I could have been one too, except i needed a wee.... Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. ... Luke is a comic-mad eleven-year old who shares a treehouse with his geeky older brother, Zack. Luke' s only mistake is to go for a wee right at the wrong time. While he' s gone, an alien gives his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother superpowers and then tells him to save the universe. Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends have only five days to find him and save the world... "You'll laugh until you fall out of ... |
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This is a book that traces the boundaries of home. Twenty-two stories dedicated to the road. Twenty-two essays about life on the verge of languages and worlds. "My Brother's Suitcase" is an anthology of twenty-two stories about the evasive nature of the modern concept of ‘e/im/migration.’ A book about the language we feel at home with. About the suitcases that we carry around the world-suitcases full of memories, old photos, and dreams of home."The reflective, funny and bittersweet stories in My Brother's Suitcase made me rummage through my own baggage, accumulated over twenty years of expat life ... |
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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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* Specially designed for 3-6 year olds! * 20 fun-filled pages with tons of invaluable information! * Parts of the body,dinosaurs,animals,insects and lots more are taught! * Increases their vocabulary! * Presented in a novel and playful way,with clear and simple text! * Packed with cute and lively illustrations! * Filled with realistic pictures too! * Made of durable board with strong binding and safe round corners! * Ideal for constant use! ... |
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"My Rhyme Time: Three Little Kittens and other animal rhymes" book is a brightly illustrated collection of animal rhymes for children aged 3+ to enjoy. The book is bursting with much-loved animal rhymes such as "Mary had a Little Lamb", "Old Mother Hubbard" and "Pussy Cat Mole". This large picture book is perfect for little hands and curious minds! "My Rhyme Time: Three Little Kittens and other animal rhymes": Fun nursery rhymes for young children to practise reading; Thick paper for little hands to turn more easily; Classic nursery rhymes. ... |
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The Uncover Class Audio Program CDs include the complete audio program to support listening comprehension. Developed in partnership with Discovery Education™, Uncover features stimulating global topics to motivate students and spark their curiosity, while a wealth of guided, step-by-step language building activities and personalized learning tasks lead to greater fluency. ... |
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Illustrator: Marcela Calderon. ... "My Fairytale Time: The Three Billy Goats Gruff" picture book is a charmingly illustrated, simple retelling of this classic story for children aged 3+. It's a fantastic picture book, with stunning illustrations to bring wonderful events to life in kids' imaginations. Children will love the story of how three goats who try to cross a bridge that has a cunning troll living underneath. Brightly coloured illustrations and clear text encourage children learning to read and appeal to kids who enjoy story time. "My Fairytale Time: The Three Billy Goats Gruff": ... |
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Retold by Joan Cameron, illustrated by Sean Hayden. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Alexandre Dumas , suitable for younger readers. D'Artagnan travels to Paris to become a Musketeer and quickly finds himself caught up in high adventure and intrigue at the royal court. With his new-found friends, Athos, Porthos and aramis, D'Artagnan risks his life in the service of the queen. Beautiful new illustrations throughout and a gorgeous larger format with ribbon marker bring the magic of this classic story to a new generation of children. ... |
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За учебната система „English in Mind - Second Edition“ „English in Mind Second Edition“ е напълно обновено второ издание на учебната система „English in Mind“. Актуализираното издание е одобрено от МОМН със Заповеди №РД 09-09/05.01.2005 и №РД 09-1513/05.08.2005. и e подходящо за всички ученици от 8. до 12. клас . В различните нива учениците ще придобият и необходимите езикови знания за успешното полагане на част от сертификатните изпити на Кеймбридж. Съвместима с Общата европейска езикова рамка, тази обновена система се състои от следните нива: ниво Starter – за начинаещи, извежда до ниво А1 ниво 1 – за ... |
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"Big and Little Cats. Grandad's Weekend with Leo" is a Level 3 reader. Its fun and informative subject matter will capture a child's interest in reading and learning English while reinforcing the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Activities pages and picture dictionary can be found at the back of each reader. The book can be used as supplementary reading material with any primary course. The "Macmillan Children's Readers" series offers simplified English reading. The series is divided into six levels. The series brings children real and imaginary stories to ... |
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In Easy-to-Read Type. ... Set in 17th-century France, this swashbuckling tale recounts the daring escapades of D'Artagnan, a Gascon adventurer, and his companions - Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three Musketeers in the service of King Louis XIII. First published in 1844, Alexandre Dumas's exciting story teems with high adventure, royal intrigue and romance as D'Artagnan and his friends confront the scheming Cardinal Richelieu and his beautiful but treacherous spy, Lady de Winter. Heroic patriotism also comes into play as the four friends hastily journey to the besieged French stonghold of La Rochelle. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "My Family and Other Animals" is Gerald Durrell's hilarious account of five years in his childhood spent living with his family on the island of Corfu. With snakes, scorpions, toads, owls and geckos competing for space with one bookworm brother and another who's gun-mad, as well as an obsessive sister, young Gerald has an awful lot of natural history to observe. This richly detailed, informative and riotously funny memoir of eccentric family life is a twentieth-century classic. This edition features an afterword by Peter Olney, former ... |
