We don't stop at any towns for days and days. We just keep going down the river. This is the story of Huckleberry Finn and his adventures on the Mississippi River. Huck's father kidnaps him from his new life with a kind old lady called Widow Douglas, and hides him in a hut. Huck escapes and goes down the river. He meets Jim, a black slave, and they travel down the river together. We read about their adventures and troubles, and how they meet Tom Sawyer again. Vocabulary Areas: Home, Family, Nature, Colours, Clothing. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, ... |
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Pollyanna comes to live with her Aunt Polly. Pollyanna always looks for the good in life and she helps her new friends to be happy again, but not her aunt! Will Aunt Polly learn to be happy? Pollyanna is eleven when she comes to live with her Aunt Polly, after her father dies. Life isn't easy for Pollyanna. Her aunt is a difficult, cold woman and everyone in this small, American town is sad! But Pollyanna is good at making friends, and she always finds something to be happy about. Soon the people in the town start to change - until there is only one person who doesn't know how to be happy. Vocabulary areas: ... |
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Step back in time to experience the adventures of a group of people to Canterbury in this stunning reconstruction of 14th Century England. In 1387, a group of people went to Canterbury. On their way, they told stories. The stories were exciting and interesting. They helped the group to enjoy their time travelling. But these stories do not only tell us about the past. They are stories that anybody can read and enjoy today. And they are stories that can teach us many things, about love, about friendship, and about life. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present, states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, Past ... |
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Hello! My name is Black Beauty. And I'm a horse. I have an interesting story to tell you. I want to tell you about my life. My story starts with my mother, who taught me many things. And, when I close my eyes, I can still see all of my old friends standing together under the apple tree. Oh how I loved my first home! And then Earlshall, and then... but wait, I can't tell you my story here. Read it, and you will find out what happens to me. Vocabulary areas: Nature, Weather, Family, Animals, Colours, Food & Drink. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, ... |
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One day, while Hank Morgan is working, a man attacks him and hits him on the head. When Hank wakes up he is in sixth century England. He is at the Court of King Arthur where he meets the Knights of the Round Table and Queen Guenever. Thanks to his superior knowledge, Hank soon becomes the King's chief minister and plans to modernise the country, but things do not always go according to plan... Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court in the novel who tells the story of Hank organ, the boss of a factory in late 19th century Connecticut, who awakens to find himself transported back in time to ... |
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Three children and their mother move to a new home because their father gets sent away. They are sad at the beginning of their new life, but they make a new friend along the way and live a lot of adventures. The three children go to live in the country. Their house is near a train station. They go there with their mother. But their father isn't there. The train station is an exciting place. Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis are always there. And they do a lot of exciting things. Vocabulary areas: Love, Feelings, Family, Trains, Nature. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in ... |
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This isn't going to stop us! We're definitely going to find Wills! No one knows where Wills has gone - and his best friends, the twins Harry and Camilla - are very worried. Last time they saw him, Wills was with the Black Hand Gang - and he looked extremely unhappy! Luckily, Wills has left the twins lots of clues to follow - maybe they'll find him soon. You can solve the mystery, you can find Wills. You'll discover his fantastic inventions too! Vocabulary areas: Friends and enemies, family and community members, places, problem solving, describing places. Grammar and Structure: Present simple, Present ... |
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One day, in Canada, an eleven year old girl, Anne, arrives at Green Gables. She is going to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, who are brother and sister. But Anne does not know that Matthew and Marilla want a boy and not a girl. The bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Vocabulary areas: Home, School, Family, Nature, Colours, Clothing. Grammar and Structure: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, Past Simple: finished actions, Future forms: Present, Continuous, going to, will, Can: ability, Could: ability, Must: obligation, Have to: necessity, Will: offers, ... |
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Без слънце никога няма да има достатъчно храна за всички ни. Лиля все още си спомня слънцето, но в нейния свят то отдавна не съществува. Там хората познават единствено дъжда и мрака. Тя живее сама с дядо си, който единствен носи плодове и зеленчуци в селото. Един ден той забравя обяда си вкъщи и когато отива да му го занесе в парника, Лиля разкрива тайна, която ще промени всичко. Скрита пътека я отвежда в забранената гора, където не стъпва никое дете. Но Лиля не е като другите деца, тя превъзмогва страха и навлиза между мрачните дървета. А в края на пътя я чака свят, който я повлича в огромно приключение. Тя трябва да ... |
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Потопете се в Тъмните изкуства с този ексклузивен комплект, който съдържа джобна книга, изпълнена с факти и уникални прозрения за тъмната страна на филмите за Хари Потър, както и колекционерска емайлирана брошка с Тъмната следа. Джобната книжка е отпечатана в пълноцветен печат и поставена в кутия със сатенена отметка. Тази книга за Тъмните изкуства е изпълнена с интересни факти и уникални детайли за тъмната страна на филмите за Хари Потър - от основни проклятия и заклятия до тъмни създания като василиска и самия Тъмния лорд. Комплектът включва светеща в тъмното емайлирана брошка с Тъмната следа, която може да се носи ... |
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Потопете се в Тъмните изкуства с този ексклузивен комплект, който съдържа джобна книга, изпълнена с факти и уникални прозрения за тъмната страна на филмите за Хари Потър, както и колекционерска емайлирана брошка с Тъмната следа. Джобната книжка е отпечатана в пълноцветен печат и поставена в кутия със сатенена отметка. Тази книга за Тъмните изкуства е изпълнена с интересни факти и уникални детайли за тъмната страна на филмите за Хари Потър - от основни проклятия и заклятия до тъмни създания като василиска и самия Тъмния лорд. Комплектът включва светеща в тъмното емайлирана брошка с Тъмната следа, която може да се носи ... |
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Truyan Saigas didn't choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost at sea, it's up to her to support her mother and two younger sisters. A gifted art forger, Tru has the unique ability to paint the future, but even such magic is not enough to put her family back together again, or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother’s gambling debts. Left with few options, Tru agrees to a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord. He offers a fresh start for her mother and sisters and elusive answers about her father's disappearance, but in exchange, she must join him in his ... |
