The secret garden

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

The secret garden

Author:

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924.

ISBN:

9781402212444

9781402210808

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

137 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).

Series title(s):

Hear it, read it.

General Note:

Includes compact disc.

Summary:

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

Subject(s):

Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Gardens -- Juvenile fiction.

Children with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Gardens -- Fiction.

People with disabilities -- Fiction.

Yorkshire (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Juvenile fiction.

Yorkshire (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Yorkshire (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Juvenile fiction.

Yorkshire (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Fiction.

England -- Yorkshire.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Jefferson Public Library	J BURNETT, F.	Searching... Unknown

Frances Hodgson Burnett's engrossing story of secrets and discoveries, brought to life in a new book-plus-audio edition.

Mary Lennox doesn't want to move to England to live with her uncle, but she has no choice. At first she hates her uncle's cold house, the gardens and moors that surround it and the servants with their funny way of talking. And at night she hears a child crying, but the servants insist it's only the wind. Curious in spite of herself, Mary wanders the house and gardens and discovers that both are full of secrets.

The Secret Garden is read by Jenny Agutter, who appeared in Peter Pan with the British National Theatre.

With the included audio you can HEAR the entire book, word for word, READ ALONG with the audio, or READ the story on your own.

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Author Notes

Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote for children and adults, publishing both plays and novels. She was born in Manchester, England, on November 24, 1849. Her father, who owned a furniture store, died when she was only four years old. Her mother struggled to keep the family business running while trying to raise five children. Finally, because of the failing Manchester economy, the family sold the store and immigrated to the United States. In 1865 they settled just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Hoping to offset her family's continuing financial troubles, Burnett began to submit her stories to women's magazines. She was immediately successful. In the late 1860s her stories were published in nearly every popular American magazine. Burnett helped to support her family with income from the sale of her stories, even saving enough to finance a trip back to England, where she stayed for over a year. In 1879, Burnett published her first stories for children; two of her most popular are A Little Princess and The Secret Garden.

In contrast to an extremely successful career, Burnett's personal life held many challenges. Her son Lionel was diagnosed with tuberculosis at age 15, from which he never recovered. His death inspired several stories about dead or dying children.

Burnett lived her later years on Long Island, New York. She died in 1924.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-8-Many laudable versions of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic have been recorded, and this is another worthy selection. Spoiled Mary Lennox is sent to the English moors to live in a mysterious mansion that holds many secrets. Classic characters such as Dickon, the almost magical gardener/animal whisperer, and Colin, the spoiled, sickly son of the house, grow to know and trust each other as well as Mary. Finola Hughes does a marvelous job with the Yorkshire accent, Colin's childishly peremptory remarks, and Dickon's peaceful mien. At the beginning, Hughes doesn't quite succeed in portraying Mary's self-centeredness and meanness, but as the girl begins to blossom, she becomes much more assured in her portrayal. The pacing is excellent and the production quality is very good. This enchanting production belongs in most library collections.-B Allison Gray, Goleta Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Soothing and mellifluous, native Briton Bailey's voice proves an excellent instrument for polishing up a new edition of Burnett's story. Bratty and spoiled Mary Lennox is orphaned when her parents fall victim to a cholera outbreak in India. As a result, Mary becomes the ward of an uncle in England she has never met. As she hesitantly tries to carve a new life for herself at imposing and secluded Misselthwaite Manor, Mary befriends a high-spirited boy named Dickon and investigates a secret garden on the Manor grounds. She also discovers a sickly young cousin, Colin, who has been shut away in a hidden Manor room. Together Mary and Dickon help Colin blossom, and in the process Mary finds her identity and melts the heart of her emotionally distant uncle. Bailey makes fluid transitions between the voices and accents of various characters, from terse Mrs. Medlock and surly groundskeeper Ben to chipper housemaid Martha. And most enjoyably, she gives Mary a believably childlike voice. A brief biography of the author is included in an introduction. Ages 6-12. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Chapter 1 There Is No One Left

Chapter 2 Martha

Chapter 3 The Cry in the Corridor

Chapter 4 The Key of the Garden

Chapter 5 The Strangest House Anyone Ever Lived In

Chapter 6 ""Might I Have a Bit of Earth?""

Chapter 7 ""I Am Colin""

Chapter 8 A Young Rajah

Chapter 9 Nest Building

Chapter 10 A Tantrum

Chapter 11 ""Tha' Munnot Waste No Time""

Chapter 12 ""I Shall Live Forever+and Ever+and Ever!""

Chapter 13 Magic

Chapter 14 In the Garden

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