Secret Garden

After her parents die suddenly, young Mary Lennox would rather be alone than in the company of others. She has no friends. But Marys lonely life changes when she moves from India to England to live with her uncle. There she discovers an astonishing and mysterious secret garden. Follow Marys story as she finds her own place in the world. This easy to read adaptation of the classic novel is guaranteed to hook beginning readers not yet ready to tackle the original.Published to coincide with the 2011 centennial of The Secret Gardens publication, this Penguin Threads edition of the classic childrens tale includes cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe french flaps. Commissioned by award-winning Penguin art director Paul Buckley, the Penguin Threads series debuts with cover art by Jillian Tamaki for three gift-worthy Penguin Classics. Sketched out in a traditional illustrative manner, then hand stitched using needle and thread, the final covers are sculpt embossed for a tactile, textured, and beautiful book design that will appeal to the Etsy(tm)-loving world of handmade crafts.