El Deafo meets "Inside Out" and "Back Again" in this funny, emotional illustrated middle-grade debut novel about immigrating to Australia, being upstaged by an annoying little brother, baking cakes and overcoming loss. When Jingwen moves to Australia, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible, since he doesn't speak English, and he's stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of the bakery his father had planned to open ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10.5 x 15.5 cm. ... One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for children, "The Wind in the Willows" follows Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger from one adventure to the next - in gipsy caravans and stolen cars, to prison and back to the Wild Wood. A story of animal cunning and human camaraderie, this remains a timeless tale more than 100 years after its publication. This edition contains all of the sixteen colour illustrations that Arthur Rackham produced for this book; most editions contain only twelve. In addition to this, Rackham's beautiful pen-and- ... |
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The book featured 3D models of historical monuments. ... A legend has it that in Roman times there were strongholds here that guarded the way to the magnificent Nicopolis ad Istrum. When the barbarians invaded, they besieged and destroyed the great city. Then the Romans settled in the fortresses. Under the fortresses, there were large tunnel-connected dungeons. The Romans carried the treasures of Nicopolis to the galleries. They fortified and managed to hold the fortresses for some time. When they had to retreat, they made lethal mechanisms in the galleries and smeared them with poison. Then they masked the secret ... |
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Meta-anthropology of the history of the 21st century. The author sets out his philosophical perspective on the causes and aftermath of the war in Ukraine through the prism of the meta-anthropology of history, drawing on the biblical parable of David and Goliath to clarify the dichotomy between the new humanism and neo-totalitarianism. The new humanism is not just an ideology or a practice of sympathy for the afflicted, especially in war, but is expressed in an effective and wise understanding of the Other that prevents death and destruction. Most importantly, the new humanism must actually prevent and stop crimes against ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Yunhee Park. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "Beauty and the Beast" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with Beauty's father traveling to the beast's castle through to the day Beauty returns to the castle to find the beast alone in the rose garden. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate , with beautiful ... |
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Part Wonder Woman, part Vikings - and all heart. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, god-decreed rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago. Eelyn loses her focus and is captured. Now, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbour is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Anton Chekhov was one of the world's most accomplished short-story writers and this collection displays the breadth and variety of his genius. 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. In the Ravine & Other Stories are translated by Constance Garnett and selected and introduced by novelist Paul Bailey. Chekhov had an incomparable ability to write about the seemingly every ... |
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Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening its doors at last! For decades, no one has gone into Willy Wonka's chocolate factory... and no one has come out. Finally, after finding the much sought-after golden tickets, five lucky children from around the world will be the first to walk through its doors after all this time. Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, and our hero Charlie Bucket, are in for the ride of their lives, as the fantastic cholocate factory is not as it seems, and is wilder than any rumors they've ever heard. ... |
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Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire's impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They've seen what happens to those who do. But when Laia's brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for ... |
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Двуезично издание на български и английски език. ... "Черупка от рапан на плажа... Дом на вятъра и дом на пясъка. A whelk's shell on the beach... Home of wind, home of sand." Отронен камък от върха подплаши вятъра. Върхът не трепна. The summit shed a stone and startled the wind awake. The peak didn't flinch." Ели Качаунова По професия еколог, Ели Качаунова е естествен творец по същия начин, по който вятърът е естествена творба на въздуха. Стихийна и съзерцателна, тази стихосбирка е отражение на дълбоката връзка с природата, която подчертава творческия и професионален път на човек, който вижда ... |
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It's the end of Lisa and Alice's holiday. They are on the airport bus. They are leaving Greece. Vera is on the airport bus too. Vera has two children and a lot of luggage. Lisa and Alice feel sorry for Vera. They want to help her. But who is Vera? Can Lisa and Alice really trust her? Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com . This book is in British English. The book is two versions available: book book + CD Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... An impenetrable fog has descended on the streets of post-war London and, lurking in the shadows, a violent murderer is on the rampage. Gentleman detective, Albert Campion, is on the trail of a mysterious man posing as the dead husband of a war widow with a wealthy new fiancé, but his expedition into the city's criminal underworld reveals something far more sinister than blackmail... Set in the atmospheric midst of a London "pea souper", "The Tiger in the Smoke" is Margery Allingham's most sophisticated Golden Age crime ... |
