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Platt Richard: Code Making, Code Breaking

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: What are codes for and who uses them? How do you make a code, how do you break a code? If you think only spies and soldiers use codes, you're wrong! Find out how codes have been used throughout history, from Ancient Egypt through to the Cold War in this enthralling non-fiction book by award-winning author, Richard Platt. What are codes for and who uses them? How do you make a code, how do you…

Coghlan Lin: In the Rue Bel Tesoro

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Omar and Sasha wander through war-torn streets with their dog Valentine, searching for an address at the Rue Bel Tesoro. On their journey they meet a variety of unusual, quirky characters, little realising that their search may be over sooner than they think. Find out what happens in this dramatic play, beautifully illustrated by Philip Bannister. Omar and Sasha wander through war-torn streets…

Kwame N. Acheampong: My Olympic Story

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Follow Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong's amazing life from a small town in Ghana to the slopes of the 2010 Winter Olympics, via the Snowdome in Milton Keynes. As the first Ghanaian skier in the Winter Olympics, this fascinating autobiography shows how perseverance and determination can overcome the greatest of challenges. Follow Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong's amazing life from a small town in Ghana to the…

Jeffers Oliver: Up and Down

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: In this much-anticipated sequel to the internationally best-selling picture book Lost and Found, we re-visit the boy and the penguin after their trip to the South Pole! The boy and the penguin still enjoy spending all their time together! That is, until the penguin starts to dream of flying, ignoring the boys advice that it is impossible. Running away, the penguin visits place after place,…

Zephaniah Benjamin: Benjamin Zephaniah: My Story

Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven children, meeting Nelson Mandela and how he sets about writing poetry, all told through his own voice and accompanied by artwork from Kate Greenaway winning illustrator Victor Ambrus. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex,…

Scarry Richard: Planes and Rockets and Things That Fly

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: An amazing new Richard Scarry collection filled with hilarious stories about jet planes, rockets, spacecraft and other things that fly! It's the perfect partner to Cars and Trucks and Things that Go and set to be a new Scarry favourite. In this collection Huck takes flying lessons, we learn how planes and birds fly, the cat family goes to the air show, and Wolfgang Wolf, Benny Baboon and Harry…

Grogan John: Marley: The Dog Who Cried Woof

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Woof! Woof! Woof!Marley barks all day long, so will his family still pay attention whensomething important happens? Join Marley in this easy-to-follow beginning reader.

Oliver Lauren: Before I Fall Enhanced Edition

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: This special enhanced edition of the New York Times bestselling Before I Fall by award-winning author Lauren Oliver includes two brand-new stories set in the world of Before I Fall, an essay by the author about the “greatest hits” of her life, and extra behind-the scenes content on the making of this bestseller. Samantha Kingston has it all: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday,…

Peters Elizabeth: The Seventh Sinner

Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: What lies beneath... At first, Jean Suttman thought she had died and gone to heaven when she was granted the opportunity to study in Rome. But the body that's lying in the ancient subterranean Temple of Mithra — the murdered corpse of a repulsive and disliked fellow student — is far from her idea of heavenly. Now she's truly frightened, and not just because small accidents seem to be occurring…

Michael Morpurgo: War Horse

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land. At the outbreak of the First World War, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon…

Winnie the Pooh: The Easter Egg Hunt Read-Along Storybook (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: It's spring in the Hundred-Acre Woods, and Winnie the Pooh is going on an Easter-egg hunt. There are many different parts of the Wood to explore, and much fun to be had, in this Easter-themed storybook. With a read-along CD that features charming narration, plus the voices of the beloved characters and dazzling sound effects, this book and CD make the perfect holiday gift!

Mark Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.' Huck Finn escapes from his alcoholic father by faking his own death and so begins his journey through the Deep South, seeking…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, while his eyes shone out from beneath them with a…

Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book, thought Alice, without pictures or conversations? ' So begins the…

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I am the Ghost of Christmas Present', said the Spirit. 'Look upon me!' A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as 'humbug'. It is only through a series of eerie,…

Jane Austen: Emma

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other.' Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in match-making those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding a suitable match…

Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.' Bronte's infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school, it is not until Jane…

Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Book

Скачать книгу (размер 1 075 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 212) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its news range of best-loved, essential classics. 'There is no harm in a man's cub.' Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals, adventure and powerful story-telling. Set in Central India, Mowgli is raised by a pack of wolves. Along the way he encounters memorable characters such as the foreboding…

Louisa May Alcott: Little Women

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?' A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at home…

Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Oliver Twist has asked for more!' Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in London. As he tries to free himself from their clutches he becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of the Capital, amongst criminals, prostitutes and…