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Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThis bestselling storybook--a Publishers Weekly Best Book, an American Bookseller Best Book of the Year, and a Booklist Editors' Choice--is now available in this extra-sized read-aloud picture book. Full color... -
![İnce Memed 3 by Yaşar Kemal]()
İnce Memed 3 by Yaşar Kemal
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOtuz iki yıllık bir zaman diliminde yazılan İnce Memed dörtlüsü düzene başkaldıran Memed'in ve insan ilişkileri, doğası ve renkleriyle Çukurova'nın öyküsüdür. Yaşar Kemal'in söyleyişiyle 'içinde başkaldırma kurduysa doğmuş' bir insanın, 'mecbur adam'ın romanı.Çiçekli Mahmut Ağa, Çiçeklideresi köyündeki topraklarını işleyen köylüleri İnce Memed'i korudukları için topraklarından atar... -
![The Moonlight Sonata by Yiannis Ritsos]()
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![The House of the Hedgehog: (Ježeva Kućica) by Branko Ćopić, Raymond C. Ramo]()
The House of the Hedgehog: (Ježeva Kućica) by Branko Ćopić, Raymond C. Ramo
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is a story about The Hedgehog, gentle creature of nature, who is defending and taking care of his humble home.He is brave and honorable little hedgehog, who lives in the forest and protects his house, his way of living and his freedom. Some other animals in the woods are making laughs and fun of him, but they do not understand why he loves his home... -
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![The Collected Poems Of Alvaro De Campos: 1928 1935: V. 2 by Fernando Pessoa, Álvaro de Campos]()
The Collected Poems Of Alvaro De Campos: 1928 1935: V. 2 by Fernando Pessoa, Álvaro de Campos
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlvaro de Campos, along with Ricardo Reis and Alberto Caeiro is one of Pessoa's most important poetic heteronyms and, like these fellow fictitious poets, made his first appearance in 1914. He was also something of a public figure, his essays and reviews frequently appearing in Portuguese periodicals... -
![Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak]()
Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning genius who created Where the Wild Things Are, comes Nutshell Library, which will enchant readers with four classic titles.Containing pocket-size versions of perennial favorites Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, and Pierre, this pint-size library is perfect for small hands... -
![Hurry Up, Franklin by Paulette Bourgeois]()
Hurry Up, Franklin by Paulette Bourgeois
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin sets off to Bear's house for a birthday party, but it's far from a straightforward journey. Like most preschoolers, Franklin is a dawdler, slow even for a turtle. The trip becomes an opportunity to play leapfrog with Rabbit, slip and slide in the mud with Otter, and maybe even play hide-and-seek with Fox... -
![Chica Chica Bum Bum ABC by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault]()
Chica Chica Bum Bum ABC by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsA le dijo a B, y B le dijo a C, --Nos vemos en la copa del cocotero-- So begins the lively alphabet rhyme that children and their parents will love to recite... -
![Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell]()
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRod Campbell’s classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo is now available as an oversized jacketed hardcover keepsake edition!Young readers will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent as potential pets—a monkey, a lion, and even an elephant! But will they ever find the perfect fit for the family?With bright, bold artwork, a catchy refrain, and a whole host of furry friends,... -
![Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi by Cesare Pavese]()
Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi by Cesare Pavese
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOversat efter 2. udgave, 28. oplag 2007... -
![Cuttlefish Bones by Eugenio Montale]()
Cuttlefish Bones by Eugenio Montale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCuttlefish Bones, his epoch-making first book, completes the trio of books (with the previously published 'The Occasions' and 'The Storm and Other Things') that won Eugenio Montale (1896-1981) the Nobel Prize in Literature and established him as the Greatest Italian poet since Leopardi. The renowned classicist, translator, and critic William Arrowsmith translated all three volumes... -
![Selected Poems and Four Plays by W.B. Yeats, Macha Louis Rosenthal]()
Selected Poems and Four Plays by W.B. Yeats, Macha Louis Rosenthal
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSince its first appearance in 1962, M. L. Rosenthal's classic selection of Yeats's poems and plays has attracted hundreds of thousands of readers. This newly revised edition includes 211 poems and 4 plays... -
