Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Eighteen-year-old Francesca comes to England to achieve her life-long ambition of learning to fly. The first lessons go really well and Doug, her instructor, describes her as a natural pilot. But when Doug's actions lead Francesca to question his motives, she starts to lose her confidence. Her dream of independence in the sky is in danger. ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Is there anyone who has not looked at the dark sky, and the shining points of light above us, and asked themselves questions about what is out there? Where did our planet come from? When did the universe begin? Could we live on another planet? And one question above all - is there life anywhere else in ... |
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Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Libraryo available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. On a quiet sea, the biggest ship in the world is waiting. There is no noise from the engines. Up in the night sky there are hundreds of stars. Behind the ship, an iceberg - a great mountain of ice - goes slowly away into the black night. In the beautiful first-class rooms rich passengers eat and listen to music. Down in the ... |
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Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. What is Japan? It is everything new and modern: the Tokyo Sky Tree, 634 metres high; amazing cameras and phones; karaoke and manga; trains going past at 300 kilometres an hour. And it is everything ancient too: beautiful palaces; high mountains and hot springs; cherry blossom in the spring; quiet gardens with water and trees. ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. From out of the sky, from under the earth, from far out at sea - disaster comes. We build and invent new things - and sometimes bring disaster on ourselves. Today television and the Internet mean that we can watch disasters as they happen, and see their terrible results. From Pompeii to the Asian ... |
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"Всеки път, когато чета Здравка Евтимова, се замислям за силата, която притежават нейните женски персонажи, за това колко непримирими са те, колко наситено земни са, като същевременно създават впечатление и за неземност." Кели Луче, писател и редактор на литературното списание Electric Literature (САЩ) "Красотата, както знаем, се появява навсякъде, особено там, където никой не я очаква, и с упоритост, ирония и милост героите на Здравка Евтимова не се предават на отвращението, а се борят с него. Уникална възможност да прочетете нещо прекрасно." Габриеле Отавиани, Convenzionali (Италия) "Здравка ... |
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Тази вълнуваща книжка за оцветяване с вода от Melissa & Doug, е за многократна употреба с картини от Пес Патрул и кученцето Скай. Книжката съдържа рисунки, игри със скрити предмети и много други. Страниците са бели, когато са сухи, но разкриват цветовете си, когато се намокрят с вода. А когато водата изсъхне, цветовете ще избледнеят и рисунките могат да бъдат оцветени отново и отново. Книжката включва малка магическа писалка, която се пълни с вода. Книжката е в малък размер, и има подложка, изработена от твърд картон, което я прави идеална за рисуване по време на път. Размерите на книжката са: 19 / 28 / 2.80 cm. ... |
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Жасмин живее със семейството си във Фермата на дъбовете. Тя обича двете си котки и любимата си кокошчица, но не може да остави в беда и никое друго животно... Жасмин успява да върне към живота едно подхвърлено във фермата им кученце, умиращо от глад. Скоро Скай започва да припка весело наоколо, но дали някога отново ще се довери на хората? Илюстрации: Ели Сноудън. ... |
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Има имена, отдавна изчезнали, забравени, с които не кръщаваме вече децата си. Но те са на хора, живели някога, със свой път и съдба. На такова име попада Венцислава Великова и то разказва своята си история. Покрай него изскачат и други имена, свързани помежду си в една житейска драма, която не просто повдига вечните въпроси, а и загатва за отговорите им. Повестта Мичя е за девойка, понесла тежки удари от съдбата, но оставила незаличим отпечатък в душите на околните. Тиха и смирена, тя става причина за зараждането на въртоп от чувства и мисли, в който попадат тримата синове на чорбаджи Савко, той самият и жена му, ратаите ... |
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A collection of classic Bulgarian poems, selected and translated by Christopher Buxton. ... Bulgaria lies at the south east tip of Europe and Bulgarians are painfully conscious of this, particularly in the context of their 500 year subjugation by the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Their history before and after this subjugation has its glorious and inglorious aspects, typical of every country's history. It is a story of resilience, bravery and faith alongside darker themes of betrayal and massacre. Включва поезия на поетите преди Втората Световна Война: народни песни, събрани от Братя Миладинови Петко Славейков ... |
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"To Reuturn to Your Father's House" contains poems by Dimcho Debelyanov, selected and translated by Christopher Buxton. Christopher Buxton is a novelist and translator of Bulgarian literary texts into English. From 1977 onwards he has been an active advocate for Bulgarian culture in the United Kingdom. This work was recognised in 2015 by an award and medal from The Bulgarian Ministry of Culture. Dimcho Debelyanov, whose life was ended by a British sniper's bullet on the Doiran Front in 1916, deserves a place alongside fellow poets Wilfred Owen and Isaac Rosenberg. ... |
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El Deafo meets "Inside Out" and "Back Again" in this funny, emotional illustrated middle-grade debut novel about immigrating to Australia, being upstaged by an annoying little brother, baking cakes and overcoming loss. When Jingwen moves to Australia, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible, since he doesn't speak English, and he's stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of the bakery his father had planned to open ... |
