Taryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she's forgotten so much. Now it's all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister's murder. And something called The Absolute Book. A book in which secrets are written - and which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth. She is the hunted... "The Absolute Book" is a tale of sisters, ancient blood, a forgotten library, murder, revenge and a book that might just have the ... |
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Без крепостта, без семейството, без дом... какво остава? Абсолютният Човек от стомана! След катастрофалните събития в Absolute Power се ражда нова страна на DC вселената - Абсолютната вселена! В един различен, по-мрачен свят Кал-Ел се приземява в отдалечено поле в Канзас - последният оцелял от извънземна планета... но още преди този момент нищо не се развива така, както бихте очаквали. Докато се опитва да оцелее в свят, сякаш обречен да повтаря грешките на унищожения Криптон, той влиза в конфликт с глобалната корпорация Лазарус и нейната експлоататорска програма... и се изправя в ръкопашен бой срещу бруталната ѝ ... |
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В този различен, по-мрачен свят, Даяна от Темискира не е отгледана в рая, а е била заточена в подземния свят като бебе и отгледана от враг. Но мракът и изгнанието не я пречупват - те я каляват, превръщайки я в още по-могъщо оръжие чрез трагедия, опасност и магия. Дълго време лишена от амазонското си наследство, Даяна най-сетне излиза на повърхността. Въоръжена с нови оръжия, изковани в Ада, и с мисия, която клони повече към справедливост, отколкото към мир, тя няма да се спре пред нищо, за да спаси света и да открие мястото си в него - дори ако трябва сама да го извоюва. Носителката на награда Айзнър Кели Томпсън и ... |
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Retold by Sarah Gudgeon. ... Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy. He hasn't got a mum or dad and he lives in a terrible place called the workhouse. One day, he makes the master of the workhouse very angry and his life changes forever... What will happen next to Oliver? Where will he go? Will he find a nice family to live with or will Fagin and his gang of thieves make Oliver stay with them? Read this exciting tale of life in 19th century England and find out! Vocabulary areas: Family and friends, The home, Colours, Food. Grammar and Structures: Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparatives and Superlatives, Conjunctions, Can for ... |
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Без богатството. Без пещерата. Той все още е Абсолютният Тъмен рицар! Запознайте се с Батман както никога досега - с нова, модерна история за произхода, създадена от звездния творчески екип Скот Снайдър и Ник Драгота! Предстои да се разгърне удивителна нова версия на емблематичните герои от вселената на DC! В Абсолютната вселена добре познатите герои са преосмислени от нулата - с коренно различни произходи и обстоятелства, но с онези основни черти, които феновете обичат от десетилетия. Брус Уейн идва от нищото. Той не е наследник на богаташко семейство в Готъм, а син на учителка в държавно училище. Като дете преживява ... |
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Bluebell and his flower fairy friends lose their habitat. Can Matt and Lucy make them happy again? What do you know about flowers? Where do they live? When can you see them? How many petals have they got? Can you eat them? How do they help plants make more plants? Find out about the beautiful, fantastic and funny world of flowers. You can also meet four Flower Fairies and read how two children try to find them a safe home. Vocabulary: Colours-Numbers-The world around us; Parts of the body-Transport; Adjectives for description and feelings. Grammar: Present simple and continuous; This / these; have got for possession; Can ... |
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Martha the Mammoth and her prehistoric animal friends are playing happily together in the wood when Martha discovers a baby woolly rhino called Ryan who has lost his mum and dad. While Martha and her friends look after the baby rhino, Bella the butterfly sets off in search of Ryan's parents. The fear of getting lost is one readers of this age will readily relate to and the way the young animals look after the baby rhino and imaginatively solve the problem will delight and amuse children. Vocabulary areas: animals, colours, family, friendship. Grammar and structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Imperatives, ... |
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She is dreaming about a day at the circus. What would happen if during the night elephants and lions, musicians and entertainers, clowns and ballet dancers came in your little room? The never ending and fascinating show of the circus seen from the eyes of a curious child in a very poetic tale accompanied by artistic illustrations."It's late. Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream. She is dreaming about a day at the circus. In her dream she meets Giggles the clown and Juliet the ballet dancer." From the book Vocabulary areas: Circus, Occupations, Animals. Grammar and Structures: ... |
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Jack is on his summer holidays. He's at the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Alfie is Jack's dog. He's on holiday too! Follow Jack and Alfie in their fun adventures at the beach. Vocabulary areas: At the seaside, colours, clothes. Grammar and Structures: Singular and plural nouns with "s", Possessive form (s), Present simple (positive, negative, interrogative forms), Have got for possession, Can / Can't for ability, Let's... Topic: At the seaside, Free time. Level: Absolute Beginner Pre-A1. Illustrated by Alistar. The book is part of the Young Readers - Stage 1 below A1 series by ... |
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Retold and with Activities by Jane Cadwallader. ... Enjoy two stories from The Wind in the Willows with Mole, Ratty and their friends, Otter and Toad. The Wind in the Willows is a collection of stories about five animal characters: Ratty, Mole, Badger, Otter and Toad. Set in the English countryside, the stories are adventures where friendship, loyalty, and the joy of simple pleasures win the day. Vocabulary: Rooms and furniture; Food; Time; Parts of the body. Grammar: Present simple; Present continuous; Descriptive adjectives; Can for ability; Have got for possessions; Prepositions of place and movement; Question words - ... |
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The small dog has the football! Granny Fixit, can you fix it? Can you get the ball for Paul? This is a story about Granny Fixit and a boy who loses his ball. There's a skateboard chase through the town when a dog, a cat and then a squirrel take the ball. Can Granny Fixit get the ball back for the boy? Vocabulary areas: Sports and leisure, transport, animals, adjectives to describe feelings. Grammar and structures: Present simple, Present progressive, Imperatives, Have for possession, There is / There are, Can for ability, Question words: what? / where? / who?, Conjunctions: and / but. Topic: Friendship, Adventure, ... |
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Retold by Jane Cadwallader. ... Aladdin is a poor boy who plays all day long in the streets with his monkey, but something will change his life. Aladdin loves Bulbul but his love is impossible. She is a princess and he is just a poor boy. But the magic lamp of a bad magician changes everything and helps Aladdin to get what he wants. Well, that's what he thinks! The bad magician has other ideas! Vocabulary areas: The home, animals, numbers, fruit, the world around us. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Prepositions of place, Question words, Let's, Like + v + ing, Adjectives of description ... |