Based on the story of Anne Tyler . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems - getting the washing done, buying groceries and dog food, avoiding the neighbours... After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon's attempts to run his own life become increasingly desperate - and more and more odd. Meanwhile, he has to get on with his work, writing tourist guides for business people. Then his dog Edward starts to bite people, and he has to send for Muriel, the dog trainer. And day by day, Macon's life gets more and more complicated. Classics, modern ... |
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Based on the story of Gaston Leroux . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... It is 1880, in the Opera House in Paris. Everybody is talking about the Phantom of the Opera, the ghost that lives somewhere under the Opera House. The Phantom is a man in black clothes. He is a body without a head, he is a head without a body. He has a yellow face, he has no nose, he has black holes for eyes. Everybody is afraid of the Phantom - the singers, the dancers, the directors, the stage workers... But who has actually seen him? Finalist of The Language Learner Literature Award 2004. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written ... |
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Based on the story of Frances Hodgson Burnett . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to England when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin's school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school. But on her eleventh birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of ... |
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Based on the story of Louis de Bernieres. Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Red Dog was a Red Cloud kelpie, an Australian sheepdog. His life was full of excitement and adventure. He travelled all over Western Australia, and never really had an owner. But he had many, many friends, and he always knew where to go for a good meal. Louis de Bernieres collected these stories about the life of a real dog in Western Australia. They are all true stories - some are funny, some are sad, but all are unforgettable. Everybody should have a friend like Red Dog. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and ... |
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Based on the story of Lewis Carroll . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... "I wish I could get through into looking-glass house," - Alice said. 'Let's pretend that the glass has gone soft and... Why, I do believe it has! It's turning into a kind of cloud!" By the book A moment later Alice is inside the looking-glass world. There she finds herself part of a great game of chess, travelling through forests and jumping across brooks. The chess pieces talk and argue with her, give orders and repeat poems... It is the strangest dream that anyone ever had... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and ... |
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When Lord Asano drew his sword on Lord Kira one spring day in 1701, it began a story that is now a national legend in Japan. Lord Kira lived, but Lord Asano died, and after his death, his samurai became ronin, samurai without a master. And so began their long plan for revenge on Kira. Their loyalty to their dead master made him famous, and people in Japan remember them to this day. The story of the fortyseven ronin has been told and retold for 300 years - in plays, novels, and films. A major Hollywood film was made about the forty-seven ronin in 2013. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Dr. Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr. Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr. Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to London and go to Baker Street? Why does he need the help of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes ? Because someone has kidnapped the Duke's son... Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win, they can make a lot of money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock ... |
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Изрежи. Прегъни. Залепи. За всички приятели и любители на кучетата! ... 5 в 1: сглобяем модел картинка за оцветяване кръстословица описание и любопитни факти стикер Забавлявайте се и направете модел в почти реален размер на вашият приятел или домашен любимец Басет! Изданието има както занимателна, така и образователна цел. Сглобяването на модела помага по един занимателен начин да се развиват сръчността, последователността, логическото и пространственото мислене у децата. В приложенията към комплекта ще намерите още подробна и богато илюстрирана информация и любопитни факти за кучетата от порода Басет, както и ... |
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Много хора наричат това куче "хъш пъпис". Причина за това е басетът Джейсън, който през 80-те години на XX век става рекламно лице на американската фирма "Hush Puppies". Само за няколко месеца, благодарение на неговия образ, компанията не само възвръща загубените си в последните десетилетия пазарни позиции, но и се превръща в една от най-популярните и обичани марки в света. Късокрако, с много излишна кожа, дълги уши и големи тъжни очи, това куче сякаш наистина е създадено от някой дизайнер на играчки. Името му идва от френски - "basse" означава ниско. Въпреки че има данни за късокраки ... |
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Сладкото куче басет от Rappa е изключително подходящо за гушкане. Изработено е с много внимание към всички детайли, от висококачествен плюш, който е много мек и приятен на допир. Пълнежът от влакна на играчката е направен от рециклирани пластмасови бутилки. Този материал е напълно безопасен, неразличим от стандартния пълнеж и сертифициран за безопасността на децата ви. Дължината на играчката е 32 cm. За еко плюшените играчки RAPPA Водени от стремежа да създадат играчки, които са максимално щадящи за околната среда, от Rappa създават колекция еко плюшени животни с пълнеж от рециклирани PET бутилки. Така генерираните ... |
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Придайте съвсем автентичен вид на вашата приказка, като включите в нея и едно необикновено кученце от породата Басет! Куклата-куче е мека на допир, има един широк отвор за пръста на разказвача и издължена муцунка, която да движите, в зависимост от сценката, в която сте решили да ги включите. Играчката може да се пере ръчно или в перална машина при 30° C. Провокирай въображението и актьорските си заложби като се включиш във вълшебният свят на театъра! Как да го направиш? На първо място си избери герой, който най-много се доближава до твоя характер и така ще ти бъде по-лесно да се преобразиш в него. Никога не е било ... |