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The Secret Garden

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

By Frances Hodgson Burnett

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini

By Frances Hodgson Burnett and Carly Gledhill

By Frances Hodgson Burnett and Carly Gledhill

By Frances Hodgson Burnett and Carly Gledhill

By Frances Hodgson Burnett and Carly Gledhill

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Part of Puffin Classics

Part of Puffin Classics

Part of Penguin Bedtime Classics

Part of Penguin Bedtime Classics

Paperback $6.99

Mar 27, 2008 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

Hardcover $16.99

Sep 30, 2010 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $6.99

Feb 18, 2020 | 18 Pages | Baby-3

Board Book $7.99

Feb 18, 2020 | 18 Pages | Baby-3 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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      Mar 27, 2008 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

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      Sep 30, 2010 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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      Feb 18, 2020 | 18 Pages | Baby-3

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      Feb 18, 2020 | 18 Pages | Baby-3

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    About The Secret Garden

    After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle’s gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed – and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined. With a heartwarming introduction by Sophie Dahl, The Secret Garden is one of the twenty best-loved classic stories being launched in the Puffin Classics series in March 2015.

    About The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a magical novel for adults and children alike ‘I’ve stolen a garden,’ she said very fast. ‘It isn’t mine. It isn’t anybody’s. Nobody wants it, nobody cares for it, nobody ever goes into it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already; I don’t know.’ After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle’s gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed – and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined. ***Now in a beautiful clothbound cover*** ***With a heartwarming introduction by Sophie Dahl*** *** A behind-the-scenes jounrey, including an author profile, a guide to who’s who, activities and more…*** Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester. She had a very poor upbringing and used to escape from the horror of her surroundings by writing stories. In 1865 her family emigrated to the USA where she married and became the successful author of many children’s books including Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.

    About The Secret Garden

    Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she’ll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for drudgery and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs?

    About The Secret Garden

    Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she’ll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for drudgery and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs?

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    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    About Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. After Burnett’s father’s death in 1853, her mother… More about Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Mar 27, 2008 | 368 Pages | 5 x 7 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780141321066

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Sep 30, 2010 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780141336534

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Feb 18, 2020 | 18 Pages | Baby-3 | ISBN 9780593114797

    Category: Children’s Board Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Board Book | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Feb 18, 2020 | 18 Pages | 7 x 7 | Baby-3 | ISBN 9780593114780

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    “It is only the exceptional author who can write a book about children with sufficient skill, charm, simplicity, and significance to make it acceptable to both young and old. Mrs. Burnett is one of the few thus gifted.”—The New York Times

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