Natalie Babbitt
Author
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family's property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older. But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks' secret-and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack Plank started out to be a pirate. His shipmates all liked him, and their ship, the Avarice, was certainly very beautiful. But after a while it was clear that he wasn't much good at plundering. He just didn't have the knack for it. So what to do? Jack did the only thing he could do-- he went ashore to look for another line of work. The town was called Saltwash, and he had a lot of helpful advice from the people in Mrs. DelFresno's boardinghouse....
Author
Pub. Date
[1989]
Physical Desc
141 pages ; 20 cm
Language
EspaƱol
Description
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xiii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this collection of essays and speeches written over the course of four decades, the beloved author of Tuck Everlasting explores what it was like to be a 'little dog' in the literary world, continually being asked to explain her choice to create books for young readers instead of doing something more serious for adults. Assembled by the author before her death, these pieces range far and wide in subject matter, from issues of responsibility when...
10) Tuck everlasting
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide.
Language
English
Description
Young Winnie Foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and her domineering mother, escapes into the woods only toget lost. Her magical summer begins when she meets Jesse Tuck. Jesse is full of life and adventure and Winnie falls in love. The Tuck family has a powerful secret-- a spring that holds the magic of everlasting life. Now Winnie must choose whether she wants to live life as she knows it or drink from the spring.