, a boy with an almost supernatural affinity for animals and plants, and Colin, her frail cousin, Mary works in secret to bring new life to the old garden. The three friends find their efforts rewarded not only with all the pleasure that blooming flowers bring, but also the blessings of good health and high spirits. |