![alphabet by Inger Christensen]()
alphabet by Inger Christensen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAwarded the American-Scandinavian PEN Translation Prize by Michael Hamburger, Susanna Nied's translation of alphabet introduces Inger Christensen's poetry to US readers for the first time. Born in 1935, Inger Christensen is Denmark's best known poet... -
![Just Me and My Mom by Mercer Mayer]()
Just Me and My Mom by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHead to the big city with Little Critter and his mom in this adventurous picture book!Mercer Mayer's Little Critter is spending a special day with his mom in this classic, funny, and heartwarming story. Whether the duo is at the museum, the aquarium, or the toy store, both parents and children alike will relate to Little Critter's beloved story... -
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![Τα ποίηματα Α΄: 1897-1918 by Constantinos P. Cavafy, Κ.Π. Καβάφης]()
Τα ποίηματα Α΄: 1897-1918 by Constantinos P. Cavafy, Κ.Π. Καβάφης
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsΣα βγεις στον πηγαιμό για την Ιθάκη,να εύχεσαι νάναι μακρύς ο δρόμος,γεμάτος περιπέτειες, γεμάτος γνώσεις.Τους Λαιστρυγόνας και τους Κύκλωπας,τον θυμωμένο Ποσειδώνα μη φοβάσαι,τέτοια στον δρόμο σου ποτέ σου δεν θα βρεις,αν μέν’ η σκέψις σου υψηλή, αν εκλεκτήσυγκίνησις το πνεύμα και το σώμα σου αγγίζει... -
![Epitaphios by Yiannis Ritsos]()
Epitaphios by Yiannis Ritsos
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn 10 May 1936 the 27-year old Greek poet Yiannis Ritsos saw a newspaper photograph of a woman weeping over the body of her son, a Salonica tobacco-factory worker killed by police during a strike. Two days later the Communist Party newspaper Rizospastis published a long poem by Ritsos... -
![Selected Poems by Anna Akhmatova]()
Selected Poems by Anna Akhmatova
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBrings together all D.M. Thomas' acclaimed translations of Akhmatova's poems. This volume includes "Requiem", her poem of the Stalinist Terror and "Poem Without a Hero"... -
![Slinky Malinki by Lynley Dodd]()
Slinky Malinki by Lynley Dodd
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the creator of Hairy Maclary comes a new series starring a rascally cat named Slinky Malinki. “What was he up to? At night, to be brief, Slinky Malinki turned into a THIEF.” But by morning, Slinky comes to realize that crime doesn’t pay.This story spins off a character first introduced in HAIRY MACLARY SCATTERCAT. Previously available in the U.S. only in library binding...Categorized as:
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![The Fuzzy Duckling by Jane Werner Watson, Alice Provensen]()
The Fuzzy Duckling by Jane Werner Watson, Alice Provensen
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis book has engaging read-aloud texts and lively original illustrations that your child will want to look at again and again...Categorized as:
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![Pedro Paramo / El Llano En Llamas by Juan Rulfo]()
Pedro Paramo / El Llano En Llamas by Juan Rulfo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn "Pedro Pâaramo," Juan Preciado visits the remote village of Comala and confronts the ruthless landowner Pedro Pâaramo, the father he has never known, and in "El Llano en Llamos," fourteen stories profile Mexican life... -
![The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter]()
The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll aboard! This classic Little Golden Book, originally published in 1953, tells the tale of a charming red caboose who wants nothing more than to be as popular as the big steam engine at the front of the train. Boys and girls will love the inspiring tale and the colorful illustrations by Tibor Gergely...Categorized as:
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![The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton]()
The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGetting ready for sleep is tons of fun in this special anniversary edition of a Sandra Boynton classic.The sun has set not long ago... -
![Busy, Busy Town by Richard Scarry]()
Busy, Busy Town by Richard Scarry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHuckle Cat and Lowly Worm provide a fun introduction to Richard Scarry's Busytown, the setting of Busytown Mysteries on TV. Each oversized spread features a different place from the Post Office, to the Supermarket, to the farm. And for each place is a complete, simple story describing the activities, sights and friendly folk who can be found there... -
![Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown]()
Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGenerations of children have followed this furry, lovable bunny on his journey to find a home. Margaret Wise Brown’s simple yet playful tale is beautifully complemented by Garth Williams’s exquisite artwork.From the Hardcover Library Binding edition... -
