My First 1000 Words is a beautifully illustrated book that will engage your young child and help them to learn new words. Words are grouped into categories to improve your toddler's vocabulary and encourage discussion. Covers popular topics such as food, home and vehicles. The book is with bright illustrations with charming details. My First 1000 Words helps young children to explore the world around them and beyond. With words and pictures they can learn the names of 1000 familiar objects around the home and on the farm, things to eat, amazing animals and every kind of vehicle. Each page is packed with lots to spot ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz, as well as the charming original black and white illustrations by Saint-Exupery himself. After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... These twelve magical tales tell, among other things, how the camel got his hump; the leopard his spots; the elephant his trunk; how the alphabet was made; and how a butterfly caused mayhem at the court of King Solomon. Rightfully considered one of the enduring classics of children's literature, "Just So Stories" is an enchanting collection that still delights and illuminates over a century after it was first published. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Kipling himself, this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition also ... |
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What if we could improve our ability to predict the future? Everything we do involves forecasts about how the future will unfold. Whether buying a new house or changing job, designing a new product or getting married, our decisions are governed by implicit predictions of how things are likely to turn out. The problem is, we're not very good at it. In a landmark, twenty-year study, Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guesswork. Tetlock's latest project - an unprecedented, government-funded forecasting ... |
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Rediscover the worlds of Emberfall and Syhl Shallow in this irresistible return to Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series. Tycho of Rillisk has been a lot of things: son and brother, stablehand, prisoner, soldier and friend to the king. Now, four years after Grey took the throne of Emberfall, Tycho has taken on a new role: courier and spy. As the only person the king can trust, Tycho carries secret messages back and forth between the kingdoms of Emberfall and Syhl Shallow. But even though the war is over, peace still seems far away. A dangerous anti-magical faction is rising, and when Tycho ... |
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How do we learn things? How does nature affect us? What can we predict about the future? With a strong focus on the development of reading and writing skills through interactive learning, Bright Ideas Level 6 offers extensive exam and literacy support with the benefit of innovative content and familiar topics. Using Big Questions to challenge students and promote the development of 21st century skills in areas such as critical thinking, the course links the classroom with the real world and encourages the sharing of ideas through communication and collaboration. The comprehensive package of integrated print and digital ... |
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How do we discover things? What's exciting about exploring? How can we help at home? With a strong focus on the development of reading and writing skills through interactive learning, Bright Ideas Level 5 offers extensive exam and literacy support with the benefit of innovative content and familiar topics. Using Big Questions to challenge students and promote the development of 21st century skills in areas such as critical thinking, the course links the classroom with the real world and encourages the sharing of ideas through communication and collaboration. The comprehensive package of integrated print and digital ... |
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В сборника "Пернишки разкази" са включени някои съвсем нови разкази, както и разкази, все още непубликувани в България, но излизали на английски език в книгите на Здравка Евтимова "Pale and Other Postmodern Bulgarian Stories", Vox Humana, 2010, Канада/Израел; "Carts and Other Stories", Fomite Books, 2012, САЩ и "Time to Mow and Other Stories", All Things That Matter Press, 2012, САЩ. Здравка Евтимова е родена в гр. Перник през 1959 г. Завършва английска филология. В България са публикувани няколко нейни сборника с разкази, сред които: "Разкази срещу тъга", "Сълза ... |
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V. E. Schwab 's New York Times bestselling "Villains" duology, now in a boxed set along with a gorgeous double-sided poster! In the "Villains" duology (Vicious, Vengeful) V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question."A dynamic and original twist on what it means to be a hero and a villain. A killer from page one... highly recommended!" Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Universe vs The Avengers and ... |
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In the follow-up to their charming "What If It's Us", best friends Adam Silvera ("They Both Die At The End") and Becky Albertalli ( Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda ) reunite to give Arthur and Ben another shot at true love. Ben has spent his first year of college working on his fantasy manuscript with his writing partner Mario, who is a great Spanish tutor, and an even better kisser. So why can't he stop thinking about the fact that Arthur's back in town two years after they called it quits? Arthur is in New York for a dream internship on Broadway, with a boyfriend back at home that ... |
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The short stories in this book will undoubtedly leave a trace in your memory. All of them will touch your heart because they deal with those things which make us human beings: love, dreams, hopes, desires, atonement, honor, and the meaning of life. The collection presents 22 classic authors, two of whom are Nobel Prize winners for literature: Anatole France and Rabindranath Tagore. You will also find here some of the best loved writers in the world, such as Hans Christian Andersen , Oscar Wilde , O. Henry , Jerome K. Jerome , and Saki. ... |
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Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this lyrical and magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Colour of After. Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He's sick of being haunted by his family's past mistakes. The only things keeping him from running away are his younger brother, a supernatural wind and the bewitching girl at his new high school. Luna Chang dreads the future. Graduation looms ahead, and her parents expectations are stifling. Then her life is turned upside down by the strange new boy in her class, the arrival ... |
