Eyewitness is a new course on life and culture which provides opportunities for in-depth study, reflection and discussion using a modern and original eyewitness approach, observing events "on the ground" and maintaining an all-round international perspective to topics.
Explore the geological earth - mountains and oceans, valleys and volcanoes, islands and caves - and the creatures who live in its many environments, including us, in this vividly illustrated tour of our home in space. Like the other titles in Dorling Kindersley`s Eyewonder series for readers 9 to 12, it explores the natural world in dramatic color photographs - many two-page spreads feature one large photo across both pages with several smaller images, each with its own description.
ISBN: 978-1-4053-6131-6
Издательство:
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Дата выхода: июль 2011
There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where the Crimean war still rages, dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits and everyone is deeply disappointed by the ending of `Jane Eyre`. In this world there are no jet-liners or computers, but there are policemen who can travel across time, a Welsh republic, a great interest in all things literary - and a woman called Thursday Next. In this utterly original and wonderfully funny first novel, Fforde has created a fiesty, loveable heroine and a plot of such richness and ingenuity that it will take your breath away.
Here is the complete history of the word still considered one of the most vulgar and offensive in the English language, from its debut in 15th-century England to the present day. Every sense of every word containing f**k is examined, with often hilarious examples from many sources.
ISBN: 978-0-571-19730-9
Издательство:
Faber
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Современный истребитель является основным и самым сложным элементом авиационного боевого комплекса. С каждым новым поколением сложность разработки авиационного боевого комплекса значительно возрастает. Об истории создания и проблемах, возникающих перед американскими специалистами при разработке истребителей пятого поколения F-22 и JSE, а также об их преодолении рассказывает эта книга. Книга...
ISBN: 5-17-012120-2
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: январь 2002
The living embodiment of The Beatles and a musical juggernaut without parallel, Paul McCartney is undoubtedly the patriarch of pop. In this authoritative biography, acclaimed author and journalist Howard Sounes creates the most accurate and extensive profile of McCartney ever built, leaving no stone unturned, and no shadow unexplored. He is the torch-bearer of the Beatles - the greatest band in pop - and one of the most closely studied stars in show business. But surprises and secrets still linger in the life of Sir Paul McCartney. In FAB, his full story is told for the first time. Acclaimed author Howard Sounes spent more than two years investigating every aspect of Sir Paul`s life and work, including interviewing over 200 people. The...
Fizzy Pink`s new school has been a lot better since she made friends with Daisy (formerly known as Stringy Plaits!) but things don`t look so glamouroony now her mean form teacher Mrs SCary is back - despite wishful thinking, she didn`t explode! Mrs SCary introduces a new thing into class called Sharing Time where everyone tells the class about something interesting that happened to them. But to cover up the fact that she liberated the class guinea-pig, when Fizzy steps up a Big Fat Fib just slips out and she tells everyone she is going to be THE Star of a show her aunty is putting on (as oppose to A Star?of the twinkly kind? well, not much difference really). Everyone in her class including Cammy and her equally grottybag friends decide...
ISBN: 978-0-14-131902-5
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
Peter Carl Fabergé (1846–1920) is deservedly the most famous creator of the stunning gold, silver, and jewel-studded treasures of imperial Russia. Perhaps because of the popularity of his Easter eggs, Fabergé’s skilled competitors have been largely overlooked. Fabergé and the Russian Master Goldsmiths tells their story and features their masterpieces as well as Fabergé’s. Today, the creations of the Russian master goldsmiths are dispersed throughout the world. A broad sampling of masterpieces from the great Russian collections, as well as from private and public collections, are depicted here in nearly 300 full-color illustrations, a number of which are published here for the first time.
In three stories three characters teach us lessons: the tortoise ‘slowly but surely’ wins the race; the mouse becomes a ‘great little friend’ to the mighty lion; the country mouse prefers the quiet life back home to the luxury – and dangers – of the town.
ISBN: 978885300-757-5
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Les fables retenues pour ce volume ne sont pas settlement les plus eclcbres, mais prcservent egalcment toute la variety des deux recueils parus en 1668 et en 1678. Le petit monde que le fabuliste fait vivre sous nos yeux est ainsi tine "comedie a cent actes divers, Et dont la scene est l`univers". S`il fait tenir tant de roles a tant danimaux, il ne les peint pas cependant pour eux-memes, mais pour l`image qu`ils peuvent nous don-ner de nous. Ce sont nos vices qu`il nous montre, et sa vision de l`humanite reste pessimiste et amere. Ses fictions continuent neanmoins de nous attacher de maniere unique, car La Fontaine les a voulues plaisantes, et tous ces songes oil son esprit sont une oeuvre de pot-sie virtuose autant que de sagesse.
ISBN: 978-2-253-19317-3
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
"Басни Эзопа" - это уникальный сборник написанных в древние времена текстов, мораль которых до сих пор может научить читателей мудрости. Доподлинно так и не известно, существовал ли Эзоп на самом деле, или за этим именем скрыто два десятка безымянных авторов. Но это не столь важно, поскольку тексты остроумных «Басен Эзопа» послужили основой для многих басен Крылова, Лафонтена и других классиков....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05712-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
`Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves.` Association of Library Service to Children, ALA.
ISBN: 978-0-06-443046-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Un prêtre trompé par une vache… Une épouse trop gourmande… Un serviteur malhonnête trahi par son bonnet… Un bourgeois si sot qu’il entend parler son chien… Une jeune fille mariée à un vilain avare… Dans les fabliaux du Moyen Âge, on s’empresse de rire de tout et de tout le monde avec une joyeuse liberté. Riches et puissants, méchants et nigauds, nul n’est épargné dans ce savoureux jeu de massacre. Une sélection des meilleurs contes à rire, adaptés et racontés par Pierre-Marie Beaude.
ISBN: 978-2-07-063796-6
Издательство:
Gallimard
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
This collection of mini-plays makes learning 130 common idioms a breeze! Each short, funny script introduces 7 to 10 idioms in a favorite theme, such as sports, animals, food, and clothing, and provides the context students need to understand the meaning of these idioms. As they read and practice the scripts, students boost their vocabularies and their language-learning skills. Each play includes teaching tips for introducing the featured idioms and extension activities that make the idioms part of students` oral, written, and reading vocabularies. Also includes a comprehensive glossary of the idioms. For use with Grades 3-6.