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![Cavalerii florii de cireș by Constantin Chiriță]()
Cavalerii florii de cireș by Constantin Chiriță
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNiciun roman pentru copii și tineret nu se poate compara, la noi, ca audiență și ca forță de fascinație, cu Cireșarii. Cireșarii sunt personajebine alese și atent construite de către părintele lor. Se știe, de altfel, că Victor, Lucia și Tic au fost creați prin asemănare cu cei trei copii ai autorului...Categorized as:
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![What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry]()
What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsEveryone is busy in Busytown - from train drivers to doctors, from mothers to sailors, in police stations and on fire engines. Follow lots of busy people working through their busy days. With plenty to spot on every page, this book is a timeless classic, written and illustrated by the author... -
![The Collected Poems, Vol. 2: 1939-1962 by William Carlos Williams]()
The Collected Poems, Vol. 2: 1939-1962 by William Carlos Williams
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings'And when the second and final colume of Williams' 'Collected Poems' is published, it should become even more apparent that he is this century's major American poet... -
![Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever! by Richard Scarry]()
Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever! by Richard Scarry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the cheery sun on the first page, to the sleepy moon on the last, and throughout all 290 pages in between, there are stories, rhymes and fun with the one-and-only Richard Scarry. Classic tales, alphabet and counting stories, lots of new words and concepts, and visits around town, to the airport, and across the world make this essential book that will captivate even the most restless child...Categorized as:
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![Romiosini by Yiannis Ritsos, فواز طرابلسي]()
Romiosini by Yiannis Ritsos, فواز طرابلسي
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe word Romiosini or 'Greekness' derives from the Byzantine idea that the Greeks are the true Romioi, the heirs of the Roman Empire. For hundreds of years under the Turkish occupation the flame of romiosini was kept alive in codes of honour, loyalty, bravery, love of the land, religious devotion and patriotism... -
![Wolvensaga by Käthe Recheis]()
Wolvensaga by Käthe Recheis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn het dal van de Fluisterende Winden is de wolvenwereld nog intact. De roedel van Palo Kan leeft in harmonie met de andere dieren en respecteert Waka, de wet van de natuur.Dit vredige leven wordt plotseling verstoord door de komst van Sjogar Kan, de reuzenwolf uit het noorden die Waka niet erkent en met zijn roedel Talloos alle levende wezens wil onderwerpen... -
![Father Bear Comes Home by Else Holmelund Minarik]()
Father Bear Comes Home by Else Holmelund Minarik
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWELCOME HOMELittle Bear’s father is finally coming home from a long fishing trip... -
![Wacky Wednesday by Theo LeSieg, Dr. Seuss]()
Wacky Wednesday by Theo LeSieg, Dr. Seuss
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIllus. in full color. A baffled youngster awakens one morning to findeverything's out of place, but no one seems to notice! Beginning readers willhave fun discovering all the wacky things wrong on each page while sharpeningtheir ability to observe, as well as to read... -
![Trilce by César Vallejo]()
Trilce by César Vallejo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings'Trilce' is one of the great monuments of 20th-Century Hispanic poetry, as important in Hispanic letters as 'The Wasteland' and 'The Cantos' in the anglophone world, and all the more amazing for having been composed in remote Peru... -
![Fernando Pessoa and Co.: Selected Poems by Fernando Pessoa]()
Fernando Pessoa and Co.: Selected Poems by Fernando Pessoa
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFernando Pessoa (1888-1935) - a poet who lived most his life in Lisbon, Portugal, and who died in obscurity there - has in recent years gained international recognition as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century... -
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![Selected Poems of Miguel Hernández by Antonio A. Gómez Yebra]()
Selected Poems of Miguel Hernández by Antonio A. Gómez Yebra
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiguel Hernández is, along with Antonio Machado, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Federico García Lorca, one of the greatest Spanish poets of the twentieth century... -
![Incidences by Daniil Kharms]()
Incidences by Daniil Kharms
