Books by Eleanor H. Porter

As soon as Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she begins to brighten up everybody's life. The 'glad game' she plays, of finding a silver lining in every cloud, transforms the sick, the lonely and the plain miserable - until one day something so terrible happens that even Pollyanna doesn't know how ot feel glad about it.

Pollyanna se vê obrigada a ir morar em Boston, longe de sua amada tia. Acolhida pela triste senhora Carew, ela percebe que as pessoas da cidade grande estão sempre fechadas e não gostam muito de conversar... Solitária mas sorridente, Pollyanna não se deixa abater e logo descobre como liberar a senhora Carew de sua infelicidade!Esta obra repleta de otimismo e alegria também contagiou o cinema e a televisão através da adaptação clássica dos estúdios Disney em 1960, estrelando Hayley Mills, e da telenovela do SBT "As Aventuras de Poliana" (2018), com Sophia Valverde.Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920), foi uma romancista estadunidense famosa por suas obras de literatura infantojuvenil. Originalmente cantora, essa contadora de histórias obteve um sucesso imediato quando publicou as aventuras da órfã Pollyanna, que inspirou os estúdios Disney em 1960 e a televisão brasileira através da telenovela "As Aventuras de Poliana" (2018), estrelando Sophia Valverde.

Pollyanna är en ung flicka som får flytta in hos sin rika och ytterst stränga moster när hennes far dör. Genom sin optimism och okuvliga tro på andra människors goda avsikter får hon inte bara sin bittra moster, utan även hela staden, att må bra och se ljust på framtiden.Eleanor Emily Porter, född Hodgman, (1868–1920), var en amerikansk författarinna som skrev femton romaner och ett tjugotal noveller, främst barnböcker och kärleksromaner.

A heartwarming tale that has become one of the most loved children's stories of all time, Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 bestseller - here presented with illustrations by Kate Hindley - is a beautiful story with a powerful moral message.

THE COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED TEXT'Most generally there is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it'When her father dies, Pollyanna is sent to live with her stern Aunt Polly.

Pollyanna's story of how cheerfulness can conquer adversity has made this one of the most popular children's books every written. This edition includes the sequal, Pollyanna Grows Up.

CD: American English

Her crippled legs cured, Pollyanna takes her glad heart to cheer new friends in Boston before travelling to Europe with Aunt Polly and Dr chilton. But growing up brings sorrows as well as joys, and when she returns after six years, with Dr Chilton dead and Aunt Polly fallen on hard times, even Pollyanna has trouble maintaining her usual cheerful outlook.