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 fairytales 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: 978-1-4093-0358-9
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
This classic fairy tale is a wonderful introduction to stories for young children. Read the simple text, look at the bright pictures and feel the different textures. Retold by Ronne Randall.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0446-3
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Seven titles in the popular First Reading series are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making this book and CD easy to store together. The Young Reading series is developed with reading expert Alison Kelly from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-3339-9
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
These classic stories have been combined with beautiful new illustrations to bring the magic of Ladybird Tales to a new generation. Children have always loved these stories, and reading them together is an experience to treasure. Retold by Vera Southgate.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-1418-9
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Giorgione ist eine der wichtigsten und folgenreichsten Persönlichkeiten der Kunstgeschichte. Er revolutionierte die europäische Malerei am Beginn des 16. Jahrhunderts mit einer neuen räumlichen Aufteilung seiner Darstellungen und einer koloristischen Perfektion mit einer vorher unbekannten Abstufung von Hell - und Dunkelwerten, die eine träumerische Stille von hoher Sensibilität ausdrücken. Seine Verschmelzung der Farben und seine atmosphärische Dichte zeigt das neue kritische Werkverzeichnis in diesem Buch, in dem alle Gemälde, Fresken und Zeichnungen ausführlich beschrieben werden. Vergleichende genaue Untersuchungen und Analysen in Form eines kritischen Nebeneinanderstellens und...
ISBN: 978-3-86568-126-3
Издательство:
Michael Imhof Verlag
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A splendid, surprising, and original work of photography, this book is ideal for lovers of contemporary art and the boldest means of expression. Seventy images reveal the painful truth that beauty is fleeting. Gastel, who has been exalting beauty for years, challenges himself by confronting one of the deepest philosophical and literary themes.
Gerald would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance but everyone knows that giraffes can`t or can they? This classic and bestselling picture book is now brought to life on DVD. Watch Gerald and his animal friends dance to the jungle music in this lively animation, narrated by actor Hugh Laurie, then join the party with the read along activity and dancing games.
The giraffe, the pelican and the agile monkey set out to prove that they are the best window-cleaning company around. This edition has some new facts about Roald Dahl, and a great new cover featuring Quentin Blake`s illustrations.
ISBN: 978-0-14-132278-0
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Gerald was a tall giraffe whose neck was long and slim,But his knees were awfully bandy and his legs were rather thin . . .Gerald the giraffe longs to go to the great Jungle Dance, but how can he join in when he doesn`t know how to tango or two-step? Everyone knows that Giraffes Can`t Dance . . . or can they?A funny, touching and triumphant story about being yourself and finding your own tune, with joyful illustrations from Guy Parker Rees. This chunky board book edition is perfect for little hands."All toddlers should grow up reading this"Daily Mail"A modern classic"Baby & Me"A joyful read about an outsider who finds acceptance on his own terms . . . there`s also a simple moral about tolerance and daring to be different"Junior"A...
On a six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland quickly tires of the constant bickering between her older brother, Pete, and her recently divorced mother. But when she wanders off by herself, and then tries to catch up by attempting a shortcut, she becomes lost in a wilderness maze full of peril and terror. As night falls, Trisha has only her ingenuity as a defense against the elements, and only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fears. For solace she tunes her Walkman to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox baseball games and follows the gritty performances of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when her radio`s reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom...
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. But her uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone from her own deeply dysfunctional family. Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to investigate, but he quickly finds himself in over his head. He hires a competent assistant: the gifted and conscience-free computer specialist Lisbeth Salander, and the two unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.
Gillon - red-haired, intelligent, vulnerable - comes to London to escape from the demands of her wealthy, conventional, socially superior family in Charleston, South Carolina. An art historian, she has a chance meeting with Tilly, whose long-term boyfriend Henry is a wildlife photographer who is finding it hard to commit. Before long Gillon has moved into their flat, replacing Henry`s old mate William, William`s on-off-girlfriend Susie, and a lots of mess and disorganisation. Things are changing, and Tilly finds it difficult to accept that her dreams of settling down with Henry are receding further into the distance, especially when Henry announces that he is going to South Carolina to photograph the abundant wildlife of the area. There,...
ISBN: 978-0-552-77087-3
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Книга для чтения на английском языке, уровень B1- Intermediate (1600 слов). "Девочка, которая любила Тома Гордона" - адаптированное произведение известнейшего писателя Стивена Кинга. Роман, в котором практически отсутствуют мистические события. О девочке, которая отстала от родных на прогулке и заблудилась в лесу. Несколько дней она блуждала в лесу, испытывая галлюцинации, но в итоге выбралась к людям.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7294-6
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Lisbeth Salander, the enigmatic, delinquent and dangerous security specialist, assists in the investigation. A genius computer hacker, she tolerates no restrictions placed upon her by individuals, society or the law. "What a cracking novel! I haven`t read such a stunning thriller debut for Brilliantly written and totally gripping" Minette Walters
Young Jerry West has a few problems. His uncle Crispin is broke and employs a butler who isn`t all he seems. His other uncle Willoughby is rich but won`t hand over any of his inheritance. And to cap it all, although already engaged, Jerry has just fallen in love with the wonderful Jane Hunnicutt, whom he`s just met on jury service. But she`s an heiress, and that`s a problem too - because even if he can extricate himself from his grasping fiancee, Jerry can` be a gold-digger. Enter "The Girl in Blue" - a Gainsborough miniature which someone has stolen from Uncle Willoughby. Jerry sets out on a mission to find her - and somehow hilariously in the process everything comes right. Формат издания: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-09-951419-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Tie-in edition to the major Columbia Pictures/Sony production starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, directed by David Fincher. The first volume in Stieg Larsson`s phenomenal Millennium Trilogy, with combined sales of over 55 million worldwide. Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet`s disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from...
In the electrifying follow-up to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, is the focus and fierce heart of the story. Mikael Blomkvist - crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine "Millennium" - has decided to publish a story exposing an extensive sex trafficking, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government. On the eve of publication, the two reporters responsible for the story are brutally murdered. But perhaps more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander. Now, as Blomkvist - alone in his belief in her innocence - plunges into his own investigation of the slayings,...
ISBN: 978-0-307-47456-8
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011
Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is ... Show synopsis Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt...
