Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Text adaptation by Susan Kingsley . ... "You said that you wanted danger, didn't you?" says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. And he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them. Will they return alive? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive ... |
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Retold by John Escott . ... The men and the woman in this book - William Tell, Tom Blood, Lord Bao, King Matthias, Johnny Appleseed, and Lady Godiva - are all real people from history. But every time someone tells an old story, they change things in it, to make them bigger, better, and more exciting. So what is true in this book and what is not? Read all six of the stories, and see what you think. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes ... |
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Based on the story of Oscar Wilde . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The Happy Prince is a beautiful golden statue high up on a column in the city. Everyone loves him. He feels sad about the city's poor people, but what can he do? He can't leave his column. Then the swallow arrives, and helps the Happy Prince to do many good things. But what about the swallow's dream of flying to Egypt? And what does the Mayor do when the Happy Prince loses all his gold? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With ... |
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Retold by Judith Dean. ... In a city in Arabia there lives a boy called Aladdin. He is poor and often hungry, but one day he finds an old lamp. When he rubs the lamp, smoke comes out of it, and then out of the smoke comes a magical jinnee. With the jinnee's help, Aladdin is soon rich, with gold and jewels and many fine things. But can he win the love of the Sultan's daughter, the beautiful Princess Badr-al-Budur? Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 5.240 ... |
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This gorgeous paperback bind-up includes "Shadow Me" and "Reveal Me", the third and fourth novellas in the series, both in print for the first time ever. ... In "Shadow Me", Juliette is still reeling from Warner's betrayal, and Kenji is trying to balance his friendship with her with his responsibilities as a leader of the resistance against the Reestablishment. Things get even more interesting when an unexpected person from Omega Point's past surfaces. Reveal Me brings readers back to the Shatter Me world one last time before the final novel installment in the series hits shelves in ... |
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Тя би могла да остане в паметта на съвременниците си просто като жена на Мережковски, но изминава пътя си като Зинаида Гипиус - писателка, критичка, поетеса, провъзгласила веднъж епатиращото: "Обичам себе си като бога...". И в Петербург, където живее почти трийсет години, и по-късно, в емиграция, тя заема особено място, оставайки постоянно в центъра на литературния живот. Наричат я декадентска Мадона, сатанеса, вещица, силфида, жива легенда. В емиграция тя написва книга за своите съвременници, събратя по занаят; книга за миналото, което за нея никога няма да е приключило. Тъй като в паметта ѝ всичко ... |
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В "Слънчевата ферма" под оня хълм, на който расте Голямата гора, живеят палавото кученце Бобо, котето Тим и техните приятели - прасенцето Оги, зайчето Еди и мишлето Пип. Те са весели и любопитни хлапета, които, макар и малки, съвсем не са за подценяване, когато се случи беда. Всеки техен ден е ново приключение. Нищо, дори оградата на фермата, не може да спре стремежа им постоянно да откриват нови неща за света. А когато отиват на излет в Голямата гора, пред тях се открива съвсем нов и странен свят - дивата природа с нейните непознати обитатели. Непознати, но не много различни. Почти братовчеди. А това е напълно ... |
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В "Слънчевата ферма" под оня хълм, на който расте Голямата гора, живеят палавото кученце Бобо, котето Тим и техните приятели - прасенцето Оги, зайчето Еди и мишлето Пип. Те са весели и любопитни хлапета, които, макар и малки, съвсем не са за подценяване, когато се случи беда. Всеки техен ден е ново приключение. Нищо, дори оградата на фермата, не може да спре стремежа им постоянно да откриват нови неща за света. А когато отиват на излет в Голямата гора, пред тях се открива съвсем нов и странен свят - дивата природа с нейните непознати обитатели. Непознати, но не много различни. Почти братовчеди. А това е ... |
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"Пожар във фермата" е четвъртата книжка от поредицата "Слънчевата ферма" на издателство "Златното пате". ... В "Слънчевата ферма" под оня хълм, на който расте Голямата гора, живеят палавото кученце Бобо, котето Тим и техните приятели - прасенцето Оги, зайчето Еди и мишлето Пип. Те са весели и любопитни хлапета, които, макар и малки, съвсем не са за подценяване, когато се случи беда. Всеки техен ден е ново приключение. Нищо, дори оградата на фермата, не може да спре стремежа им постоянно да откриват нови неща за света. А когато отиват на излет в Голямата гора, пред тях се ... |
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George Orwell wrote extensively about English life and politics and this selection of essays and journalism brings together some of his most provocative and insightful writing on England and Englishness. Orwell's interests were broad. He often wrote about everyday concerns such as transport, food and the weather. Turning to social issues, he exposed the plight of the poor and the unemployed. He dissected the idea of nationalism and he examined the failings of the Left. What emerges from his acute observation of English rituals, habits and attitudes is his belief that these are the very things with which the English ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Come with us to London - a city as old as the Romans, and as new as the twenty-first century. There are places to go - from Oxford Street to Westminster Abbey, from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to Wimbledon Tennis Club. And things to do - ride on the London Eye, visit the markets, go to the theatre, ... |
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A fantastic first book of feelings that introduces little ones to a wide range of emotions. Why are the animals happy? What has made them feel sad? What do you feel excited about? We feel happy when reading our favourite book. We feel calm when we have a bath. We feel excited when we go to a party. "We Feel Happy" is the perfect book for starting a conversation about feelings with children. The animals are experiencing lots of different emotions, from the hippos who are excited to visit their friends to the shark who is grumpy about brushing its teeth. Includes learning hooks such as counting, first words and ... |
