Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the evils of slavery to the consciences and hearts of the American people by its moving portrayal of slave experience. 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 has an afterword by Pat Righelato. Harriet Beecher Stowe shows us in scenes of great dramatic power the human effects of a system in which slaves were property - the break up of families, the struggles for freedom, and the horrors of ... |
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Uncle Jack is reading a book in the garden. Jim and his sisters are playing with a ball. Grumpy the dog begins to bark. He wants to show them something... Uncle Jack, Grumpy, Daisy and May look into the next door garden. It's incredible! There are two baby meerkats in a cage and they are crying! They come from the Kalahari Desert! Uncle Jack decides to take them home. It's the beginning of a great adventure! Vocabulary areas: Animals, nature, feelings, town. Grammar and Structures: Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + ing, Verb + infinitive, Could, Must for obligation, Shall for obligation, Adverbs: ... |
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Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. They're off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all winter, as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place far from the sea. In this hilarious story you will learn something about the habits of the Emperor Penguins and follow Uncle Jack and the others in their race against time to help the penguins to the place where they lay their eggs. Vocabulary areas: Weather, food, physical description. Grammar and Structures: Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + infinitive, Verb + -ing, Adverbs, Can / can't, Must / mustn' ... |
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Have you ever seen a sloth? Jim and his brother and sister meet one in this adventure in the Amazon Rainforest. This is a story of how they team up with Slowly, the Sloth and his friends, helped by Uncle Jack, his daughter Dr Silver and some Amazon Indians to save their habitat. Vocabulary areas: The world around us, family, the body. Grammar and Structures: Present, Present continuous, Past verb + ing, Infinitive of purpose, Comparatives, Adverbs, Let's..., Must for obligation, Should for advice, Question words: What... How... Topic: Adventure, Protecting our environment, Solidarity. Level: Beginner A1.1. ... |
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"Моят чичо Осуалд" е роман за възрастни от Роалд Дал. Главен герой е чичо Осуалд - персонаж, изиграл главна роля в два от предишните разкази на автора. Познавач, бонвиван, колекционер на паяци, скорпиони и бастуни, любител на операта, експерт по китайски порцелан, прелъстител на жени и без съмнение, най-големият развратник на всички времена. Младият Осуалд открива най-силния афродизиак на света - т.нар. "суданска муха", и с приготвените таблетки за потентност, срещу добро заплащане, успява да се замогне. Планът на Осуалд е да продава на добра цена семенна течност на жени, които биха искали да имат ... |
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Как да си купим крава? И защо да я купуваме, ако с млякото й ще трябва да я изплащаме? И въобще защо за да купим, първо трябва да продадем? И кого да продадем?... И защо не можем да намерим на никоя карта селцето Простоквашино, което си има дори собствен пощальон? Ето такива и още стотици други въпроси вълнуват непрестанно героите в тази повест - приказка, която отдавна е прекрачила границата между авторска творба и фолклорна легенда. За чичо Фьодор и неговите неразделни приятели говорещия котарак Матроскин и кучето Шарик, за селото Простоквашино и пощальона Печкин има три мултипликационни филма, има клубове на ... |
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The only way to secure her dream is to marry a handsome stranger... When Rose and Jack meet, she has just lost her uncle, and with him her dream of owning a coffee shop. Rose wanted nothing more than to open a café in her uncle's building. But her uncle's will is clear - the building goes to Rose's husband. Not to her. Then, his lawyer, Jack, offers an unusual solution... she can marry him. She'll get the café and he'll get the building. For some reason, Rose agrees. It might be a marriage of convenience but it's anything but simple. Despite it being his idea, Jack is unbearably surly... ... |
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Retold by Silvana Sardi. ... The novel has attracted the admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James and Jorge Luis Borges. Kidnapped is an adventure story set in Scotland in the 18th century about a young man, David Balfour. After his father dies, David leaves his quiet, hometown in search of a new life at the house of Shaws. However, he immediately runs into danger at the hands of his cruel uncle Ebenezer and his adventures start here. He gets caught up with criminals but also makes friends with Alan Breck, a wild Highlander, who helps him as he tries to cross the Scottish Highlands. Will David manage to return ... |
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Born into a poor family, Fanny Price is raised amid the daunting splendour of Mansfield Park by her rich uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram. Treated as an inferior by most of the family, Fanny forms a close attachment to her cousin Edmund, the only person to show her kindness. With the departure of her uncle to the West Indies and the arrival from London of the fashionable Henry and Mary Crawford, flirtation and romantic intrigue abound. As Fanny becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the conduct of her companions, she finds herself isolated and forced to face the conflict between her sense of integrity and social expectation. ... |
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Към учебника за включени онлайн упражнения и забавна книжка. ... Забавни и приятни занимания за актуализирания формат на изпита Cambridge English Young Learners - YLE, в сила от Януари 2018г. Книжка 2 от поредицата Storyfun предлага пълноцветен материал за подготовка за ниво Cambridge English: Starters. Книжката съдържа 8 истории в илюстрации, придружени от забавни дейности. Включени са песни и въпроси по формата на изпита, които упражняват граматиката, лексиката и уменията, необходими за съответното ниво. Допълнителни проекти и упражнения за говорене осигуряват възможност за разширена подготовка. Home Fun Booklet - ... |
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Until I met Juniper, nothing was ever the same again. The summer of 1955 has the makings of being the worst summer ever. My dad has packed me off to my aunt and uncle's place in small town Alabama. Why is this so terrible, you ask? Because my racist neighbors have made it crystal clear how unwelcome I am. Now for its only saving grace: enter Juniper Jones - kind, open, accepting and a complete enigma to me. Together, we might just be invincible. ... |
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Bedtime stories based on your favorite episodes. Come one, come all on this multi-narrative collection of "Gravity Falls" stories! Perfect for fans new and old, this collection of tales consist of Dipper and Mabel’s recollections of the adventures they shared visiting their Uncle Stan’s Mystery Shack. The Gravity Falls twist? Each retelling is accompanied by a short "Grunkle Stan" version of the same story, written from his gruff, humorous perspective. Readers have the choice of reading the Dipper and Mabel version, the Grunkle Stan version, or both! ... |