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis wonderfully inventive collection of stories presents the writing of Russian absurdist Daniil Kharms at its vibrant, perplexing best. The book is composed of short miniatures: strange, funny, dream-like fragments ? many of which the author called ?incidents? ? that tend to feature accidents, falling, chance violence and sudden death... -
![Old Hat, New Hat by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain]()
Old Hat, New Hat by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIllus. in full color. "Out shopping, the Bears look at frilly and silly hats, bumpy and lumpy ones. Offers slapstick humor and simple concepts of sizes and shape."--School Library Journal... -
![The Selected Poems by Osip Mandelstam]()
The Selected Poems by Osip Mandelstam
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOsip Mandelstam is a central figure not only in modern Russian poetry but in world poetry, the author of some of the most haunting and memorable poems of the twentieth century... -
![Alemdağ'da Var Bir Yılan by Sait Faik Abasıyanık]()
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![Me Too! by Mercer Mayer]()
Me Too! by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMercer Mayer's Little Critter is--hesitantly--spending the day with his little sister in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he's teaching her how to skateboard, how to fish, or how to make and fly a paper airplane, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story... -
![A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock]()
A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIllustrated in color. A fly went by, followed by a frog, who's chased by a cat, who's chased by a dog and a host of other frantic characters, in a humorous cumulative tale... -
![A Flower Fairy Alphabet by Cicely Mary Barker]()
A Flower Fairy Alphabet by Cicely Mary Barker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn twenty-four illustrated poems, fairies introduce most of the letters of the alphabet by describing the flowers among which they live... -
![Flower Fairies of the Wayside by Cicely Mary Barker]()
Flower Fairies of the Wayside by Cicely Mary Barker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese beautiful new editions of the Flower Fairies books have been designed to recapture the charm of the original editions which were first published in the 1920s... -
![Το θείο τραγί by Γιάννης Σκαρίμπας]()
Το θείο τραγί by Γιάννης Σκαρίμπας
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsΓραμμένο το 1931 και δημοσιευμένο στις αρχές του 1933, το "Θείο Τραγί" αποτελεί το σημείο εκκίνησης της νεωτερικής γραφής του Γιάννη Σκαρίμπα, αφού εμπεριέχει, προδρομικά, τα περισσότερα από τα στοιχεία εκείνα που θα εξελιχθούν και θα αποτελέσουν τα ιδιαίτερα χαρακτηριστικά της γραφής του συγγραφέα... -
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![The Occasions by Eugenio Montale]()
The Occasions by Eugenio Montale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEugenio Montale's second book of poetry was first published in 1939. This book is his most experimental work, but a work no less tradition-saturated than Eliot's... -
![Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire]()
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIllus. in color. Spot, a polka-dot leopard who can change colors and even juggle his own spots, tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in the zoo... -
![Requiem by Anna Akhmatova]()
Requiem by Anna Akhmatova
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe famous poem of resistance under totalitarianism... -
![Station Island by Seamus Heaney]()
Station Island by Seamus Heaney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe title poem of this collection, Seamus Heaney's first after Field Work (1979), is set on an island that has been a site of pilgrimage in Ireland for over a thousand years. Heaney's pilgrim is on an inner journey and proceeds through a series of dream encounters which lead him back into the world that formed him, and then forward to face the crises of the present... -
![Collected Poems by Robert Hayden]()
Collected Poems by Robert Hayden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRobert Hayden (1913-1980) was one of the most important African-American poets of the twentieth century. He left behind an exquisite body of work, collected in this definitive edition, including American Journal , which was nominated for a National Book Award in its first publication... -
![Lotta's Bike by Astrid Lindgren]()
Lotta's Bike by Astrid Lindgren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLotta is determined to have a bicycle, and when she hears that her neighbor keeps one in a shed, she decides to take it for a ride. But Lotta learns that not all bicycles are easy to ride! Full-color illustrations...Categorized as:
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