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The classic story of how unhappy Mary Lennox is transformed by her friendship with Dickon, the garden boy and the wonders of nature that he reveals to her in the secret garden. Unabridged, this is nicely produced in a sturdy hardback edition. We also rate very highly the edition from Walker Books.
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From Michael Morpurgo: "I love this story of a girl's life being changed by nature."
The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.Scott created these drawings in scratchboard - an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally.Born in India, the unattractive and willful Mary Lennox has remained in the care of servants for as long as she can remember. But the girl's life changes when her mother and father die and she travels to Yorkshire to live with her uncle. Dark, dreary Misselthwaite Manor seems full of mysteries, including a very special garden, locked tight for 10 years. With the help of Dickon, a local boy, Mary intends to uncover its secrets.
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The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Secret Garden and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Secret Garden features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Film & TV Tie-ins, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Special features and related items, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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The Secret Garden was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by Union Square Kids
The Secret Garden has 241 pages
Yes it is part of Union Square Kids Unabridged Classics series
