The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy or `psammead` in a gravel pit. Every day `It` will grant each of them a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences. Five Children and It was first published in 1902, and it has remained in print ever since. The Introduction to this edition examines Nesbit`s life and her reading, showing how she was poised between the Victorian world and a new era in which children in literature were no longer mere projections of the adult viewpoint. Sandra Kemp examines how the narrative is structured around the acting out of literary fantasies, which always come down to earth. Nesbit combines wonderfully implausible events with the prosaic and familiar, and Kemp illuminates her...

ISBN: 978-0-375-96336-0
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

The best of the golden age crime writers, praised by all the top modern writers in the field including P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers created the immortal Lord Peter Wimsey. His eighth appearance takes him to an artists` colony (based on a real one) in Scotland during the 1920s. With an introduction by Elizabeth George.

ISBN: 978-0-450-01248-8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Chekhov`s worldwide reputation as a dramatist rests on five great plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. All are presented in this collection, taken from the authoritative Oxford Chekhov, in Ronald Hingley`s acclaimed translation. Hingley has also written an introduction specifically for this volume in which he provides a detailed history of Chekhov`s involvement in the theater and an assessment of his accomplishment as a dramatist.

ISBN: 978-0-19-953669-6
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011

This comprehensive resource book contains an easy-to-use set of short activities essential for anyone teaching Business English. Reflecting real-life business activities such as emails, noisy telephone conversations, making excuses, negotiating,...

ISBN: 978-0-521-54741-3
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

This book contains a selection of short activities organized around six themes which reflect the content covered in young learner English exams and the curriculum in most primary mainstream classrooms: Animals, Journeys, Fantasy and adventure, The world around us, Healthy bodies, and About me. Activities are organized by topic and by level to make it easy to find appropriate activities for students. They encourage meaningful language use and real communication appropriate to primary learners. Each activity also contains guidance and information on preparation, procedure, language focus, skills focus and thinking focus. Activities can be used flexibly in any order at any point in a teaching programme. In addition, the design of the...

ISBN: 978-0-521-69134-5
Издательство: АСТ
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Meet the Plamglotis who, born without feet, swallows its hands to walk on looking for food. Unfortunately, when it finds food it can`t eat because its mouth is already full. The Underblenge has a snerbulent splench sucker that captures prey by sticking to their face and suffocating them, as its suckers are impossible to prize off. Unfortunately it can`t catch anything as it can`t move from the rock it was born on. The Grundit, who staggers around half-witted and grumpy causing trouble. Its favourite hobby is to the Puddloflaj as a mode of transport. (The Baby Puddloflaj, incidentally, can be used as a water bomb). There are 35 characters to get to know. Each one is introduced in stunning full-colour with the help of Rob Steen`s...

ISBN: 978-0-571-22619-1
Издательство: Faber
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Entertaining, highly readable book pulses with the vernacular of young Americans from the end of the 19th century to the present. Alphabetical listings for each decade, plus fascinating sidebars about language and culture.

ISBN: 978-0-486-47587-5
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Young children learn best when they are having fun and phonics playing cards can be an enjoyable way to learn letter sounds, letter patterns and key reading skills. Games have been written by reading experts and support learning in schools.

ISBN: 978-0-19-848666-4
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

ISBN: 978-5-98181168-5
Издательство: Виртуальная галерея
Дата выхода: январь 2022

The basis for the hit ABC TV series and the Aurora Award-winning novel that started it all! FLASHFORWARD Two minutes and seventeen seconds that changed the world. Suddenly, without warning, all seven billion people on Earth black out for more than two minutes. Millions die as planes fall from the sky, people tumble down staircases, and cars plow into each other. But that’s the least of the survivors’ challenges. During the blackout, everyone experienced a glimpse of what his or her future holds—and the interlocking mosaic of these visions threatens to unravel the present.

ISBN: 978-0-7653-6383-1
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Jump aboard a fire engine with a brave band of animal firefighters in this exciting picture book. Wheels whirl, sirens scream and bright lights flash as the firefighters race out of the station and off to the rescue in their noisy engine. An audio CD attached to the inside back cover allows children to listen to the story and follow along with page turn cues. This popular picture book series makes learning about vehicles more fun than ever before. Each of the Amazing Machines picture books features lively rhyming text and bold, bright pictures of fun animal characters. A picture dictionary at the back of every book helps build vocabulary. Four Amazing Machines with CD will be published in June 2007, and a further six titles will be...

ISBN: 978-0-7534-1489-7
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper Rhyming Flashcards are an enjoyable way to develop early phonic skills by recognising rhymes and letter patterns in words. All of the games and activities suggested in this flashcard set can be played with an adult or older child together with one or two younger children. Playing the Rhyming Games will help children to: - recognise rhyming words - make their own rhymes - link groups of letters with their sounds - develop memory and concentration skills - develop early reading and spelling skills The cards contain: * pairs of rhyming cards with a simple word and picture on each * advice cards with practical tips for parents on how to use the Phonic Flashcards and games to support learning Games have been...

ISBN: 978-0-19-848665-7
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

ISBN: 978-5-98181170-8
Издательство: Виртуальная галерея
Дата выхода: январь 2022

ISBN: 978-5-98181166-1
Издательство: Виртуальная галерея
Дата выхода: январь 2022

Flaubert`s Parrot is a massive lumber room of detail about the great man: in it we learn an enormous amount about his life, family, lovers, thought processes, health and obsessions. But the voice that tells us all of this is gradually revealed to be itself in the grip of an obsession. The voice is that Geoffrey Braithwaite, a retired doctor with a nagging need to rationalize his wife`s suicide and a more obscure compulsion to anatomize the processes of human identity.

ISBN: 978-0-09-954008-3
Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Flightpath is the definitive course for pilots and Air Traffic Controllers who need an ICAO4 level of English to work in the industry. Written by Philip Shawcross, one of the world`s leading Aviation English experts, and reviewed by a panel of aviation English specialists, this course offers a thorough grounding in the range of communication skills needed by both pilots and Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) aiming to reach ICAO4 level or above. The Teacher`s Book is a complete manual and subject matter reference book for Aviation English teachers of any level of experience, with detailed notes and instructions for each unit. The teacher`s notes provide further support and will help the trainer customise the course for pilots, ATCOs...

ISBN: 978-0-521-17870-9
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

ISBN: 9781471519697
Издательство: Express Publishing
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018

Flightpath is the definitive course for pilots and Air Traffic Controllers who need an ICAO4 level of English to work in the industry. Flightpath is the only Aviation English course to offer a thorough grounding in the full range of communication skills needed by aviation professionals to communicate in non-routine situations. With regular focus on ICAO criteria, learners are given full support in reaching industry standards, including analysis of their own communication skills, exposure to authentic in-flight communication and regular communicative tasks. Flightpath is the most accurate preparation course available for ICAO tests, such as the CAAi EALTS test or Eurocontrol`s ELPAC and includes authentic industry video. Flightpath has...

ISBN: 978-0-521-17871-6
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

ISBN: 9781471519703
Издательство: Express Publishing
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018

One of the most iconic characters in children’s literatureHerge’s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children’s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus are on their way to Sydney, Australia. Through a chance meeting they are invited to travel on board the private jet of billionaire Lazlo Carreidas. But then they fall victim to a plot to kidnap Carreidas and are captured by Tintin`s arch enemy Rastapopoulos.Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning...

ISBN: 9781405208215
Издательство: Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2023