Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend. • Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type — An information book.…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: This unique persuasive text takes the form of a fictional holiday to Mars, presenting factual information about the red planet. The text draws comparisons between Earth and Mars, and considers aspects of space travel such as weightlessness and the lack of oxygen. * Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary * Text type — A persuasive text. *…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there. This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: The Pet Detective faces a special challenge when Kara's pet tortoise, Rocket, goes missing. Has the tortoise been squashed on a motorway? Eaten by a hungry goat? Chewed up by a dog? The Pet Detective follows the clues to find out what's happened. * Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. * Text type — A story by the same author. * A final…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals. * Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language,…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Walking through the forest one moonlit night, Buzz and his dog Bingo find a sign pointing to a Monster Party. It sounds like fun — but first they have to find their way through the Monster Maze, meeting Count Dracula, a werewolf, a troll and a mummy along the way. *Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. * Text type — A humorous story. *…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Everything about Mr Big is big. And ordinary pens just won't do; every time he tries to write, Mr Big's ordinary sized pens break. So Mr Big drives to the shop in his big car to buy a big pen. But size is not the only suprising thing about Mr Big's new pen. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Text type — A fantasy…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-7 edited by Cliff Moon. Children`s authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children should love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book.
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: This comical story is a patterned, counting text about a band of pirates searching for treasure. One-by-one, they get into trouble and make a hasty retreat back to the pirate ship. Helpful vignettes of the pirates at the top of each page help children count how many pirates are left. * Red B/ Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The fifth story in this popular series about Lily and her adorable toy, Blue Kangaroo Lily and Blue Kangaroo are best friends. But when Lily starts to show off, Blue Kangaroo wishes he wasn't around. Especially when Lily gets up to scary things, even though she has been told not to. Inevitably, the day comes when Lily goes too far, and poor Blue Kangaroo is left clinging on for dear life! Just…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Join Splat the Cat in New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton's Splat the Cat: The Big Helper. When Splat's parents give him a list of chores to do, Splat worries that they will take forever! But when Splat puts his mind to it, helping out becomes more fun than a pirate adventure. Full of imaginative surprises and classic Splat humor, this 8x8 storybook is perfect for fans of the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: An eleven-year-old boy discovers he has strange powers, and a future that holds mystery, adventure — and death! Bending his knees, Jimmy let go of the windowsill and slowly tipped backwards. Surely this is impossible, he thought, even as he could feel himself doing it. He pushed out with his legs and the thrust sent him flying backwards into the air! Then his fingers locked on to the cold wire of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The gorgeous, thought-provoking first YA novel from internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern. FLAWED is set in a powerfully realised society where perfection is valued above humanity, with an intense love story at its centre. Good-girl Celestine has always agreed with the system but following an act of kindness towards one of the Flawed is herself excluded and soon she is fighting for her…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: 'Keeps one reading long after the lights should have been out' ROBIN HOBB Read the explosive New York Times bestselling debut that's captivated readers worldwide. Set to be a major motion picture, An Ember in the Ashes is the book everyone is talking about. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. When Laia's grandparents are brutally murdered and her brother arrested for treason by…
Скачать книгу (размер 493 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 98) Аннотация: A perfect introduction to Agatha Christie — four of the best Hercule Poirot stories, chosen for their readability and sense of adventure. A man is found shot through the head in a locked room. A wealthy banker vanishes while posting a letter. A thief disappears with a haul of rubies and emeralds. And, in the golden sands of Egypt, the men who discovered an ancient tomb are dying one by one...…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Katy writes with humour and heart. The Lonely Hearts Travel Club is like Bridget Jones goes backpacking. Holly Martin, author of The White Cliff Bay series What if you had a second chance... to find yourself? Instead of slipping on her something borrowed and tripping up the aisle to wedded bliss, Georgia spends her big day crying into a warm Sex-on-the-Beach, wondering where it all went wrong.…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 212 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 435) Аннотация: The spectacular international bestseller that introduced Washington-based homicide detective Alex Cross and launched James Patterson's career as one of the fastest-selling thriller writers in the world — now reissued in striking new cover style. He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids, it was headline news. Then one of them was found — dead — and the whole…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The new bestselling novel, now in paperback, from international literary phenomenon Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist. A chance meeting in Rio takes Maria to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune, yet ends up working the streets as a prostitute. In Geneva, Maria drifts further and further away from love while at the same time developing a fascination with sex. Eventually,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The brilliant new novel from the bestselling cult author of them all. Susan and John need to disappear — Susan and John need to find each other. Meet Susan Colgate — Miss Wyoming. Winner of a hundred teen pageants, child TV soap star, owner of a hideously pushy mother... and now reduced to small, brainless parts in small, brainless movies. Oh, and sole survivor of Flight 802. If she were to walk…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: PS, I LOVE YOU Before embarking on her writing career, Cecelia Ahern completed a degree in journalism and media studies. Her first novel, PS, I Love You was one of the biggest-selling debut novels of 2004 and a number one bestseller. Her successive bestselling novels are Where Rainbows End, If You Could See Me Now and A Place Called Here. PS, I Love You, starring Hilary Swank, is now a major…