How Geographers, Pharmacists, Novelists, Plant Hunters, War Correspondents, Engineers, Medical Men & Tourists Discovered & Experienced Nineteenth-Century Bulgaria. What Western and Central Europeans did, saw and experienced in nineteenth-century Bulgaria is the subject of this book. Most of them came from France, Great Britain, the German states and the Austrian Empire, others from Belgium, Denmark or Switzerland. For reasons still to be given, special emphasis is placed on German-speaking visitors to Bulgaria and their writings. Their story has never been told in any comprehensive way in a Western language, and it is ... |
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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. People love and need animals. They keep them in their homes and on their farms. They enjoy going to zoos, and watching animals on films and on TV. Little children love to play with toy animals. But people are a great danger to animals too. They take their land, and cut down the trees where animals have their homes. ... |
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Юго, 17-годишен парижанин, живее от няколко месеца в Брюксел. Трудно му е да се адаптира. Освен това отношенията с баща му не винаги вървят гладко. И определено разходката из града, организирана от колега на баща му, няма да разреши проблемите му. Дали в крайна сметка той ще съумее да оцени новия си живот? "24 heures" е юношеска приключенска поредица, която включва: културни щрихи, които разказват за градовете и регионите; забавни дейности, които разкриват смисъла на историята; визуален речник, който обогатява езиковата култура; терминологичен речник с превод на английски, немски, испански и италиански ... |
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When darkness falls, heroes rise... ... If everything was taken from you, what would you do to get it back? Agatha patrols the sea wall with pride, despite those in her clan who question her right to be there, because of the condition she was born with. Jaime is a reluctant Angler, full of self-doubt and afraid of the sea. When disaster strikes, the pair must embark on a terrifying journey to a land where forgotten magic and dark secrets lurk in every shadow..."A brave new voice in fantasy fiction" Sally Green, author of "Half Bad" ... |
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An official Stranger Things novel. Before Hawkins... New York City was Hopper's beat. ... His last big case before everything changed... Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is a quiet first Christmas with his adopted daughter, but when Eleven finds a cardboard box marked "New York", the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why has he never talked about New York? New York City, 1977. Returning from Vietnam to his young family and a new beat as an NYPD detective, Hopper soon slips back into civilian life. But after shadowy federal agents show up ... |
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The UK and US No. 1 bestseller. Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. ... From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day? In pursuit ... |
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...because everyone deserve a fresh start. ... Smart and funny Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things The first step was learning to read, but if she really wants to turn her life around, Maggsie is going to have to trust other people - and that might just be the hardest lesson she’s ever faced... Small and dyslexic, with a short fuse, bad teeth, a prison record and something to prove, Marguerite McNaughton - Maggsie - doesn't need anybody or anything, thank you very much. She's more than capable of looking after herself. She's also about to discover that everyone needs someone, sometimes. Even her. ... |
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From the genius of New York Times bestselling author David Levithan, author of Every Day, Marly's Ghost and co-author of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, comes a collection of short stories (tracks) celebrating love in all of its wonderful, life-affirming and at times heart-breaking forms. It's the perfect collection for Valentine's Day. A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush. An extraordinary "snow day" that changes two lives forever. A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist "A". 19 Love Songs was born from Levithan' ... |
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Моргана заминава на почивка с баща си за пръв път след развода на родителите ѝ. Но тя никак не се разбира с него и денят започва зле... Ще ѝ помогне ли откриването на този мистериозен регион да се помири с баща си? "24 heures" е юношеска приключенска поредица, която включва: културни щрихи, които разказват за градовете и регионите; забавни дейности, които разкриват смисъла на историята; визуален речник, който обогатява езиковата култура; терминологичен речник с превод на английски, немски, испански и италиански език; драматизирани откъси за четене и отговори на основните упражнения, достъпни ... |
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The Enriched Collection. ... Myths & Legends from Bulgaria. The Enriched Collection е книга, която ви кани да се гмурнете надълбоко в далечни незапомнени времена и в истории, които са пропътували огромно разстояние през вековете, за да достигнат до нас. Сборникът съдържа седемдесет и шест митове и легенди от всички кътчета на страната, обхващайки период от неясната античност до обичаите и поверията, оцелели до наши дни. Историите в книгата са подбрани от разнообразни източници, както български, така и чужди. Авторката се е опитала да ги раздели на четири части - Митове от древния свят, Легенди за създаването на света, ... |
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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. What does the world look like from the moon?. How do our bodies work?. Is it possible for people to fly?. Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall?. How can we have cleaner cities?. All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was one of the great thinkers of all time, and ... |
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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. Some call it football, some call it soccer, and to others it's "the beautiful game". By any name, it's a sport with some fascinating stories. There is murder in Colombia, and a game that lasts for two days where many players never see the ball. There's the French writer who learnt ... |
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