`Fellowes doesn`t try to hide his love of the funny, sealed, above-stairs world of dukes, duchesses, marquesses, nursery maids, herbaceous borders and breakfast kedgeree, all of which makes SNOBS such a good, fresh read` DAILY TELEGRAPH Edith Lavery is a woman on the make. The attractive only child of a middle-class accountant, she leaves behind her dull job in a Chelsea estate agents and manages to bag one of the most eligible bachelors of the day - Charles Broughton, heir to the Marquess of Uckfield. But is life amongst the upper echelons of `good` society all that it seems? Edith soon discovers there`s much more to the aristocracy than dancing in Anabel`s, shooting small birds and understanding which fork to use at dinner. And then...
ISBN: 978-0-7538-2793-2
Издательство:
Орион
Дата выхода: август 2011
A Level Four tale for children who are ready to read stories with a wider vocabulary. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs continues to be a favourite tale.
ISBN: 978-1-84422-935-2
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" The Queen wants to be the most beautiful, but one day the mirror says, "Snow White!"Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).500 headwords1,199 words
Эта книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе", адресованных детям старшего дошкольного и младшего школьного возраста. Известная сказка адаптирована специально для российских детей. Каждая глава книги сопровождается занимательными упражнениями, составленными с учетом новейших методик преподавания английского языка в раннем возрасте. Их выполнение поможет ребенку не...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-5484-2
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: октябрь 2014
‘Did you run across that queer sort of legend about a wild goose? It was all up and down the beaches. You know how those things spring up. Some of the men I brought back were talking about it. It was supposed to have appeared at intervals the last days between Dunkirk and La Panne. If you saw it, you were eventually saved. That sort of thing’. ‘Hmm, a wild goose. I saw a tame one. Dashed strange experience. Tragic in a way, too. And lucky for us. Tell you about it … "The Snow Goose" is a beautiful tale of a hunchbacked artist, a girl, a wounded bird and a courageous act at Dunkirk. Also included in this volume is "The Small Miracle", a contemporary fable inspired by St Francis of Assisi. Both tales are endearing classics of the...
ISBN: 978-0-14-029952-6
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Fairy stories and traditional tales have a special place in the life of every child. Trust Ladybird to bring you all the best-loved titles in our famous small, hard-wearing format. This tale of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs is perfect for reading aloud, or for older, more confident readers to read by themselves. There are 24 Ladybird Tales to collect, so the only problem is which one to choose first!
ISBN: 978-1-84646-991-6
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
A gorgeous board book of Hans Christian Andersen`s classic tale, `The Snow Queen`, specially written for younger children. Wrap up warmly to join Gerda on her quest to rescue best friend Kay from the icy clutches of the wicked Snow Queen.
A magic mirror in which good and evil are hideously distorted breaks, and its tiny pieces fly all over the world. One piece lodges in the eye of a little boy named Kay, transforming his vision. Another pierces his heart, turning it cold as ice. Kay’s playmate Gerda is shocked by the change in her friend, and becomes heartbroken when he disappears. A perilous journey to find Kay takes Gerda to a land locked in ice and snow, where she must outwit the powerful Snow Queen to rescue her beloved friend. The haunting illustrations capture all the mystery and magic of Andersen’s longest, most imaginative tale.
ISBN: 978-1-933327-22-8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Перед вами книга для чтения на английском языке для детей младшего школьного возраста, которые занимаются языком не менее года. Известная сказка адаптирована Н.А.Наумовой специально для российских детей. Грамматика и лексика подобраны в соответствии с программами обучения в начальной школе. Благодаря этому вы можете заниматься с ребенком дома, не беспокоясь о том, что вам встретится грамматика, которую...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-4703-5
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
As the snow begins to fall, a journalist arrives in the remote city of Kars on the Turkish border. The city lie finds is a troubled place - there`s a suicide epidemic among its young women, Islamists are poised to win the local elections, and the head of the intelligence service is viciously effective. Soon the growing blizzard cuts off the outside world and the stage is set for a terrible and desperate act… Orhan Pamuk`s magnificent and controversial new novel evokes the spiritual fragility of the non-Western world, its ambivalence about the godless West, and its fury. Формат: 11 см x 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-571-22299-5
Издательство:
Faber
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Contemporary / British English It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro, off the north-west coast of America. The Second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small community. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victim`s death be discovered?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8273-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Read it yourself is a learning to read series of classic, traditional stories with four levels of difficulty to suit the stage your child is at with reading. Written in a simple way for young readers, they will build their confidence in learning to read as they progress through each level. Familiar fairy tales and exciting stories will amuse children and encourage them to progress further with this series and become confident readers. Each book in the Read it yourself with Ladybird series is carefully structured to include many everyday words that are vital for first reading/beginner readers. They also contain clear, beautiful pictures for extra support and interest. Extra puzzle questions at the end of each book further help with...
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0379-4
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Once upon a time (or last Thursday, as it’s known in this matrix) everything was fine: Humpty Dumpty sat on his wall, Jack and Jill went about their lawful business, the Big Bad Wolf did what big bad wolves do, and the wicked queen plotted murder most foul. But the humans hacked cried havoc, shut down the wicked queen’s system (mirrors ) and corrupted her database - and suddenly everything was not fine at all. But at least we know that they’ll all live happily ever after. Don’t we? Computers and fairy tales collide to hilarious effect in the latest sparkling cocktail of mayhem, wit and wonder from the master of comic fantasy.
ISBN: 978-1-85723-988-1
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
From the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen. Kay and Gerda are childhood friends, but one day Kay is carried off by the Snow Queen. Gerda goes in search of him, helped by a friendly crow, a princess, a robber girl and a reindeer, until finally she must cross the ice alone to rescue her friend. The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.
Philip Rhayader is a painter. He lives alone in an old lighthouse. But his life changes when a young girl brings him an injured snow goose. The other stories are The Doll` and The Silver Swans.`
ISBN: 978-1-4058-5215-9
Издательство:
Longman Group UK Limited
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Snow White’s life is in danger when her father marries again and his new wife, Queen Bella, becomes terribly jealous of Snow White’s beauty. But Queen Bella’s plans fail, and Snow White finds safety at the cottage of the seven dwarfs before becoming reunited with her father.
ISBN: 978885300-920-3
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Перед вами книга для чтения на английском языке для детей младшего школьного возраста, которые занимаются языком не менее года. Известная сказка адаптирована Н.А.Наумовой специально для российских детей. Грамматика и лексика подобраны в соответствии с программами обучения в начальной школе. Благодаря этому вы можете заниматься с ребенком дома, не беспокоясь о том, что вам встретится грамматика, которую...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-5016-5
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: апрель 2014
