Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The birthday burglar The birthday burglar Margaret Mahy In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs. Herringbone and Joanna Joy. In the second story, headmistress Tatia… OL10581414W
Making friends Making friends Margaret Mahy Small Mrs. de Vere's large dog Titania and large Mr. Derry's small dog Oberon serve as the intruments that bring their masters together in an unexpected but quite successful friendship. OL10581463W
Bubble trouble Bubble trouble Polly Dunbar,Margaret Mahy Mabel blows a bubble that captures Baby and wafts him away, resulting in a wild chase that involves the whole neighborhood. OL10581503W
The Blood and Thunder Adventure on Hurricane Peak The Blood and Thunder Adventure on Hurricane Peak Margaret Mahy Relates the tangled events that lead the students of the Unexpected School on Hurricane Peak to foil the wicked Sir Quincey and his accomplices and to solve several mysteries. OL15012721W
The garden party The garden party Margaret Mahy A mischievous wind creates havoc among the magnificent hats at a garden party for fashionable pigs. OL15012896W
Lees dit niet! Lees dit niet! Margaret Mahy Griezelige verhalen van 11 bekende schrijvers uit de hele wereld. Met zwart-witte tekeningen. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar. OL26181229W
Clancy's cabin Clancy's cabin Margaret Mahy The three Harriman children anticipate a happy summer camping out in the cabin that was their father's favorite boyhood retreat, especially when they find themselves involved in a mysterious adventur… OL86142W
Mrs Discombobulous Mrs Discombobulous Margaret Mahy Everyone knew Mrs. Discombobulous was a nagging shrew but she herself didn't find out until she fell into her washing machine and the company of some gloomy gypsies. OL86153W
The greatest show off earth The greatest show off earth Margaret Mahy Delphinium spends her tenth birthday aboard a traveling space circus, fighting against the dark forces who are bent on stamping out fun. OL86173W
The man whose mother was a pirate The man whose mother was a pirate Margaret Mahy A man gives up his office job and runs off to sea with his old mother who used to be a pirate. OL86191W
The Great White Man-Eating Shark The Great White Man-Eating Shark Margaret Mahy Greedy to have the cove where he swims all to himself, Norvin, who looks a bit like a shark, pretends to be one, scaring off the other swimmers and leaving him in happy aquatic solitude--until he is … OL86194W