The secret garden

Format:

Book

Title:

The secret garden

Author:

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924.

ISBN:

9781402714597

Publication Information:

New York : Sterling Pub., 2004.

Physical Description:

vi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series title(s):

Children's classics series.

Contents:

There is no one left -- Mistress Mary Quite Contrary -- Across the Moor -- Martha -- The cry in the corridor -- "There was someone crying--there was!" -- The key of the garden -- The robin who showed the way -- The strangest house anyone ever lived in -- Dickon -- The nest of the Missel Thrush -- "Might I have a bit of earth?" -- "I am Colin" -- A young Rajah -- Nest building -- "I won't!" said Mary -- A tantrum -- "Tha' Munnot waste no time" -- "It has come!" -- "I shall live forever--and ever--and ever!" -- Ben weatherstaff -- When the sun went down -- Magic -- "Let them laugh" -- The curtain -- "It's mother!" -- In the garden.

Summary:

A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she 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... Monmouth Public Library	J Fic Burnett, F. 2004	Searching... Unknown

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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. 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.

Author Notes

Frances Hodgson Burnett began her career writing for adults but later became a renowned children's author
Scott McKowen specializes in design and illustration for theater and the performing arts

Reviews (1)

Horn Book Review

Neither of Burnett's classic stories is done justice by being shortened and simplified to fit the chapter-book format. These adaptations lose the beautiful language, mystery, and depth of character of the originals. The decorative black-and-white illustrations for Secret Garden don't contribute much to an appreciation of the story. [Review covers these Stepping Stone Book Classic titles: A Little Princess and The Secret Garden.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Arthur Pober, Ed.D.

1 There Is No One Left	p. 3
2 Mistress Mary Quite Contrary	p. 9
3 Across the Moor	p. 17
4 Martha	p. 22
5 The Cry in the Corridor	p. 36
6 "There Was Someone Crying-There Was!"	p. 42
7 The Key of the Garden	p. 49
8 The Robin Who Showed the Way	p. 55
9 The Strangest House Anyone Ever Lived In	p. 63
10 Dickon	p. 72
11 The Nest of the Missel Thrush	p. 82
12 "Might I Have a Bit of Earth?"	p. 90
13 "I Am Colin"	p. 98
14 A Young Rajah	p. 110
15 Nest Building	p. 121
16 "I Won't!" Said Mary	p. 131
17 A Tantrum	p. 138
18 "Tha' Munnot Waste No Time"	p. 145
19 "It Has Come!"	p. 151
20 "I Shall Live Forever-and Ever-and Ever!"	p. 161
21 Ben Weatherstaff	p. 169
22 When the Sun Went Down	p. 179
23 Magic	p. 184
24 "Let Them Laugh"	p. 195
25 The Curtain	p. 206
26 "It's Mother!"	p. 213
27 In the Garden	p. 222
Questions, Questions, Questions	p. 237
About the Author, About the Illustrator	p. 241

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