People like firefighters, the police, and the coast guard can help us when we have a problem, or there is a crime or an accident. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills. The five levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE)...
ISBN: 9780241283677
Издательство:
Ladybird
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2020
The fifth and final part of the complete collected stories shows Philip K. Dick at the very height of his outstanding powers. The twenty-five tales were written between 1963 and 1981, just a few months before he died, and include two stories which have been turned into box office smashes: the title story, filmed as Total Recall, and "The Little Black Box", which grew into his masterpiece Blade Runner.
ISBN: 978-1-85798-948-9
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The hilariously funny story of Heathrow (affectionately named after London`s airport) whose totally embarrassing parents will do anything to be on TV, even if it involves rice pudding or a racing car or a rhinoceros! But in the end it`s Heathrow`s quick thinking that makes the news headlines! Laugh your socks off with this highly silly story specially for Pocket Money Puffins.
ISBN: 978-0-14-132818-8
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
A collection of speeches from Churchill, one of the great modern orators. It includes Churchill`s famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 after Dunkirk, and his immortal
ISBN: 978-0-14-119253-6
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
This explosive new alternative history novel plunges a 21st-century naval fleet into the middle of the Pacific during combat in World War II - an event that disrupts the course of history.
ISBN: 978-0-345-45713-4
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The little weasels have woken up covered in spots! Have they really caught the measles? Find out in this entertaining story for beginner readers, with simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents notes on phonics at the back of the book.
This new title in the popular "Look and Say" series is designed to introduce very young children to weather words. It contains 5 colourful scenes that show different weather throughout the seasons. It provides a fantastic way for children to recognise and talk about the world outside, as the objects in the scenes can be spotted in real life too, giving hours of entertainment. Illustrated with Jo Litchfield`s handmade models, each page of the book features a robust tab enabling children to locate their favourite scenes, quickly and easily.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-8813-5
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Weaver of Time`s Tapestry has finally suceeded in twisting the threads of history into a new shape; the Luftwaffe have pushed the RAF to the brink, and the invasion barges have reached the beaches of Sussex and Kent. Britain wakes up to the nightmare of the Wermacht unleashed in Southern England. As the desperate battle to hold up the invasion rages it is left to a few indivuals caught up in the panic and chaos to piece together what has really happened - is this the culmination of a plan that has taken centuries to play out, a plot from the future to change the past forever? Stephen Baxter`s historical thriller series crashes into the 20th century with a terrfying vision of mechanised war and political atrocity unleashed on English...
ISBN: 978-0-575-08229-8
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2012
He may turn out to be the best gift she has ever SHE WAS READY TO TIE THE KNOT. NOW SHE’S FIT TO BE TIED. Texas heiress Vivienne Stansfield’s dream of being a bride was about to come true. But in a startling change of fortune, her safe, reliable fiancé proves himself to be neither – and her wealthy, eccentric father disappears, leaving her with no money, no explanation, and no choice but to find a job. Determined to prove that she isn’t the pampered princess the tabloids say she is, she seeks the position of nanny for sexy real estate mogul Max Landry’s young sisters. With to-die-for clothes and a heart as pure as her gold charm bracelet, Vivi steps up to the challenge. But how to resist her irresistible employer? Max...
The stunning, New York Times bestselling follow-up to The Notebook a story of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to win back the love of his life.After thirty years, Wilson Lewis is forced to face a painful truth: the romance has gone out of his marriage. His wife, Jane, has fallen out of love with him, and it is entirely his fault. Despite the shining example of his in-laws, Noah and Allie Calhoun, and their fifty year love affair, Wilson himself is a man unable to express his true feelings. He has spent too little time at home and too much at the office, leaving the responsibility of raising their children to Jane. Now his daughter is about to marry, and his wife is thinking about leaving him. But if Wilson is sure of...
At eighteen, Milly was up for anything. So when a friend asked her to marry him just so that he could stay in England, she didn't hesitate. To make it seem real she dressed up in wedding finery and posed on the steps of the registry office for photographs. Now, ten years later, Milly is a very different person. Engaged to Simon - who is good-looking, wealthy and adores her - she is about to have the biggest and most elaborate wedding imaginable, all masterminded by her mother. Nobody knows about her first marriage, so it's almost as though it never happened - isn't it? But with only four days to go, it looks as though Milly's past is going to catch up with her. Can she sort things out before her fairytale wedding...
ISBN: 978-0-552-77673-8
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
From Nicholas Sparks, America`s favorite chronicler of love stories, comes the long-awaited follow-up to The Notebook - a story of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to win back the love of his life. After thirty years, Wilson Lewis is forced to face a painful truth. His wife, Jane, has fallen out of love with him, and it is entirely his fault. Despite the shining example of his in-laws, Noah and Allie Calhoun (originally recounted in The Notebook), and their fifty-year love affair, Wilson is unable to express his true feelings. He has spent too little time at home and too much at the office. Now his daughter is about to marry, and his wife is thinking about leaving him. But if Wilson is sure of anything, it`s this: His...
ISBN: 978-0-446-61586-0
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In the sumptuous tradition of Chocolat and Captain Corelli`s Mandolin, and already optioned for a major motion picture, comes a magical tale of romantic passion, culinary delight—and Italy. Captain James Gould arrives in wartime Naples assigned to discourage marriages between British soldiers and their gorgeous Italian girlfriends. But the innocent young officer is soon distracted by an intoxicating young widow who knows her way around a Pertini is creating feasts that stun the senses with their succulence—ruby-colored San Marzana tomatoes, glistening anchovies, and delectable new potatoes encrusted with the black volcanic earth of of Campania—and James is about to learn that his heart may rank higher than his orders. For romance...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-3970-7
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Simon Steinberg, a major movie producer, and Blaire Scott, an award-winning television writer, are among the most respected couples in Hollywood. They have defied the cliches, keeping their marriage together for decades. Their children - Samantha, Scott, and Allegra - are successful and happy, but must face challenges we fear for our own children as well. As an attorney for the stars, twenty-nine-year-old Allegra Steinberg is used to negotiating major movie deals, and fielding phone calls at all hours of the day and night. But she has little time for private life - until a chance encounter with a New York writer turns her life upside down. Suddenly, Allegra finds herself planning a wedding at her parents` Bel Air home. As preparations...
ISBN: 978-0-440-23685-6
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
