This book is part of a book series called Usborne Young Reading-Series 2 .
There are 63 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2008 by Usborne Books .
Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner. Frances Hodgson Burnett was an English-American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.
This book contains the following story:
The Secret Garden
When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true, too. Mary is pale, spoilt and quite contrary. But she is also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about a garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been kept locked and hidden for years. And when a friendly robin helps Mary find the key, she discovers the most magical place anyone could imagine...
