Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter "H". Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Fairy tales are written both to entertain and to educate. Published in the shadow of the First World War, F. A. Steel's retellings of forty-one English fairy tales form a classic collection of stories, ranging from the familiar - "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Little Red Riding-Hood" and "The Three Little Pigs" - to the perhaps less well known - "The Black Bull of Norroway", "Nix Nought Nothing" and "The Red Ettin". Originally published in 1918, it reflects the nationalistic concerns of the period. ... |
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As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able ... |
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Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. ... |
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The Enriched Collection. ... Сборникът Folk Tales & Fables From Bulgaria на ИК Виа Летера съдържа четиридесет и шест известни и обичани български народни приказки и басни, подбрани и преведени на английски език. Разделени са в три раздела - Народна мъдрост, Вълшебни приказки, Басни с животни. Приказките са преведени на лесен и достъпен английски език и са подходящо четиво не само за деца, но и за цялото семейство. Сборникът е особено популярен сред малки и големи читатели, които живеят в чужбина и ползват българския език като втори. Надяваме се книгата да намери своите читатели сред всички, които се чувстват свързани ... |
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How do you make little children fall in love with a book? How about giving them the chance to choose what will happen inside? The opportunity for a child and a parent to play together and make the decisions that will shape the fairy tale is something you will not find anywhere else. The book sparks the imagination of children with nearly a 100 ways to be read and helps them understand how their choices shape their reality with 20 different endings. In only four years, The Big Adventure of the Little Gremlin went through 8 reprints and received 7 nominations and awards. ... |
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The last kids may have escaped the forbidden fortress by the skin of their teeth, but there isn't much to celebrate. Thrull has what he needs to complete the Tower, Rezzoch will most certainly come to Earth, and the world as they know it will cease to exist. Except Jack's Cosmic Hand is now even more powerful than he realized, and it might just be able to stop the inevitable from happening. To get the answers he seeks, he'll need to travel farther than he's ever been. He must go... to the monster dimension! You can also find the book in Bulgarian - Последните деца на Земята и чудовищното измерение. ... |
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Dieci luoghi del mondo che lasciano senza fiato: paesaggi naturali, antiche montagne, deserti, fiumi, lagune ghiacciate e templi. Vere meraviglie del mondo. Ci sono dei luoghi nel mondo dove la natura e gli esseri viventi si rispettano e, insieme, formano paesaggi meravigliosi. Sono luoghi che tutti vorremmo visitare, perché hanno in sé una grande bellezza e ci ricordano che la storia, l'arte e la natura possono vivere in armonia. Ecco quindi un viaggio tra dieci meravigliosi luoghi nei cinque continenti del mondo. Sillabo: Pronomi relativi, Pronomi e aggettivi indefiniti, Complementi indiretti, Aggettivi e ... |
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After saving the Sea, Barclay and his fellow apprentices are eager to take part in a new kind of adventure - the Symposium, a set of courses that all apprentices of the Lore Keeper Guild need to pass before they can take their licensing exam. Barclay is excited to travel to the Desert to study at the University of Al Faradh, the most respected school in all the Wilderlands, and to reunite with the new friends he made at the Sea. He's slightly less excited about the Tourney, the traditional, good-natured prank war between the various apprentice tracks. As an Elsie, he's pretty sure he'll have enough on his ... |
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Something is wrong at the Sea. The weeping tide, a carnivorous algae bloom, is eating up all the fish. Beasts are terrorizing the nearby Elsewheres. And Lochmordra, the Legendary Beast, is rising at random and swallowing ships whole. Barclay's teacher, the famous Guardian Keeper Runa Rasgar, has been summoned to investigate, and as her apprentice, Barclay gets to join too. But Runa's nemesis has also been called to the Sea, and he's brought apprentices of his own. When the not-so-friendly competition between them grows fierce, it's Barclay the only one from the Elsewheres who cant seem to keep up. The ... |
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The festive season isn't always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this year's going to be harder than most. I used to think that difficult was better than boring, but I know better now... I'm not going to think about the past few months, about Charlie and me, and all of the sad. I'm going to block it all out Just for today. "Happy Christmas," I say. With special bonus content - a Twelve Days of Nick and Charlie holiday sequence of illustrations by Alice Oseman. A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic ... |
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The sequel to Little Women. ... Three years have passed since the events narrated in Little Women, and the four March sisters are approaching adulthood, with all its accompanying challenges and expectations. Meg is preparing for her wedding, Beth continues to struggle with her health, Jo is more than ever devoting herself to literature and Amy is about to go on a tour of Europe with her aunt. Their experiences, hopes and ambitions are set in counterpoint to each other, until the whole family is brought together by tragedy and misfortune. Following on the immediate commercial success of Little Women, Good Wives completes ... |
