Enola Holmes is on the run from the world's most famous detective - her brother Sherlock Holmes. As she roams the dark and dangerous streets of London disguised as a doctor's secretary called Miss Ivy Meshle, Enola is reminded more and more that her name backwards spells "alone". But when she finds a concealed cache of dazzling charcoal drawings, she feels drawn to the girl who drew them. Only, that girl, young Lady Cecily, has mysteriously vanished. It's up to Enola to find her, but false appearances can only last so long... Enola's adventures continue in this thrilling second instalment. ... |
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Based on the story of Jules Verne . Text adaptation by Janet Hardy-Gould . ... It is 1865. Impey Barbicane and J.T. Maston are very good with guns and explosives, and want to do something important DS so they decide to build a big gun and use it to go to the Moon. But no-one has gone to the Moon before, and many people, like the great Captain Nicholl, believe that it cannot be done. What will happen when Barbicane and Nicholl meet? And will the men who try to go to the Moon come back alive? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their ... |
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This book is in British English. ... England - 1828 to 1840. Maggie Tulliver is beautiful and intelligent. But she is lonely and unhappy. Philip Wakem loves her. But she cannot meet him. The Tullivers and the Wakems are enemies. Then Maggie meets Stephen Guest. They fall in love. But Stephen is going to be married to Maggie's cousin. There are exercises at the end of the book. Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. ... |
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Based on the story of Jules Verne . Text adaptation by Merinda Wilson . ... In Hamburg, Germany, Professor Otto Lidenbrock comes home with an old Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the centre of the Earth. Can Lidenbrock and Axel and their Icelandic guide, Hans, find the centre of the Earth? And can they all get home alive after their many underground adventures? 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 ... |
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"I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear." Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times ... |
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Èçäàíèåòî å ñúâìåñòèìî ñ íàñòîÿùàòà ó÷åáíà ïðîãðàìà. ... Èçäàíèåòî å íåèçìåííà ÷àñò îò ó÷åáíèêà è å ïðåäíàçíà÷åíî äà ñå ïîëçâà óñïîðåäíî ñ íåãî. Öåëòà å äà ñå ïîäïîìîãíå âàøàòà åçèêîâà ïîäãîòîâêà è ðàáîòàòà âè â ÷àñîâåòå ïî èñòîðèÿ è öèâèëèçàöèè ïðè îáó÷åíèå ñ èíòåíçèâíî èçó÷àâàíå íà àíãëèéñêè åçèê. Èçäàíèåòî âêëþ÷âà ñàìî óðîöè çà íîâè çíàíèÿ.  òåêñòîâåòå ùå îòêðèåòå èíäåêñè, êîèòî âè ïðåïðàùàò êúì èçîáðàæåíèÿ, êàðòè, ñõåìè, òàáëèöè è äðóãè â ó÷åáíèêà. Ïðåâåäåíè ñà îùå âñè÷êè ñïåöèôè÷íè èñòîðè÷åñêè ïîíÿòèÿ è òåõíèòå îáÿñíåíèÿ. Èçäàíèåòî å ðàçðàáîòåíî â äâå ÷àñòè, ñúîòâåòñòâàùè íà äâåòå ÷àñòè íà ó÷åáíèêà ïî èñòîðèÿ è ... |
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Based on the story of Gaston Leroux . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... It is 1880, in the Opera House in Paris. Everybody is talking about the Phantom of the Opera, the ghost that lives somewhere under the Opera House. The Phantom is a man in black clothes. He is a body without a head, he is a head without a body. He has a yellow face, he has no nose, he has black holes for eyes. Everybody is afraid of the Phantom - the singers, the dancers, the directors, the stage workers... But who has actually seen him? Finalist of The Language Learner Literature Award 2004. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written ... |
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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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Ïðå÷èñòâàíåòî - ôåíîìåíàëåí ìåòîä çà îáíîâÿâàíå è îçäðàâÿâàíå íà îðãàíèçìà. ... Òàçè êíèãà ùå âè ïîìîãíå çà ñàìîëå÷åíèå ïðè áîëåñòè íà: ñòàâèòå êðúâòà äåáåëîòî ÷åðâî áúáðåöèòå ÷åðíèÿ äðîá æëú÷êàòà îñâîáîæäàâàíå îò êàìúíè "Ïðå÷èñòâàíå íà îðãàíèçìà ïðè äîìàøíè óñëîâèÿ" îò Ã. Ï. Ìàëàõîâ ïðåäñòàâëÿâà îïðåäåëåí èíòåðåñ çà âñåêèãî - è çà õîðàòà ñ õðîíè÷íè çàáîëÿâàíèÿ, è çà òåçè, êîèòî ñòðàäàò îòâðåìå íàâðåìå îò íåèçáåæíèòå áîëåæêè íà öèâèëèçàöèÿòà, è çà ÷óâñòâàùèòå ñå íàïúëíî çäðàâè. Ïðåç ïîñëåäíèòå ãîäèíè ó íàñ "íèêíàò êàòî ãúáè" âåðèãè îò çàâåäåíèÿ çà áúðçî õðàíåíå. Âñå ïîâå÷å áúëãàðè, ... |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. It features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes , in his most challenging case. The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast "with blazing eyes and dripping jaws" which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor. Now the hound seems to be stalking young Sir Henry, the new master of the Baskerville estate. Is this devilish spectre the manifestation of the family curse? Or is Sir Henry the victim of a vile and scheming murderer? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve this devilish affair. The ... |
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Based on the story of Mark Twain . Retold by Alex Raynham . ... It is 1547 in London, and Tom is a pauper. His father sends him onto the streets of London to beg for money every day, and hits him when he brings nothing back. But Edward is a prince, the son of King Henry VIII, and he has everything. There is something very unusual about these boys: they are from different worlds, but they look the same. When they meet one day, a mistake puts each boy into the wrong life. So what happens when a prince lives as a pauper, and a pauper lives as a king? Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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The ever-elusive Enola Holmes has now been on the run for more than eight months, much to the bemusement of her brother - the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. During a chance encounter with an old acquaintance, Lady Cecily, Enola realises that there is more to the young woman's plight than meets the eye. Especially when she leaves behind a dire plea for help within a peculiar pink fan... Puzzled, Enola finds she has no choice but to risk her freedom and join forces with Sherlock. But can she trust him? And can they both save Lady Cecily in time? ... |
