Retold by Janet Hardy-Gould . ... Hercules is the strongest man in the world, but one day he does something very bad. The priestess at Delphi tells him: "The gods are angry with you. For twelve years you must work for King Eurystheus, and do twelve tasks for him. When you finish, the gods can forgive your crime." Some tasks are easier, and some tasks are more difficult. Can Hercules finish all twelve of them? And what happens when he does? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and ... |
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Bud the mouse loves to play in the mud, but Mum is angry when he comes home muddy. Then the sun comes out and the mud goes away, so Bud finds another game to play in the second story. "The Explorers Phonics" bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. They focus on how reading works, so children are able to read new texts and pronounce new words more easily. "The Explorers Phonics" complement the "Macmillan English Explorers" and can also be used alongside any other reading program. "Macmillan Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme ... |
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Земята е пренаселена, а природните ѝ ресурси намаляват. Тринайсетгодишният Ари се грижи за болното си братче Йони. Двамата играят на нова и особено трудна компютърна игра - Кеплер62, която малцина са способни да превъртят. Никой не знае какво ще се случи с преминалите последното ниво - и дали Кеплер не е нещо повече от просто игра. Започва щуро приключение. Една затрогваща история, в която се разказва за извънземни приключения, за тъмни кроежи, за вирус, приятелство и избавление. Известните детски писатели Тимо Парвела (Финландия) и Бьорн Суртлан (Норвегия) заедно с финландския илюстратор Паси Питкянен (един от ... |
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For thousands of years the dead body of the young king Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in the autumn of 1922, Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door. These are exciting times, and Carter's young helper Tariq tells the story in his diary. But soon people begin to die. Who or what is the killer? Is Tutankhamun angry with them for opening his tomb? And who is the beautiful French girl with the face of Tutankhamun's long-dead wife? 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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Packed with doodles and cartoons, this is the wry, witty and very funny diary of Norse god Loki and the trials of being trapped on Earth as a weedy eleven-year-old boy. After one prank too many, trickster god Loki is banished to live as a "normal" school boy. If he can show moral improvement within one month, then Loki can return to Asgard... and if he can't? Then it's eternity in a pit of angry snakes. To keep track of his progress, Odin has handed over this magical diary in which Loki is forced to confess the truth. (Even when that truth is as ugly as a naked mole-rat.) As if moral improvement and ... |
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The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de Canterville is a ghost. He has lived in his house for hundreds of years. His job is to terrify the people who stay there. Then Mr. Otis, an American, buys the house. And the ghost is angry - he cannot frighten the Otis family. The Model Millionaire Hughie Erskine loves Laura Merton. But Hughie is poor and he cannot marry her. Then one day he meets a beggar and all his wishes come true. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Mr. Podgers can read people's hands. Mr. Podgers reads Lord Arthur Savile's hand a party. What will Lord Arthur's future be? This book is in ... |
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H. G. Wells skilfully combines tension, wit and terror in The Invisible Man, a masterpiece of science fiction. Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. A mysterious stranger arrives at a rural Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The ... |
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Време е за сън, но малкото агънце не иска да спи. Предпочита да си играе с кубчета или да плете топли чорапки от вълна. Ще успеят ли мама и татко да го убедят най-накрая да си легне? Спинкай, агънце е очарователна история със забавни илюстрации, която ще се превърне в една от любимите книжки за лека нощ на вашето дете и ще му помогне да заспи, без да брои овце."Весела книжка за ежедневната битка за съня, която ще се хареса както на децата, така и на техните родители." Kirkus Reviews Луси Рут Къминс е автор и илюстратор на детски книги. Работи като арт директор в импринта на Simon & Schuster за детско- ... |
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"Привет, аз съм бисквитка. Живея в една пекарна на ъгъла, близо до реката. Заповядай, влез! Добре дошъл в нашата малка общност. Тук всички си помагаме и се подкрепяме. Страхотно, нали? Днес животът ми е прекрасен. Но пътят ми дотук невинаги е бил лек. Когато бях малка бисквитка, не можех да си представя, че някога ще се впиша сред останалите сладкиши. Чувствах се така, сякаш съм замесена от друго тесто. Дълго време не смеех да се обадя или да споделя идеите си с другите. Изобщо не се чувствах като умна бисквитка. Исках да бъда бисквитка, която знае отговорите на всички въпроси, бисквитка, която е уверена, бисквитка, ... |
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Two dark comedies with ghost/mystery themes which are set around the period of the American War of Independence. Ichabod Crane is the hero of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Peculiar-looking and socially inept, this schoolmaster is a joke to the people of Sleepy Hollow as he tries to win the love of the beautiful daughter of a rich farmer." - The horseman's head still lies somewhere on the battlefield - the people of Sleepy Hollow said. – Every night, he rides back to the battlefield to look for it. One dark night, Ichabod Crane - the village schoolmasters - saw the Headless Horseman. Or did he?" From the book ... |
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The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by classicist, writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships and host of her own BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics. Paris, a Trojan prince, wins Helen as his prize for judging a ... |
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Break the bonds that bind you."King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His. The thing about being confined is that you believe it's to keep the bad out... Until you realize it's about keeping you in. I'm now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won't sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there's something that's bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark. Something angry. But the last thing I expected was for my anger to call out to him. King Ravinger. He's sinister and powerful and entirely too seductive. I've ... |
