Feminist fairytales for young and old. Await no princes to save you through their lips touching yours whilst you are in unwilling slumber. Wake each other up instead. Step into this world of empowering re-imagined fairytales where the stereotypes of obliging lovers, violent men and girls that need rescuing are transformed into brave princesses, blurred lines between heroes and villains, and a courageous Gretel who can bring down monsters on her own. ... |
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This book is an adaptation of seven of Edgar Allan Poes's famous short stories. It has about 3 000 headwords and is appropriate for upper intermediate to advanced learners. The text has been adapted and simplified, but it keeps the ideas and flavor found in the original stories. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, literary critic and a major figure in world literature."It would also be just to say that Edgar Allan Poe sacrificed his life to work, his human destiny to immortality." Jeorge Luis Borges "It's because I liked Edgar Allan Poe's strories so much ... |
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021. In Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night. These disparate cases are some of the most remarkable diagnostic mysteries of the twenty-first century, as both doctors and scientists have struggled to explain them within the boundaries of medical science and - more crucially - to treat them. What unites them is that they are all examples of a particular ... |
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Illustrator: Hannah Wood. ... "My Rhyme Time: Incy Wincy Spider and other playing rhymes" book is a delightfully illustrated collection of nursery rhymes for children aged 3+ to enjoy. The book contains popular nursery rhymes with actions, such as "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", which are great for helping kids to learn to read through play. This large picture book, with its colourful artwork by Hannah Wood, is perfect for little hands and big imaginations! "My Rhyme Time: Incy Wincy Spider and other playing rhymes": 14 well-known nursery rhymes for children in a bold, easy-to-read font; ... |
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Докато смъртта ни раздели... Това трябваше да бъде съвършения меден месец. Петзвезден курорт във Виетнам. Нещо не е наред. Плажове с копринен пясък, луксозно бунгало и романтична атмосфера. Тайни, които чакат да изплуват. Идеалното място, на което двама младоженци да прекарат ваканцията на мечтите си. И да избягат от миналото. Но някой има други планове... Някой, който изчаква перфектния миг. За да превърне рая в кошмар. ... |
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Тя успя да му се изплъзне веднъж, но ще успее ли втори път... Клео Форсъм е успешна писателка, преориентирала се към създаване на телевизионни сценарии. Сериалът ѝ Детективътпекар става моментален хит, а писането е нейната сбъдната мечта. Сега обаче Клео е решена да се откаже от всичко - включително да се разведе със съпруга си, Уолъс - преди опасните тайни от миналото ѝ да излязат наяве. Докато подготвя последните епизоди на сериала, приятелите и започват да умират. Скоро става ясно, че някой се опитва да я натопи за убийство. Клео подозира, че знае кой стои зад инцидентите, но не може да каже на полицията, ... |
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"My Rhyme Time: Three Little Kittens and other animal rhymes" book is a brightly illustrated collection of animal rhymes for children aged 3+ to enjoy. The book is bursting with much-loved animal rhymes such as "Mary had a Little Lamb", "Old Mother Hubbard" and "Pussy Cat Mole". This large picture book is perfect for little hands and curious minds! "My Rhyme Time: Three Little Kittens and other animal rhymes": Fun nursery rhymes for young children to practise reading; Thick paper for little hands to turn more easily; Classic nursery rhymes. ... |
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Based on the story of Katherine Mansfield . Retold by Rosalie Kerr. ... "Oh, how delightful it is to fall in love for the first time! How exciting to go to your first dance when you are a girl of eighteen! But life can also be hard and cruel, if you are young and inexperienced and travelling alone across Europe... or if you are a child from the wrong social class... or a singer without work and the rent to be paid." By the book Set in Europe and New Zealand, these nine stories by Katherine Mansfield dig deep beneath the appearances of life to show us the causes of human happiness and despair. Classics, modern ... |
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Based on the story of Thomas Hardy . Retold by Clare West . ... On a stormy winter night, a stranger knocks at the door of a shepherd's cottage. He is cold and hungry, and wants to get out of the rain. He is welcomed inside, but he does not give his name or his business. Who is he, and where has he come from? And he is only the first visitor to call at the cottage that night... In these three short stories, Thomas Hardy gives us pictures of the lives of shepherds and hangmen, dukes and teachers. But rich or poor, young or old, they all have the same feelings of fear, hope, love, jealousy... Classics, modern fiction, ... |
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Мрачни времена настъпват в "Хогуортс". След атаката на дименторите над братовчед му Дъдли, Хари знае, че Волдемор няма да се спре пред нищо, за да го открие. Мнозина отричат завръщането на Черния лорд, но момчето далеч не е само в своята мисия - таен орден набира съмишленици, които да се опълчат на тъмните сили. Хари ще трябва да позволи на професор Снейп да го обучи да се отбранява от злокобните умствени атаки на Волдемор - а те стават все по-силни всеки ден. Времето му изтича... "Ти споделяш мислите и чувствата на Черния лорд. Според директора не е препоръчително това да продължава и занапред. Той ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A collection of stories that offer eight slices of life in England today. The themes covered include British eating habits, the media, inner-city problems, immigration, football hooliganism, student life, leisure activities and the countryside. Well-observed, lively and amusing, these stories provide a fascinating picture of the country at the start of a new century. ... |
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Retold by Joyce Hannam . ... Are men cleverer than women? Is a poor man cleverer than a rich man? And what about teachers? Are they always cleverer than their students? The people in these six well-known folk tales from around the world all want to be clever. But are some of them just stupid? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for learners. Each reader is carefully graded to ensure each student reads from the ... |
