The weather in England that summer had been so awful that Gerald's mother sold the family house and took her children to live on the Mediterranean island of Corfu. Between lessons, the ten-year-old Gerald was free to walk round the sunny island and discover the wonderful people and animals living there. This is the story of Gerald's adventures with the fascinating animals of Corfu, and, of course, with his surprising family and their friends
Helps to encourage language learning for beginners. This title contains an online pronunciation guide through the Usborne Quicklinks website. With 100 everyday words combined with pictures, it is a vocabulary building tool for young children.
Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) Babe leaves the farm for the city. He wants to make some money. ‘But nobody wins in the city,’ says Bob, a chimpanzee. ‘And nobody helps anybody. U
Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) Thirty people join an Italian evening class. All have their own reasons. Connie needs to escape from an unhappy home life; Lou has criminal intentions. Aidan and Signora have organised the classes. All their lives are changed forever.
E. Nesbit Adapted by Elizabeth Ann Moore Adventure After their father is mysteriously forced to leave home, the three children and their mother leave their comfortable house in London and go to live in a cottage in the country near a railway track. The children soon make friends with the Station Master, the Porter and a friendly old gentleman, who waves to them from the morning train. Peter, Bobbie and Phyllis enjoy several exciting adventures and even become the heroes of the village. But the mystery of their father remains unsolved, until one day... Dossier: Early railways Exit test
Dickens, Stevenson et al. An anthology of texts illustrating the development of the short story from the 19th century to the present day, by C. Dickens, R. L. Stevenson, H. G. Wells, D. H. Lawrence, K. Mansfield, W. S. Maugham, V. S. Naipaul, S. Rushdie, Helen Simpson e G. Greene. This collection includes an exceptionally wide range of narratives in terms of both time and theme introducing students to protagonists from all walks of life, from the upper classes to victims of poverty. These stories will stimulate, amuse, excite or astonish readers, with a panorama of human experience designed to make them laugh, cry and marvel.
Questa e la storia di una nonna, che fa da nonna madre per la nipote dopo la morte di sua figlia. La nonna scrive in forma di diario una lunga lettera alla nipote che ora si trova lontano in America. Scrivendo questo diario, la nonna percorre la propria vita. Racconta della sua vita da bambina, della sua educazione e del rapporto con i suoi genitori, fino a raccontare del suo matrimonio vuoto e convenzionale e della sua storia d''amore da cui e nata sua figlia Ilaria. Cerca con questo diario di spiegare alla nipote la sua vita e i suoi sentimenti di modo che le sue esperienze possano servire alla nipote, e per recuperare il rapporto tra di loro, che si era incrinato prima della partenza.
Classic / American English (Available February 2008) Uncas is the last of the Mohican Indians. He is with his father and Hawkeye when they meet Heyward. Heyward is taking the two young daughters of a British colonel to their father. But a Huron Indian who hates the British is near. Will the girls see their father again?
Thomas Keneally''s famous novel tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a businessman who risked his life every day during the Second World War to save as many Jews as possible. Steven Spielberg''s film of Schindler''s List won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Hunt, Roderick Brychta, AlexThis collection of books at Stage 3 introduces slightly longer stories which build upon pupils' sight vocabulary as well as introducing stories about neighbours Wilf, Wilma, and their mum and dad. This mixed pack consists of six different Stage 3 titles. A class pack of 36 books is also available.
Original / American English (Available June 2008) Up in the air! Down on the ground! Under the water! Extreme sports are new, exciting, and dangerous! Learn about extreme sports from aerial ballet to zorbing. Read about the crazy people who love extreme sports. Are extreme sports for you?
Classic / British English (Available March 2008) Two Englishmen go away for a quiet holiday. But it is not very quiet in one mans hotel room. Somebody or something is using the other bed. What is it and why is it angry? The other man sees things, but they are not really there. Or are they? What is happening? Read these ghost stories and be afraid. Be very afraid
Contemporary/ British English (Available February 2008) Sons of Scotland! You have come here to fight as free men. If you fight, perhaps youll die. If you run, you may live for a time. But at what cost? Braveheart is the story of William Wallace, who gave hope to Scottish people in their fight to be free
Original / British English (Available May 2008) Has Mrs Brown killed Granny on the beach? Why does Mrs Hill want to leave her husband? Who wants to steal the Professors invention? And what is little Johnny trying to say? Discover the answers when you read the plays in this book. They are plays about ordinary people and the unusual, often funny, things that happen to them
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Othello is a popular soldier who is in love with his beautiful new wife. He also has good friends like Iago, another soldier. So when Iago tells him terrible stories about his wife, Desdemona, who should Othello believe? Will jealousy destroy all their lives? This is one of William Shakespeares greatest plays.
Classic / British English (Available March 2008) A man is killed in Richard Hannays home. Before his death he tells Hannay a dangerous secret. Now Hannays life is in danger. Who are his enemies and what are they trying to do? And how will he solve the mystery of the thirty-nine steps?
Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) 2001: 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
