Pearson

It is 1800. Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They`re starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven`t got any money. What can they do?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Kylie Minogue was a star a famous singer with a lot of money and beautiful clothes. And then, in 2005, the music stopped. Kylie had cancer. People waited. And then she came back. Read her story, from her early days in Australia to her new work now.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

In 1673 young John Ridd meets a little girl called Lorna Doone. Seven years later they meet again, and fall in love. But the Doones are a family of robbers and murderers. One of them, Carver, killed John`s father and now wants to marry Lorna. Can John save Lorna from her worst fears?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Dr Jekyll is a London doctor who is liked and respected for his work. Mr Hyde is an evil man, completely unknown in London society. There is a murder and Hyde seems to be responsible. So why does the good doctor give Mr Hyde the key to his house

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

The great hero Odysseus has been away from his family for twenty years when the goddess Athene decides to help him find his way back to the island of Ithaca. But the journey will not be easy. Odysseus must face storms, monsters and the terrible anger of the sea god Poseidon. And if he succeeds, will he be welcomed home?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English Eleven-year old Billy Elliot is different from other boys. He is not very clever or good at sport. Then, one day, he discovers ballet dancing. Finally he has found something that he can do well. But everybody knows that ballet is for girls, not boys! Will Billy continue to dance? Or have his father and brother got other plans for him?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Early one morning the Bantrys wake to find the dead body of a young woman in their library. Who is she? How did she get there? The police are called, of course, but Dolly Bantry quickly invites her friend Jane Marple to solve the mystery.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Three stories, three ghosts. A young woman marries an older man. His first wife is dead. Or is she ? Why does a dead man walk through his house each night? An old woman has a house with a tower. Why does she visit a young man in his dreams?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

A Space Odyssey a great film and a famous novel. An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out a billion kilometres to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for them.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / American English Jack Sparrow, captain of the Black Pearl, is back in a new adventure. This time he, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Commodore Norrington are all looking for a chest that belongs to the terrible Captain Davy Jones. But Davy Jones has other plans for Jack

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / American English All novels are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves between good and evil. John Steinbeck, one of America`s greatest writers, considered East of Eden to be his most important work. Set in California, the novel is a story of love and jealousy, forgiveness and revenge - and what it means to be human.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English Everybody tells Forrest Gump that he`s an idiot. But he`s a great football player, and he plays the harmonica beautifully. He`s also a brave soldier. But can he ever marry the girl he loves? This story of his journey through life is sometimes sad and sometimes very funny.

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Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011

Original / British English Sarah and Jessica arrive in New Zealand for a holiday. They find a mobile phone in the taxi from the airport. It is Michael`s mobile, but they can`t find him? He has messages from home are they important? Go with the girls on a New Zealand adventure.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

There is a club in New York where men tell each other stories. Some of these are mysterious, some are horrible. One night a doctor tells the story of a young woman who gives birth to her baby. A normal enough event? Not this one.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

A blind musician plays to the spirits of the dead. A priest is attacked by heads that have left their bodies. An old man meets a woman who has no face. Read these and many more strange, ghostly stories from old Japan and be afraid!

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English Who killed Charles McCarthy at Boscombe Pool? And why? Detective Lestrade from Scotland Yard thinks it was McCarthy`s son, James. Things do not look good for James. But the famous English detective, Sherlock Holmes, sees things differently. His friend, Dr Watson, joins him and tells the story.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English Anna Karenina, one of world literature`s greatest novels, tells the story of a beautiful young woman who is unhappily married to a man much older than herself. When she falls in love with a handsome young soldier, life suddenly seems wonderful. But real happiness is not so easily found ...

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / American English There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost? Is the ghost a man or a monster? And what else will he do to get what he wants?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the story of the greatest band in the world from the early days in Liverpool to the Beatles` music in the world today.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank family hide. Life is dangerous but they hope for the best until they are finally discovered. Anne Frank was a real person, and this is her diary.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature the Hound of the Baskervilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the new owner of Baskerville Hall from a terrible death?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jean`s life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice les miserables`.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English Matilda is a clever and unusual little girl. But her parents aren`t interested in her, and the terrible head teacher at her school hates clever children. But Matilda finds a way to be strong, and the results are very funny.

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Дата выхода: август 2011

Original / British English (Available February 2008) It`s 1798. Sam Tinker and his daughter Jenny live in London. One day a thief puts a watch in Sam`s hand. Take this,` he says, and runs away. Two policemen see the watch and take Sam away. What can Jenny do? Can she help her father?

Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011