Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo but mostly it spends its time in the basement. It doesn't visit Laszlo in his room. Until one night it does. With emotional insight and poetic economy, Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen bring to light a universal and empowering story about conquering fear. Join a brave boy on his journey to meet the dark, and see why it will…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: In 1940 Britain was in the grip of World War 2. When Germany began to send bomber planes over Britain, one of the greatest battles of the war began. There are some moments in history that are so dramatic or important that people remember them forever. In words and pictures, Gillian Clements tells the stories of these Great Events. These books are perfect for the emerging independent reader at…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: In 1066 a great battle took place in England between the Anglo-Saxons and the invading Normans. Its result would determine a new course of history. There are some moments in history that are so dramatic or important that people remember them forever. In words and pictures, Gillian Clements tells the stories of these Great Events. These books are perfect for the emerging independent reader at…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: In 1588 the Spanish Armada set sail for English shores. What followed was one of the most important sea battles in Elizabeth I's reign. There are some moments in history that are so dramatic or important that people remember them forever. In words and pictures, Gillian Clements tells the stories of these Great Events. These books are perfect for the emerging independent reader at upper Key Stage…
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: This action-packed sticker activity book is based on the new DreamWorks Animation film and features all of your favourite How to Train Your Dragon 2 characters. Join Hiccup and Toothless in the skies of Berk! Five years after Hiccup has successfully united Vikings and dragons in Berk, his friends are competing against each other in highly competitive dragon races whilst he and Toothless explore…
Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: I love you, Father Christmas, In your big red suit, With your bright silver buckle And your black shiny boots. The excitement of Christmas is perfectly captured through one little boy's boundless enthusiasm. The joyful rhyme and bold, stylish art make this a must-have book for anyone — big or small — who can't wait for Father Christmas to set off on his sleigh.
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: This bright, bold, rhyming story from the creator of the bestselling Hugless Douglas is a wonderfully funny introduction to weather for the very young and great to read aloud. Follow the hilarious pogo-stick loving bunnies through rain, wind, ice and snow. Whatever the weather, the funny bunnies always play together! Praise for Hugless Douglas: 'A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: This bright, bold rhyming story from the creator of the bestselling Hugless Douglas is a wonderfully funny introduction to opposites for the very young and great to read aloud. Follow these hilarious pogo-stick loving bunnies through their crazy day. These bunnies go up and these bunnies go down. Sometimes they're funny and sometimes they frown! Praise for Hugless Douglas: 'A new Hugless Douglas…
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: This action-packed sticker activity book is based on the new DreamWorks Animation film and features all of your favourite How to Train Your Dragon 2 characters. Join Hiccup and Toothless in the skies of Berk! Five years after Hiccup has successfully united Vikings and dragons in Berk, his friends are competing against each other in highly competitive dragon races whilst he and Toothless explore…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: In this completely revised and updated edition of international bestseller WATCHING THE ENGLISH, anthropologist Kate Fox takes a revealing look at the quirks, habits and foibles of the English people. Now with new survey data to add weight to her original fieldwork findings, and more extensive field-research and experiments to back up earlier observations, Kate Fox has deciphered yet more…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: An utterly gripping thriller from bestselling author Lauren Oliver. Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She'd never…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring a retired homicide detective who's haunted by the few cases he left open, and by one in particular — the pre-dawn slaughter of eight people among hundreds gathered in line for the opening of a jobs fair when the economy was guttering out. Without warning, a lone driver ploughed through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes. The plot is kicked into gear when…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The official inside story of the life, death and remarkable discovery of history's most controversial monarch. On 22 August 1485 Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious opponent, Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII), went on to found one of our most famous ruling dynasties. Richard's body was displayed in undignified fashion for two days…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 921 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 378) Аннотация: 'It reads like fiction, but it is, astonishingly, history.' — The Times In 1917, an eccentric band of British spies is smuggled into newly-Soviet Russia. Their goal? To defeat Lenin's plan to destroy British India and bring down the democracies of the West. These extraordinary spies, led by Mansfield Cumming, proved brilliantly successful. They found a wholly new way to deal with enemies, one…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Welcome to the world of infographics! This exciting form of data visualisation uses icons, pictograms and graphics to present information to kids in a whole new way. Marvel at amazing facts about the world of animals — all visualised in beautifully designed infographics.
Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: Say hello to Snip and Snap — two busy, funny and engaging crocodile friends. They might look the same, but they like very different things: Snip likes blue but Snap prefers red; Snip loves fruit while Snap would always rather have cake! Today, Snip and Snap are planning to go out for a picnic. But while Snap is ready for any kind of weather, Snip just doesn't know what to wear! Will the pair ever…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «Despite the best of intentions, humans are notoriously bad-that is, irrational-when it comes to making decisions and assessing risks and tradeoffs. Psychologists and neuroscientists refer to these distinctly human foibles, biases, and thinking traps as «cognitive errors.» Cognitive errors are systematic deviances from rationality, from optimized, logical, rational thinking and behavior. We make…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 028 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 595) Аннотация: LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014 One drowsy summer's day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for 'asylum'. Decades will pass before Holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking... The Bone Clocks follows the twists and turns of Holly's life from a scarred adolescence in Gravesend to old age on…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: You wait, desperately, for news of your daughter. At last, the door opens. But it is not the negotiators, or the FBI. It is her kidnapper. And he has a gun... Two days ago, life was normal. How did it end like this? Every crime scene begins at the end. To know what happened, you must work backwards, piecing together the events that came before. The ultimate thriller writer, Jeffery Deaver puts…