Axolotl longs for adventure. One day, she finds an old bottle with something amazing inside. What could it be? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents’ notes on phonics at the back of the book. With free online audio to listen to the story and weblinks to find out more about axolotls.
Ayesha, the Return of She is a gothic-fantasy novel by the popular Victorian author Henry Rider Haggard, published in 1905, as a sequel to his far more popular and well known novel, She. Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey once again embark on a quest to find the mysterious woman known as Ayesha. Knowing that She is no longer in Africa, they go east, eventually reaching a lamasery in the mountains of Tibet.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06593-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
The Aylmer Vance stories date from the Edwardian period, and there are echoes in them of the Sherlock Holmes adventures which had proved so popular in the preceding decade. The friendship between Aylmer Vance and Dexter is not unlike that between Sherlock Holmes and Watson, and the two investigators approach the world of the supernatural in the same fearless and enquiring spirit in which Conan Doyle`s heroes approach the world of crime. The parallel is not exact: Dexter, with his clairvoyant powers, is a more useful (and intelligent) ally than Watson, and Vance for the most part does not `solve` mysteries the way Holmes does. What we get instead is a loosely-connected series of stories in which surprise is the major element, a world...
ISBN: 978-1-84022-539-6
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Неадаптированное издание на английском языке.
ISBN: 978-5-517-09722-4
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: январь 2023
Although business has been slow lately for Millhone, she`s reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger`s sister Elaine Boldt. It`s a small matter that Beverly should be able to handle herself. So why is she enlisting Kinsey`s services? Beverly claims she needs Elaine`s signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance. But the whole affair doesn`t sit well with Kinsey. And if there`s something she`s learned in her line of work, it`s to always follow your Kinsey`s hunch proves true when she begins her inquiries into Elaine`s whereabouts and discovers that the attractive widow was last seen in a flashy lynx coat boarding a plane for Boca Raton. But the more Kinsey searches for Elaine the more questions...
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7289-2
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Based upon a Russian folk tale, the story follows Tasha, who is sent into the woods to visit the flying witch Baba Yaga by her evil stepmother, with only a cat, a dog and a magic doll to help her escape. It provides clear and compelling text accompanied by vibrant original illustrations by Sara Rojo. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is a great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-8560-8
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Contemporary / British English One day, Farmer Hogget wins a young pig. He likes the pig, but he is a sheep farmer not a pig farmer. Mrs Hogget wants the pig for the dinner table. The little pig has other ideas, and he`s a very clever pig ...
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7829-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Contemporary / British English One day, Farmer Hogget wins a young pig. He likes the pig, but he is a sheep farmer not a pig farmer. Mrs Hogget wants the pig for the dinner table. The little pig has other ideas, and he`s a very clever pig ...
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6974-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: август 2011
Farmer Hogget`s old sheepdog, Fly, adopts a piglet she names Babe and is astonished at how quickly he learns all she has to teach him. But plucky little Babe has even more surprises in store - and the farm will never be the same again.
Babies can begin to learn all about the world around them with these new titles from the "Usborne Flashcards" range. The cards feature bright pastel illustrations of babies showing a range of emotions and actions, such as `happy baby`, `noisy baby` and `crawling baby`. The cards are extra large, chunky and tough, to survive repeated use by tiny hands.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-7763-4
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Carries EU Toy Safety Directive `CE` logo. Help your baby learn about transport with this chunky board book. Your baby will love finding surprises under the tactile flaps: from a tough dump truck, a little car, a red fire engine, a speedy ambulance, a bumpy-wheeled tractor, and a chunky plane. Read them together as you lift flaps and explore the shape and texture of the tactile tabs. Perfect for reading aloud and encouraging early word recognition, your baby will love the playful images and bold type. Babies and toddlers will want to investigate and explore each one again and again.
ISBN: 978-1-4053-6259-7
Издательство:
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Дата выхода: январь 2011
An interactive touch and feel book for babies that inspires hands-on learning, with the help of the few bamboo chewing pandasBaby Touch and Feel: Panda is an interactive and fun way to help your child about shapes, textures, and one of nature`s most happy and delightful animals - the Panda. Bold, bright, and sometimes black and white, pictures and colourful illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby`s attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for preschoolers and makes for an ideal baby gift.Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mum and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages...
