A popular European folk tale. A little old woman makes a boy out of gingerbread. When she opens the oven, The Gingerbread Man jumps out and runs away. Animals, farmers and schoolchildren join the chase. Finally a fox offers to carry the gingerbread man across a river. How kind of him - or is it? 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.
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
One day, a little old woman made a gingerbread man. He jumped from the oven and ran and ran!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 four levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers and Flyers exams.The...
ISBN: 9780241254424
Издательство:
Ladybird
Дата выхода: январь 2020
One day, a little old woman made a gingerbread man. He jumped from the oven and ran and ran! 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 four levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers and Flyers exams. The...
ISBN: 9780241254509
Издательство:
Ladybird
Дата выхода: январь 2016
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
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.
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 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.
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...
Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government. But he has no idea just how explosive the story will be until, on the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered. And even more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander — the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who came to his aid in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and who now becomes the focus and fierce heart of The Girl Who Played with Fire. As Blomkvist,...
ISBN: 978-1-84916-300-2
Издательство:
Quercus Publishing (MacLehose Press)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A gorgeous Cecelia mini-book which contains two powerful and unforgettable short stories. Girl in the Mirror Lila knows how lucky she is to have found the man of her dreams. But when a secret from her family's past comes to light on her wedding day, her destiny changes in the most unexpected of ways! The Memory Maker They say you never forget your first love. But what happens when those cherished memories start to fade? Some people would do anything to hold on to the past and, for one heartbroken man, that means finding a way to relive those precious moments!
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. For Grace, a ghost in a haunted house, the arrival of a young mother with a baby stirs memories of the man and the child she lost so many years before. But then danger threatens the baby girl and Grace must act decisively.
ISBN: 9780521705851
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
The first body is a mystery. She`s young. She`s beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets - except for a notebook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. The next body is a warning. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the city streets: a shadowy madman without mercy or apparent motive. The police are sceptical. The mayor won`t listen. And Kat`s chief suspect is one of the city`s most prominent citizens. The final be hers. With the death toll rising, Kat races to expose a deadly conspiracy and the brutal killer at its heart - a killer who will stalk her from the dangerous streets of the inner city to the...
ISBN: 978-0-553-82029-4
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
This is a stunning and powerful contemporary love story, from one of the best storytellers in this century. Lilys life is turned upside down with the disappearance of her flat mate, incredible revelations about her family and a personal discovery, all of which will affect her What if everything you believed about your life was a lie? Meet Lily Quinn. She is broke, struggling to finish college, pay her rent, find love. Adrift in bustling New York City, the most interesting things in Lilys life happen to the people around her. But, Lily loves her aimless life! Until, her best friend and roommate Amy disappears. Thats when Spencer Patrick OMalley, a cynical, past his prime NYPD detective with demons of his own, enters Lilys world. And, a...
ISBN: 978-0-00-711893-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Ex-security analyst Lisbeth Salander is wanted for murder. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behavior makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she can break into almost any network she chooses…
Original / British English A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7805-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a Tolstoyan re-invention of the "closed room" murder mystery, Agatha Christie for adults... It`s also a profound investigation into tribal violence in the world of high finance, and a revelation of the dark side of a country normally seen as the very height of propriety... Don`t even think about putting it down." John Burdett
ISBN: 978-1-84724-692-9
Издательство:
Quercus Publishing (MacLehose Press)
Дата выхода: март 2011
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...
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
