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Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The all new Oxford First Thesaurus, with new contemporary 3D artwork and easy-to-use page design, is the best thesaurus for children in their early school years. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children. The colourful, simple layout gives entries in alphabetical order along with hundreds of carefully-levelled synonyms…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This new 2012 edition of the Oxford Junior Illustrated Thesaurus features thousands of synonyms with new illustrations and photographs in a contemporary and easy-to-use design. Entries are simple and clear, and include example sentences to show the words in context. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children. Writing…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 726 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 928) Аннотация: The Oxford English Dictionary for Schools is easy to use with its clear signposting, accessible design, and expertly levelled look and feel. Now students can and will find the words they want fast! It has extensive vocabulary including all cross-curriculum words, so it is ideal for preparing for Controlled Assessments. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique electronic database of…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Pencils and sketchbook in hand, Winnie just can' t capture the dinosaur on paper so instead she jumps onto his back and Winnie, Wilbur, and a rather surprised Triceratops crash into the museum courtyard just as the prize is about to be presented by Professor Perkins. The Triceratops is even more surprised when he is given the prize! Then Winnie and Wilbur take him home and it' s time for one last…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Butterfly effect: The scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever. Jamie and Will, bunking off school to go hunting. Kuni, trapped in an icy crevasse. Shelton, on a deadly mission for revenge. Bakili, under attack from bloodthirsty baboons. Tina, piloting flight 492 to Moscow. For them, and many others, things will never be the…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: What wears a sock on its bottom? Your leg, of course! Come inside for more hilarious jokes and rhymes, as well as teasing tongue twisters, ridiculous riddles, loopy limericks, batty booklists, excellent excuses, and much much more. You'll laugh your pants off!

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: The only resource for this subject developed with the IB, this course book hones in on source evaluation skills and most closely embodies the IB approach to learning. Fully covering prescribed subjects for the 2008 syllabus and with a bank of source material to develop analytical skills, it includes case studies from all regions to foster international-mindedness. Truly aligned with the learner…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The Mongols carved out the largest land-based empire in world history, stretching from Korea to Russia in the north and from China to Syria in the south in the thirteenth century. Along with their leader Chinggis Khan they conjure up images of plunder and total destruction. Chinggis and his descendants introduced a level of violence that had perhaps never been seen in world history. Although this…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: For thirty years, Linda Greenhouse, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction, chronicled the activities of the justices as the Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times. In this concise volume, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history as well as of its written and unwritten rules to show the reader how the Supreme Court really…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: In the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English, French, German, and Italian. But few know about the literary tradition from which these writers emerged. This Very Short…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? The diversity of languages today is varied, but it is steadily declining. In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Anderson answers the above questions by looking at the science behind languages. Considering a wide range of different…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey consider Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, looking at themes and issues which have recurred throughout its history and continue to be of importance today. Examining themes such as regional identities, political disunity, and the role of the national language, they also cover a wide range of authors and…

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home decor and contemporary fashion. Nick Groom shows how the Gothic has come to encompass so many meanings by telling the story of the Gothic from the ancient…

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Enjoy the famous tale of Cinderella, who wanted to go to the princes party.

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Find out what happened when kind, clever Beauty had to live with a beast...

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Enjoy the famous tale of Snow White and the bad queen who wanted to kill her.

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Enjoy the tale of the old woman's magic brocade. What did her sons do when it blew away?

Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: 'We have some wonderful mosaics in Pompeii, but I've never seen a better one than this!' After the young Roman mosaic designer Felix starts work in Pompeii, his whole life changes. There he falls in love with the beautiful Greek slave Agathe, who can see into the future. When the volcano Vesuvius sends hot ash over the city, Felix — and Agathe's brother Alcander — ride to the port of Misenum for…

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Fearful of returning home to a violent father without having sold enough matches for the day, the Little Match Girl remains on the street resigned to warming herself by lighting matches. With each match, she sees a vision — a warm stove, a table laden with hot food, a beautiful Christmas tree decorated with lights leading up to the sky, so high that one becomes a shooting star. According to her…

Скачать книгу (размер 162 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 33) Аннотация: 'What's your job?' Yukio asks. I'm a sorcerer, the old man smiles, 'and I need a young apprentice.' One day, Yukio — a young boy from old Japan — leaves his sister in the country and looks for a job in the town. He finds interesting work there, as a sorcerer's apprentice. But why must Yukio wait to learn magic? And what happens after he puts a spell on a broom when the sorcerer is away?