"The Penderwicks: four sisters, as different as chalk from cheese, yet as close as can be. The eldest, Rosalind, is responsible and practical; Skye, stubborn and feisty; dreamy, artistic, budding novelist, Jane; and shy little Batty, who doesn't go anywhere without her butterfly wings. And...

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1. Verfasser:	Birdsall, Jeanne 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford [u.a.[ David Fickling Books 2013
Schlagworte:	Sisters / Juvenile fiction Dogs / Juvenile fiction Vacations / Juvenile fiction Fathers and daughters / Juvenile fiction Freundschaft Schwester Junge Schulferien Abenteuer Kinderbuch
Zusammenfassung:	"The Penderwicks: four sisters, as different as chalk from cheese, yet as close as can be. The eldest, Rosalind, is responsible and practical; Skye, stubborn and feisty; dreamy, artistic, budding novelist, Jane; and shy little Batty, who doesn't go anywhere without her butterfly wings. And not forgetting Hound, their large lumbering lovable dog. The four girls and their absent-minded father head off for their summer holidays, but instead of the cosy tumbledown cottage they expect, they find themselves on a huge estate called Arundel, with magnificent gardens ripe for exploring. It isn't long before they become embroiled in all sorts of scrapes with new-found friend, Jeffrey - but his mother, the icy-hearted Mrs Tifton, must be avoided at all costs. Chaotic adventures ensue, and it soon becomes a summer the sisters will never forget ..."--Publisher's website
Beschreibung:	Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005; London: David Fickling, 2006. - Forts. bildet: Birdsall, Jeanne: The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
Beschreibung:	256 p. 20 cm
ISBN:	9780440867302 0440867304