School life has never been so splendid as in these brand-new editions of the classic Blyton series, St Clare`s. Full of dilemmas and school pranks, this best-selling series is guaranteed to keep young readers looking forward to each and every term at St Clare`s. The holidays are over and twins Pat and Isabel O`Sullivan are dying to get back to school. The big question on everybody`s lips is who will be head girl? There are plenty of candidates to choose A terrible accident shows the true leaders and reveals the cheats and cowards too.
ISBN: 978-1-4052-1982-2
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
For use in schools and libraries only. Whether sorting out shoe sizes with Big Bird, putting on one too many colorful layers to play in the snow, saving a single treat from Cookie Monster`s clutches, or learning the ups and downs of flying from Abby, Elmo sure get the concept!
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6769-0
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Tempest on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play; A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language; A complete list of characters with descriptions; Plenty of helpful commentary.
ISBN: 978-1-58663-849-8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Эта книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе", адресованных детям, которые начинают знакомиться с английским языком. Известная сказка звучит по-новому на английском языке. Став участником увлекательного приключения, ребенок выучит около 70 новых слов. Он узнает, как по-английски называются разные домики, научится описывать персонажей простыми прилагательными, говорить о том,...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-3977-1
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: июнь 2010
The pigs set off, and in a field They saw a heap of straw. `I`ll build my house of that`, said one. `Straw`s nice and quick, I`m sure`. The classic story of three little pigs and a wicked wolf, retold in glorious rhyme that`s perfect for reading aloud. With flaps and surprises on every spread, this sturdy book is ideal for young children. Now in a new enlarged format including a free audio CD with two tracks. Listen to the story alone, or follow along with the book by turning the pages when you hear the chime.
ISBN: 978-0-230-73613-9
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Волшебник Просперо, законный герцог Милана, и его дочь Миранда сосланы на остров завистливым Антонио. Страшная буря, разыгравшаяся на море, предоставляет им возможность для спасения и мести. Но только лишь в мести дело?.. Самая загадочная и неизученная пьеса Шекспира, в сюжет которой драматично вмешиваются сверхъестественные силы, человеческое великодушие и прощение. Читайте зарубежную литературу в...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05523-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2017
Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. "The Turtles of Tasman" is a collection of beautiful short stories among which there are "Told in the Drooling Ward," "The Hobo and the Fairy" and "The Eternity of Forms."
ISBN: 978-5-521-07506-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Braverman Shaw - Bravo to his friends - always knew his father had secrets. But not until Dexter Shaw dies does Bravo discover that his father belonged to a hidden sect that has guarded a lost Testament that could shake Christianity to its foundations.
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5343-6
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) A famous English poet, playwright, and actor. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet, and the “Bard of Avon” . “Hamlet” - is one of the greatest plays of all time. This compelling tragedy of the tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture the imaginations of modern audiences worldwide. Confronted with the evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mother’s infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as an avenger.
ISBN: 978-5-517-08781-2
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: февраль 2023
In this novel William Wilkie Collins explores the powers of telepathy while telling a skilful tale that interweaves suspense with the familiar ingredients of Victorian melodrama. Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesizes. Destiny at first doesn`t seem to adhere to this plan, and the pair is separated and lose sight of each other. But when George saves a young woman from drowning, a strong connection seems to develop between them, which seems to be almost supernatural.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06459-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
Lucy Silchester keeps receiving this strange appointment card and sweeping its gold embossed envelope under the rug. Literally. She busies herself with a job she doesn`t like, helping out friends, fixing her car, feeding her cat, and devoting her time to her family`s dramas. But Lucy is about to find out that this is one appointment she can`t miss, when Life shows up at her door, in the form of a sloppy but determined man. Life follows her everywhere - from the office, to the bar, and to her bedroom - and Lucy learns that some of the choices she has made and the stories she has told aren`t what they seem. Now her half-truths are about to be revealed, unless Lucy tells the truth about what really matters to her. The Time of My Life is...
Shakespeare`s last play is a mystical drama of estrangement and reconciliation. Deposed from his dukedom in Milan and cast out to sea with his daughter, Miranda, Prospero has a miraculous power over the island on which they have made their home. As the play begins, Prospero has used his art to bring about another shipwreck. This time his usurping brother and his colleagues are cast ashore, but through the power of magic, love and forgiveness, chaos is gradually transformed into order. This edition of the text contains notes, a glossary and an introduction. Формат: 11 см x 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14062-378-9
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2010
Walking the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from the rest of its population, are the Others. Possessors of supernatural powers and capable of entering the Twilight, a shadowy world that exists in parallel to our own, each owes allegiance either to the Dark or the Light. Night Watch Agent Anton Gorodetsky's holiday is abruptly shortened when an urgent call from Gesar - his boss and Night Watch head - forces him to return to work. Gesar has received an anonymous note, stating that an Other has revealed the full truth about their kind to a human, and intends to convert the human in an Other. The note has also been sent to the Day Watch, and to the Inquisition - but only the very highest-level Others know the addresses. So the...
ISBN: 978-0-09-948994-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
""They do not love that do not show their love."" Two Gentlemen of Verona " " Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of the classic comedy of courtship and delicious rivalry. THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: - an original Introduction to "Two Gentlemen of Verona" - incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work - commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers - photographs of key RSC productions - an overview of Shakespeare`s theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and...
(Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was an English author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, born in Kensington, London best known for her children`s books, which featured animal characters such as Peter Rabbit. Educated at home by a succession of governesses, she had little opportunity to mix with other children. Potter had frogs and newts, and even a pet bat. The basis of her many projects and stories were the small animals that she smuggled into the house or observed during family holidays in Scotland and the Lake District. She was encouraged to publish her story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), but she struggled to find a publisher until it was accepted when she was 36, by Frederick Warne & Co. The small book and her...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6776-8
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
This text contains two of Graham Greene`s novels. The Third Man is a recreation of post-war Vienna in which Rollo Martins visits his friend and hero, Harry Lime, to find Harry has died in suspicious circumstances. The Fallen Idol is the chilling story of a small boy caught up in adult games.
ISBN: 978-0-09-928623-3
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
