Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the evils of slavery to the consciences and hearts of the American people by its moving portrayal of slave experience. 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. This edition has an afterword by Pat Righelato. Harriet Beecher Stowe shows us in scenes of great dramatic power the human effects of a system in which slaves were property - the break up of families, the struggles for freedom, and the horrors of ... |
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"Моят чичо Осуалд" е роман за възрастни от Роалд Дал . Главен герой е чичо Осуалд - персонаж, изиграл главна роля в два от предишните разкази на автора. Познавач, бонвиван, колекционер на паяци, скорпиони и бастуни, любител на операта, експерт по китайски порцелан, прелъстител на жени и без съмнение, най-големият развратник на всички времена. Младият Осуалд открива най-силния афродизиак на света - т.нар. "суданска муха", и с приготвените таблетки за потентност, срещу добро заплащане, успява да се замогне. Планът на Осуалд е да продава на добра цена семенна течност на жени, които биха искали да имат ... |
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Как да си купим крава? И защо да я купуваме, ако с млякото й ще трябва да я изплащаме? И въобще защо за да купим, първо трябва да продадем? И кого да продадем?... И защо не можем да намерим на никоя карта селцето Простоквашино, което си има дори собствен пощальон? Ето такива и още стотици други въпроси вълнуват непрестанно героите в тази повест - приказка, която отдавна е прекрачила границата между авторска творба и фолклорна легенда. За чичо Фьодор и неговите неразделни приятели говорещия котарак Матроскин и кучето Шарик, за селото Простоквашино и пощальона Печкин има три мултипликационни филма, има клубове на ... |
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Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must ... |
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Към учебника за включени онлайн упражнения и забавна книжка. ... Забавни и приятни занимания за актуализирания формат на изпита Cambridge English Young Learners - YLE , в сила от Януари 2018г. Книжка 2 от поредицата Storyfun предлага пълноцветен материал за подготовка за ниво Cambridge English: Starters. Книжката съдържа 8 истории в илюстрации, придружени от забавни дейности. Включени са песни и въпроси по формата на изпита, които упражняват граматиката, лексиката и уменията, необходими за съответното ниво. Допълнителни проекти и упражнения за говорене осигуряват възможност за разширена подготовка. Home Fun Booklet - ... |
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Until I met Juniper, nothing was ever the same again. The summer of 1955 has the makings of being the worst summer ever. My dad has packed me off to my aunt and uncle's place in small town Alabama. Why is this so terrible, you ask? Because my racist neighbors have made it crystal clear how unwelcome I am. Now for its only saving grace: enter Juniper Jones - kind, open, accepting and a complete enigma to me. Together, we might just be invincible. ... |
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Bedtime stories based on your favorite episodes. Come one, come all on this multi-narrative collection of "Gravity Falls" stories! Perfect for fans new and old, this collection of tales consist of Dipper and Mabel’s recollections of the adventures they shared visiting their Uncle Stan’s Mystery Shack. The Gravity Falls twist? Each retelling is accompanied by a short "Grunkle Stan" version of the same story, written from his gruff, humorous perspective. Readers have the choice of reading the Dipper and Mabel version, the Grunkle Stan version, or both! ... |
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Based on the story of Frances Hodgson Burnett . Retold by Clare West . ... Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens - and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the Secret garden ... which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key. 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 the CEFR. Word count: 10. ... |
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In this contemporary adventure, Jack is given a fishing rod as a birthday present, and Uncle Ted takes Jack and Mary on a fishing trip. They make a discovery at the old pump house which loads them to become detectives. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, "Macmillan Explorers" is supported by an understanding of the needs of ... |
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Retold by Joyce Faraday, illustrated by Annie Wilkinson. ... An abridged retelling of the classic story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, suitable for younger readers. When the orphan Mary Lennox comes to live at Misselthwaite Manor, she finds it filled with gloom and mystery. Her uncle is sad and silent, there are strange cries in the night and there are tales of a hidden Secret Garden, which Mary is determined to find and unlock. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story, including the mysterious, locked secret ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When Mary Lennox is orphaned she is sent from her home in India to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire Moors. She arrives as a sour-faced, sickly and ill-tempered little girl, bewildered by her surroundings and desperately lonely. One day she discovers a way in to a secret abandoned garden and, with the help of local lad Dickon and her poorly cousin Colin, they set about restoring the garden. "The Secret Garden" by "Frances Hodgson Burnett" is a magical tale of transformation that has enchanted both children and ... |
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"Remember you? Yes, I'll remember you. All other memories will fade, but not your story. Your foolish, wicked wife and her new husband. The greatest villain in the whole of Denmark! I have sworn revenge. Poor ghost, i'll not forget you!" Hamlet Shakespeare's famous story of the young Prince Hamlet's journey into despair and revenge after learning that his uncle is his father's murderer. This book is in British English. Here you can find: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; notes about the life of William Shakespeare ; notes about this story; points for understanding ... |
