Kenneth Grahame könyvei a rukkolán

Kenneth Grahame - Vântul ​prin sălcii
„O ​carte pe care toți o iubim și o citim iar și iar, cu voce tare sau în gând: Vântul prin sălcii. Aceasta reprezintă, într-un fel, două cărți într-una. Pe de o parte, sunt capitolele referitoare la aventurile Broscoiului, pe de altă parte, cele care explorează emoții omenești precum frica, nostalgia, mirarea, dorul de ducă.“ Christopher Robin Milne

Kenneth Grahame - Dream ​Days
First ​published in 1898, this sequel to The Golden Age is an informative snapshot of the late Victorian era that captures the world of imagination inhabited by children. These stories are written with humor and wit as Grahame depicts a private, separate universe of five siblings whose concerns rarely overlap with the world of adults, whom they refer to as Olympians. The collection’s most famous story, "The Reluctant Dragon," sees the narrator and his neighbor Charlotte following dragon footprints in the snow one winter’s evening. Meeting with a Circus Man, they are regaled with tales of a dragon, which, modest and retiring, was reluctant to fight St. George purely for the sake of convention. The author captures perfectly the tone of a childhood enriched by legend and romance, and unsullied by the concerns of adulthood.

Rudyard Kipling - Kenneth Grahame - Rikki-Tikki-Tavi ​/ The Reluctant Dragon
Where ​are the heroes? On the battlefields risking their lives in great dangers? In the streets standing up for an important cause? Wt home or at school helping others to live their lives with courage? Who are the villains? Are they always bullies? Or are they people who support a different cause? Or are they sometimes people who are just different from us? In literature, there are many heroes & villains. Some animals always get cast as the villains - animals such as snakes & dragons. But are these animals really villains? Sometimes. Sometimes not. In these three stories, Rikki-Tiki-Tavi of Rudyard's Kipling Jungle Book Stories, The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows), & The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash, you will read about a brave hero, evil villains, deadly battles, & a battle that isn't really a battle.

Kenneth Grahame - The ​Reluctant Dragon
With ​the help of a bright little boy, a poetic dragon defies stereotypes in a humorous tale by the author of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, abridged and splendidly illustrated by Inga Moore. Dragons are a scourge and must be abolished — at least, that's what all the villagers say. It doesn't seem to matter that this particular dragon wouldn't hurt a fly and is more than content to laze by his cave and make up poetry. He certainly doesn't want to fight, though it seems he will have no choice when St. George arrives on his warhorse with golden armor gleaming, carrying the longest, wickedest spear you ever did see. Still, the dragon does have one friend — the shepherd's son, a small boy with a great deal of sense and imagination. Will he find a way to solve the dragon's dilemma?

Kenneth Grahame - The ​Wind in the Willows (Penguin Readers)
This ​is the story of four friends – Toad, Rat, Mole and Badger. Rat loves the river. Mole is often afraid. Badger likes to stay at home. But Toad is always looking for new adventures – and some of his ideas are dangerous.

Kenneth Grahame - The ​Penguin Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth ​Grahame's writings have bewitched children and adults alike for over eighty years. Collected in this superb volume are his three major works. The Golden Age and Dream Days - exquisite evocations of childhood far removed from the adult 'Olympian' world - show his remarkably delicate appreciation of the minds of children. Grahame's masterpiece, The Wind in the Willows, written originally to entertain his son, has enchanted successive generations with its Arcadian vision and has become a literary classic. The book includes an introduction by Naomi Lewis.

