Джилл Льюис – лучшие книги

Двенадцатилетнего Дилана только что выгнали из школы за ужасное поведение. Вместе с мамой ему приходится переехать из города в далёкую деревню в Уэльсе, в дом к дедушке, которого мальчик не помнит. Без интернета и приставки Дилану остаётся одно развлечение — выходить с дедом на лодке в море и дрейфовать по реке вдоль старой фермы, наблюдая за прилетевшими на зимовку лебедями. Рядом с природой Дилан снова обретает душевный покой. Он даже приносит домой ослабевшего лебедя и выхаживает его с помощью дедушки и подруги Элси. Но участок с лебедиными полями выставлен на аукцион. Что же будет с птицами? И что Дилан может сделать, чтобы их спасти?

До того как стать детской писательницей, британка Джилл Льюис работала ветеринаром и объездила весь мир. Теперь она живёт в Сомерсете в доме со своей семьёй и множеством животных. Она любит сочинять истории в домике на дереве в компании белок. Книги Джилл Льюис о природе переведены на несколько языков и удостоены разных литературных наград: британской премии "Зелёная земля" за литературу про окружающую среду для детей и подростков, Немецкой экологической премии в области детской литературы и других.

Семья Ивы только-только переехала в новый город. Родители много времени проводят в больнице, где лежит младший брат девочки, заняты своими взрослыми делами, и лишь Чуйка, верный щенок, всегда рядом. И вдруг его похищают! Спасая друга, Ива попадает в Дикий Край. Странные вещи происходят в этом мире, полном тайн и населенном удивительными существами.
Хватит ли у тебя смелости вместе с Ивой войти в этот край? Переступив его границу, ты изменишься навсегда…
Для детей младшего школьного возраста.

Покой Дикого Края нарушен! Ива и ее друзья сталкиваются с враждебным кланом Древесных Бойцов, защищают Речной Лагерь и обнаруживают Владения Дракона.
Хватит ли у тебя смелости войти в Дикий Край? Переступив его границу, ты изменишься навсегда…
Для детей младшего школьного возраста.

Something lives deep within the forest . . . something that has not been seen on Callum's farm for over a hundred years. Callum and Iona make a promise to keep their amazing discovery secret, but can they keep it safe from harm? The pact they make will change lives forever.

When twelve-year-old Tam is sent to work at a bear farm in the city, he has never felt so alone. He hates seeing the cruel way the bears are treated, but speaking up will mean losing his job. And if he can't send money home, how will his family survive?  When a sick cub arrives at the farm, Tam secretly nurses it back to health and they develop an unbreakable bond. Tam swears to return his beloved cub to the wild, but how will they ever find a way to be free?  Deeply moving and powerful, Moon Bearis an unforgettable story of compassion, hope, and bravery against overwhelming odds.

Bullied at school for her dyslexia and troubled by her mother's unexplained disappearance, Kara seeks sanctuary sailing the ocean's waves in her father's boat. Meanwhile, Felix resents his well-meaning parents for dragging him to live by the coast and misses his old friends back in London. On their first encounter, Kara and Felix take an immediate dislike to each other. But when they happen to discover a dolphin calf stranded on the beach they know they must work together to save it against all odds. Realizing they have more in common than they could ever have guessed, the two friends set out to find the truth behind the disappearance of…

The thrilling, heartbreaking, and inspirational new story from award-winning storyteller Gill Lewis.
Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a baby gorilla is captured by a group of rebel soldiers. Imara and Bobo are two children also imprisoned in the rebels' camp. When they learn that the gorilla is destined to be sold into captivity, they swear to return it to the wild before it's too late. But the consequences of getting caught are too terrible to think about. Will the bond between the gorilla and the children give them the courage they need to escape?

When a fire leaves twelve-year-old Scarlet in a different foster home than her autistic little brother, she tracks a bird to find her way back to him in this deeply moving illustrated novel from the author of Moon Bear.

Twelve-year-old Scarlet doesn’t have an easy life. She’s never known her dad, her mom suffers from depression, and her younger brother Red has Asperger’s and relies heavily on her to make the world a safe place for him. Scarlet does this by indulging Red’s passion for birds, telling him stories about the day they’ll go to Trinidad and see all the wonderful birds there (especially his beloved Scarlet Ibis), saving her money to take him to the zoo, helping him collect bird feathers, and even caring for a baby pigeon who is nesting outside his window.

But things with her mom are getting harder, and after a dangerous accident, Scarlet and Red are taken into foster care and separated. As Scarlet struggles to cope with the sudden changes in her life and her complex feelings towards her mom, the one thing she won’t give up on is finding Red. Nothing is going to get in her way—even if it might destroy the new possibilities offered to her by her foster family.

Little Bear is looking for the most precious thing in the world. She finds a beautiful blue stone, a fluffy feather and a soft rose, but Mummy Bear says she can think of something even more precious. What could it be?

Книга 1. Ива и болотное чудище
Семья Ивы только-только переехала в новый город. Родители много времени проводят в больнице, где лежит младший брат девочки, заняты своими взрослыми делами, и лишь Чуйка, верный щенок, всегда рядом. И вдруг его похищают! Спасая друга, Ива попадает в Дикий Край. Странные вещи происходят в этом мире, полном тайн и населенном удивительными существами.
Хватит ли у тебя смелости вместе с Ивой войти в этот край? Переступив его границу, ты изменишься навсегда…
Книга 2. Ива и яйцо дракона
Покой Дикого Края нарушен! Ива и ее друзья сталкиваются с враждебным кланом Древесных Бойцов, защищают Речной Лагерь и обнаруживают Владения Дракона.
Хватит ли у тебя смелости войти в Дикий Край? Переступив его границу, ты изменишься навсегда…
Для детей младшего школьного возраста.

Present day: Semira doesn't know where to call home. She and her mother came to England when she was four years old, brought across the desert and the sea by a man who has complete control. Always moving on, always afraid of being caught, she longs for freedom.
1891: Hen knows exactly where to call home. Her stifling mother makes sure of that. But her Aunt Kitty is opening her eyes to a whole new world. A world of animal rights, and votes for women, and riding bicycles! Trapped in a life of behaving like a lady, she longs for freedom.
When Semira discovers Hen's diary, she finds the inspiration to be brave, to fight for her place in the world, and maybe even to uncover the secrets of her own past

Joe has always loved the moorlands above his home: the wildness, the freedom, the peace. But since his father died, everything has changed, and the moors are no longer a place of refuge. Now the whole community is divided over the fate of the hen harriers that nest up there in the heather - and Joe is stuck right in the middle, with a choice to make, and a huge secret to keep. Joe can't do what's right for everyone. But can he find the strength to fight for what he really believes in? Expert storyteller Gill Lewis presents a beautiful tale of loss, expectation, and change - with an important and thought-provoking environmental message.

The majestic Osprey is an endangered bird that hasn’t been seen in Scotland for years, so when Iona McNair locates an Osprey nest, she’s desperate to keep the bird safe from poachers. She shares her secret with her classmate Callum, and the two become friends as they work to save the Osprey they’ve named Isis. They’re able to get the bird tagged by a preservationist, but after Isis flies to Africa for the winter, her signal becomes stagnant, then lost. Spurred by a promise to Iona, who has fallen ill, Callum is determined to track and save Isis, and a leap of faith and the magic of e-mail connects him with a girl in Gambia who can help him make good—in more ways than one.
Set against the dramatic landscapes of Scotland and West Africa, this is a timeless tale of hope and friendship—a heartwarming novel infused with the beauty of nature.