Based on the story of Gerald Durrell. Text adaptation by Bill Bowler. ... The weather in England that summer had been so awful that Gerald's mother sold the family house and took her children to live on the Mediterranean island of Corfu. Between lessons, the ten-year-old Gerald was free to walk round the sunny island and discover the wonderful people and animals living there. This is the story of Gerald's adventures with the fascinating animals of Corfu, and, of course, with his surprising family and their friends. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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Като самопровъзгласил се "поборник за правата на дребните грозници" Джералд Даръл (1925 - 1995) посвещава живота си на съхраняването на природата и животинския свят, без значение дали става въпрос за розовия гълъб от остров Мавриций или за плодовия прилеп на Родригес. Но освен че защитава животните, той и пише забавно и информативно за своя опит и преживелици, докато обикаля света в издирване на животински видове. Намерението му точно преди 60 години при написването на "Моето семейство и други животни" е било да сподели знанията си за дивата природа на остров Корфу, но в крайна сметка се оказва ... |
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Unadapted short stories by Rudyard Kipling, O. Henry, William Wymark Jacobs, Virginia Woolf, Jack London and Gerald Durell. ... This collection brings together stories and extracts which explore the relationship people have with animals large and small, wild and tame, real and imaginary. From a fantastical children's fable to a complex psychological love story, readers are sure to find stories that will delight and entertain them. This book is both in British and American English. ... |
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When the young salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a monstrous insect, his shock and incomprehension are coupled with the panic of being late for work and having to reveal his appearance to family and colleagues. Although over the following weeks he gradually becomes used to this new existence confined within the bounds of the apartment, and his parents and sister adapt to living with a grotesque bug, Gregor notices that their attitudes towards him are changing and he feels increasingly alienated. One of the masterpieces of twentieth-century world literature, The Metamorphosis is accompanied in ... |
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"Vlad can always take you by surprise; often amazing us with his wide spectrum of not just artistic manifestations - resembling the many faced Janus. That's how it was back in time when there was only one Bulgarian National Radio in our fatherland. Those years Vlad was frantically followed by an audience of hundreds of thousands. His night shows were something anticipated and appreciated. This continued for years. In the dark hours of the night, when the ghostly creatures of human fears and fantasies usually came to life, Vlad led the audience through the devil's curves with his restless, vibrating ... |
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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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Щурото синьо кученце Блуи от едноименния анимационен сериал завладя света, превръщайки се в истински феномен и любим герой на милиони деца и техните родители. Книжката е част от поредицата Блуи на издателство Сиела. Очаквайте скоро и корицата на българското издание. ... |
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Every recipe needs a little chemistry... Recently divorced Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself and she's found the perfect opportunity: the hit cooking competition show Chef's Special. Falling flat on her face on the first day is admittedly not the best start, but Dahlia isn't going to let it mess up her focus. London Parker is also there to win. As the first non-binary contestant on Chef's Special, they have a lot to prove, and they have enough on their mind without being distracted by the pretty contestant who crashed into them on Day One and hasn't really stopped talking since. After ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Five entertaining stories about the power of discovery set in countries across the globe. A perfume made from some very unusual ingredients becomes more effective than expected. A remarkable change in a woman's life leaves her family to make a decision. The secret and danger of high intelligence are revealed to a university student. A teacher discovers a way of making time stand still. And a book tells a young ... |
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The Teacher's Book is your teacher-friendly guide and companion to teaching with Pippa and Pop. Here you can find: Teaching notes for every stage of the lesson and how to incorporate different components (the digital pack, the puppet and other). Games Bank involving flashcards and interactive games in Presentation Plus. Guided Play support. Literacy development tips. Formative Assessment support. Guidance on Life Competencies - look out for the shield icons that flag those activities. The Teacher's Digital Pack brings you all the teaching resources in one place, on Cambridge One. The code inside the ... |
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The Teacher's Book is your teacher-friendly guide and companion to teaching with Pippa and Pop. Here you can find: Teaching notes for every stage of the lesson and how to incorporate different components (the digital pack, the puppet and other). Games Bank involving flashcards and interactive games in Presentation Plus. Guided Play support. Literacy development tips. Formative Assessment support. Guidance on Life Competencies - look out for the shield icons that flag those activities. The Teacher's Digital Pack brings you all the teaching resources in one place, on Cambridge One. The code inside the ... |
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Old Arkhip sits every day by the roots of a wizened, hunchbacked willow, fishing and exchanging whispered stories with the ancient tree. One of these takes Arkhip three decades back in time, to a quiet day in early spring when a strange encounter shook him momentarily from the rural bliss in which he lived, catapulting him into a world of crime, corruption, violence and murder. A quintessential example of Chekhov's artistry, The Willow is here accompanied by thirty-two other short stories - some of them never or rarely translated into English - which are representative of the three main phases of the author’s ... |
