From his Baker Street apartment, Sherlock Holmes wields his powers of deduction in pursuit of justice and truth, venturing out into foggy Victorian London accompanied by his faithful sidekick Dr Watson. This classic collection of Holmes tales includes many of the detective's most-loved exploits: Holmes is confronted by a venomous snake in The Adventure of the Speckled Band, mystified by a missing thumb in The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and beguiled by a beautiful opera singer in A Scandal in Bohemia, never once losing his famous cool. First appearing separately in the Strand Magazine, these stories were ... |
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How do you make little children fall in love with a book? How about giving them the chance to choose what will happen inside? The opportunity for a child and a parent to play together and make the decisions that will shape the fairy tale is something you will not find anywhere else. The book sparks the imagination of children with nearly a 100 ways to be read and helps them understand how their choices shape their reality with 20 different endings. In only four years, The Big Adventure of the Little Gremlin went through 8 reprints and received 7 nominations and awards. ... |
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Emma and Harry went down the River Nile in a boat. They sailed through the desert and visited lots of pyramids. One day, a young girl spoke to them. The Adventure is ready to begin. Two police officers, Harry and Emma, are sent to investigate an ancient Egyptian tomb where stolen gold is hidden. Harry is not happy and his mood gets worse when he finds out that a young girl is going to be their guide. However, Harry and Emma go into the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertari, led by Chione. What dangers will they meet? And what will they find inside? Vocabulary areas: The world around us, feelings, food, materials. ... |
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When Buck is smuggled from his beloved home in the Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled-dog in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, he must forget the long, lazy Californian days and face a life of constant toil and danger under the whip of cruel or inept masters, where survival itself must be fought for. But with his primal instincts stirred, how long can Buck resist the call of the wild? Set at the time of the Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild is one of the greatest evocations of the natural world, and perhaps the best example of London's famously urgent and vivid style. Contains: Extra material ... |
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Young professor Peng is looking for archaeology enthusiasts to help her in the search for the lost city of Karminia. Are you ready to follow her and her friends in this fascinating adventure? On the summit of Ben Nevis, in the Scottish highlands, an ancient city is hidden away. It can only be revealed in the sunlight. Three youngsters who are passionate about archaeology are going to discover the mysterious Karminia."After a long, sweaty and exhausting climb the team reaches the eastern peak of Ben Nevis. But a surprise is waiting for them when they reach the top..." From the book Vocabulary areas: Adventure, ... |
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The sequel to the book The Song Rising. ... Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and sent to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between factions that seek Scion's downfall and those who would kill to protect the puppet empire. The mysterious Domino Programme has plans for Paige, but she has ambitions of her own in this new citadel. With Arcturus Mesarthim at her side, she embarks on an adventure that will lead her from the catacombs of Paris to the glittering hallways of Versailles. As Scion widens its bounds and the free world trembles in its ... |
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You can find the bulgarian version of the book here. ... A caring little boy, a magical island swimming in the cold ocean waters and an albatross feather with special powers! Finni is a little boy who lives on a distant island in the north Atlantic Ocean. In his curly red hair he wears an albatross feather with extraordinary power. And on this whimsical island that looks very much like an old elephant sleeping on the surface of the ocean, live an albatross and its young. Finni looks after the baby while the albatross is away on day-long journeys in search of food. One day the big bird does not return from its daily ... |
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Buck, a happy, quiet dog living in sunny California, is kidnapped and sent north to begin a new hard life as a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Read about his adventures and the many problems he has to face in this new cruel world. Discover how he begins to change and how he responds to the Call of the Wild. When The Call of the Wild was published the first printing of 10,000 copies sold out immediately and it is still one the best known stories written by an American author. Connectives, Nouns, Verbs, Present Simple: including verbs not normally used in the continuous form; Present Continuous; Past Simple; Past ... |
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Retold by Lisa Suett. ... The four Bremen Musicians like the little house in the forest. It's their home now. And every day they sing and play together! This is the story of a donkey who runs away to Bremen to play music in a band. On the road he meets other animals. Who does he meet? On their way they find a house. But who is in the house? Read the story and see! Vocabulary areas: animals, musical instruments, prepositions of place, animal and instrument sounds, emotions. Grammar and Structures: Present simple, Present continuous, Adjectives, Conjunctions: so, because, Can for ability, There is / There are, What (a / ... |
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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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Mowgli is Little Frog in the language of the jungle. This is not a funny film for children. People and animals die. And one child kills the great tiger and changes the laws of the jungle."– I can call him Mowgli - she said to her husband." From the book Vocabulary areas: Animals, adventure, family. Grammar and Structure: Simple present for narrative (common verbs- all forms), Simple past for narrative (common verbs - all forms), Modal verbs can and could for ability; must for necessity / obligation, Positive, comparative and superlative adjectives adverbs of time and manner, Connectives: and but so because, ... |
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Pack your suitcase for the final magical adventure at the Strangeworlds Travel Agency! Flick and Jonathan have faced countless dangers in their roles as part of the Strangeworlds Society and come out alive on the other side. But what do they really know about the Society they are risking their lives for? Why does it exist? Who is Strangeworlds there to protect? And what in the worlds is happening to the multiverse now? With worlds everywhere under threat of collapse and mysteries abounding, it's up to Flick and Jonathan to discover the answers to these questions. And only if they can uncover the secrets of ... |
