The Wind and the Sun argue about who is the strongest. So the Wind challenges the Sun. Who can make the shepherd take off his coat? Is it better to be strong like the Wind or kind like the Sun? Jack is a shepherd. He lives in the mountains with his two best friends, a brown donkey and a white goat. Life is quiet in the mountains but one day the Wind and the Sun argue about who is the strongest. So who can make the shepherd take off his coat, the Wind or the Sun? One thing is certain: It's better to be kind than unkind. Vocabulary areas: Members of the family, actions, the wood. Grammar and structures: Prepositions of ... |
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It's better to be careful and do things slowly. Harvey the hare thinks he's the fastest and the best at everything! But sometimes it's a good idea to be slow and steady. One day Tilly the tortoise and Harvey the hare have a race. Who do you think wins? Read the story to find out! Grammar and structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Verb + -ing, Can /Can't for ability, Must, Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, Positive imperative forms, Let's, There is / are. 200 Headwords. Level: Beginner A1.1. Illustrated by Andrea Rivola. The book is part of the Young Readers - Stage 2 A1 ... |
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Martha the Mammoth and her prehistoric animal friends are playing happily together in the wood when Martha discovers a baby woolly rhino called Ryan who has lost his mum and dad. While Martha and her friends look after the baby rhino, Bella the butterfly sets off in search of Ryan's parents. The fear of getting lost is one readers of this age will readily relate to and the way the young animals look after the baby rhino and imaginatively solve the problem will delight and amuse children. Vocabulary areas: animals, colours, family, friendship. Grammar and structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Imperatives, ... |
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Do you always try hard to get the things you like and want? Well, this is the story of a lazy fox. Felix the fox doesn't always try hard! Felix is a fox. She's very lazy and never wants to try hard. She's always got an excuse! When she can't do something, Felix blames other things and situations. But be careful! When you want something, you have to try hard to get it. Vocabulary areas: Members of the family, actions, the wood. Grammar and Structures: Prepositions of place, Present simple-positive, negative, question forms - Can / Can't for ability. Topic: Family, Free time. Level: Beginner A1. ... |
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Ant house is small and very nice. In summer it's cool and in winter it's warm. Grasshopper hasn't got a house. She lives outside. She doesn't think about winter. She likes singing! She sings all day! It's very hot in summer but the ant works hard. Grasshopper doesn't like working. She prefers singing. But then winter arrives and it's very cold. Ant has got lots of food. Her house is warm and nice. Grasshopper knocks at the door. She's hungry. She doesn't want to sing and dance now! Vocabulary areas: fruit and vegetables, food, the weather and the seasons. Grammar and structures: ... |
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Two mice are friends. Alfred is a town mouse and Jack is a country mouse. One day Alfred visits Jack in the country. Alfred is very surprised. Jack hasn't got a house. He hasn't got a car. And he eats grass! Alfred wants to show Jack the town. There are shops, houses and restaurants with nice food. But Jack soon finds that the town is dangerous, too! What happens when Jack goes to town? Read and see!"– I'm sorry, Alfred. It's too dangerous here. I want to go home - says Jack. – Would you like some cheese? - asks Alfred. – No, thank you. I want to go home. I've got lots of grass at home - says Jack. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly popular of Aesop's fables in a volume that will delight young and old readers alike. Here are all the age-old favourites - the wily fox, the vain peacock, the predatory cat and the steady tortoise - just as endearingly vivid and relevant now as they were for their very first audience. This elegant "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition of "Aesop's Fables" features illustrations by Arthur Rackham, the leading decorative illustrator of the ... |
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This beautiful gift book presents five of Aesop's most famous moral tales, carefully retold to appeal to young readers. Bright, colourful illustrations are packed with charm and detail to capture the imaginations of younger children. Stories included are The Hare and the Tortoise, The Boy who Cried Wolf, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Ant and the Grasshopper and The Lion and the Mouse. ... |
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Книгата е част от поредицата за детско-юношеска класика - "Златно перо". ... В басните на Езоп - тези кратки разкази с поучителен край - по алегоричен начин се разкриват човешките слабости и недостатъци. Обикновено герои в тях са животните, като всяко олицетворява определен човешки тип: лисицата - хитреца, вълкът - грубияна, магарето - себелюбеца, камилата - наивника и т.н. Езоповите басни - забавни, тъжни и мъдри, се помнят цял живот. ... |
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Наистина е трудно да се определи кои и колко са Езоповите басни. В последните столетия са събрани около 600 текста, претендиращи да са негови творби. Учените, занимаващи се с тази материя, като че ли са склонни да припишат на епохата (не толкова на самия Езоп) около 350-360 басни. Толкова са те и в настоящия превод, изпълнен по второто издание на Емил Шамбри от 1927 год. (Emile Chambry, Fables, Les Belles Lettres, Paris), включващо 358 басни, от които шест бяха отделени в приложението Съмнителни и неавтентични басни поради това, че героите в тях (, Демад) принадлежат към доста по-късна епоха. Към тези шест басни в ... |
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Книжката съдържа едни от най-известните басни на Езоп и великолепни цветни илюстрации към всяка от тях. ... |
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Книгата включва най-известните басни на Езоп, които трябва да прочете всяко дете. ... Това е едно от най-пълните издания с Езопови басни. В него са включени: предговор с биографични данни за баснописеца специфика на творчеството ми над 140 басни с поуки и илюстрации По алегоричен начин в тези басни са разкрити слабостите, пороците и недостатъците сред хората, а в поуките сред тях са посочени начинът и средствата, с които могат да се превъзмогнат те. Басните на Езоп са истинска съкровищница за всички читатели независимо от възрастта. Те учат на мъдрост и възпитават в нравствени ценности и добродетели. ... |