Kenneth Grahame - Szél ​lengeti a fűzfákat
Egy ​szép napon a magányosan éldegélő Vakond, életörömtől, a tavasz gyönyörűségeitől megszállottan, társra és barátra vágyva otthagy csapot-papot, meszelést és nagytakarítást, s elindul világot látni. Kíváncsiság és kalandvágy hajtja egyre messzebb az otthonától. Így érkezik a folyó partjára, a Vízipatkány világába. A tovarohanó folyóvíz csobogásától-csacsogásától elbűvölten veti magát a part menti élet örömeibe - kirándul és csónakázik új barátja társaságában, megtanul úszni és evezni. A folyó mögött ott a Vadon, azon túl pedig a Nagyvilág. S a Vakond, erejét és képességeit túlbecsülve, botorul nekivág újra az ismeretlennek. Merészségéért majdnem életével fizet, akárcsak a nagyzoló és öntelt Béka, aki a világot akarja megmutatni barátainak, mígnem felelőtlensége börtönbe juttatja. A kalandos lét csábításának mindhárman nehezen állnak ellen, ám az édes otthon hívogatása végül erősebbnek bizonyul. Vakond, Patkány, Béka - mind a vén folyó partján maradnak, mindennapi életük apró kalandjainak örvendeni, s annak az őszinte és szívélyes barátságnak, amely egymáshoz köti és kisegíti őket a legnehezebb pillanatokban. Ez életük legszebb és legigazibb kalandja.

Kenneth Grahame - Békavári ​uraság és barátai
"A ​négy jó barát - Vakond, Vízipatkány, Borz és Varangy - sokban különbözik egymástól. Vakond szerény és serény, szolgálatkész és önfeláldozó; Patkány, a nagy csónakos, a folyó és a költészet szerelmese, ábrándos, gyengéd lélek; Borz mindenkinél nagyobb, erősebb, józanabb, bölcsebb, s bár nehezen mozdul, ha kell habozás nélkül fegyvert - azaz furkósbotot - ránt barátaiért. Varangy, mi tagadás, szörnyen önző és hiú, kicsit olyan, mint egy elkényeztetett gyerek: szeszélyes, durcás, bolondul rajongó, de egy dologban, talán a legfontosabban, ő is hasonlít három barátjára: jószívű és kedves, ő is a folyópart társadalmának a törvényét vallja: a barátság szent, segíts a másikon, csak úgy segíthetsz magadon! Grahame kis hősei számos kalandot élnek át szárazon és vízen, a folyó partján, a folyón és a folyón túl, a Vad Erdőben. Vannak e kalandok közt kacagtatók és meghatók, vannak lélegzetelállítóan izgalmasak és derűsen szívmelengetőek, de minél tovább jutunk a hőn szeretett folyóhoz hasonlóan kanyargó, áradó, meg-megiramló történet sodrában, annál jobban megszeretjük finom humorral és nagy-nagy gyengédséggel ábrázolt szereplőit, no meg a történések színterét, a csodálatos elevenséggel felidézett folyót és partvidékét."

Kenneth Grahame - The ​Wind in the Willows
This ​is the much-loved classic tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with Ratty instead of doing his spring-cleaning, he discovers a whole new world. As well as adventures on the river and in the Wild Wood, there are high jinks on the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of Toad Hall. Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad become the firmest of friends, but after Toad's latest escapade, can they join together and beat the wretched weasels once and for all?

Kenneth Grahame - The ​Wind in the Willows - A pop-up book
A ​children's classic comes to life in an enchanting dramatization narrated by Alan Bennett. Enter the world of the great river and meet the marvelous riverbank animals: the poetic Rat, his friend Mole, and the boastful Toad, as they voyage down the river and into the Wild Wood to great adventures! This exclusive BBC production features a full cast, authentic sound effects and sweeping music to warm hearts young and old.

Kenneth Grahame - The ​Wind in the Willows (Oxford Bookworms)
Egyszerűsített ​olvasmány angol nyelven. Hasznos segítség a nyelvtanulásban. A kötet 3. nehézségi fokozatú, az olvasásához kb. 1000 szavas szókincs szükséges. "Oxford Bookworms Stage 3" Down by the river bank, where the wind whispers through the willow trees, is a very pleasant place to have a lunch party with a few friends. But life is not always so peaceful for the Mole and the Water Rat. There is the time, for example, when Toad gets interested in motor-cars-goes mad about them in fact...