When the children dug a hole in the gravel-pit, they were very surprised at what they found. 'It' was a Psammead, a sand-fairy, thousands of years old. It was a strange little thing - fat and furry, and with eyes on long stalks. It was often very cross and...
Set against the bleak winter landscape of New England, “Ethan Frome” tells the story of a poor farmer, lonely and downtrodden, his wife Zeena, and her cousin, the enchanting Mattie Silver. In the playing out of this short novel's powerful and engrossing drama, Edith Wharton constructed her least characteristic...
Robert Louis Stevenson, Edimburgo, Gran Bretaña, ¿1850? Vailima, Samoa, 1894), hijo de un dominante constructor de faros, tuvo desde niño varias crisis pulmonares que le llevaron a una constante y nostálgica peregrinación en busca de climas más cálidos, hasta que en 1888 embarca hacia los mares del Sur y...
Mr Ross lives on an island where no visitors come. He stops people from taking photographs of him. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked. Carol Sanders and her mother come to the island to...
Please, Mr Murdstone! Don't beat me! I've tried to learn my lessons, really I have, sir!' sobs “David Copperfield”. Although he is only eight years old, Mr Murdstone does beat him, and David is so frightened that he bites his cruel stepfather's hand. For that, he is kept locked...
Clare West collects and edits the present antology of murder: “Crime Never Pays”. The unlawful, intentional killing of a human being - a terrible crime. But murder stories are always fascinating. Who did it? And how? Or why? And was it murder, or just only an accident? Who will...
The Young Oxford Book of "Cinema" is the complete guide to the entertainment that has delighted and oved massive audiences all over the world. When was the Golden Age of Hollywood?. What or where is Bollywood? How do they make the amazing special effects that we can seen on...
The action of “Much Ado About Nothing” occurs during several days of a visit by Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, and his followers at the large estate of Leonato, Governor of Messina. Don Pedro has been victorious in a small war against his own half-brother, Don John, who has...
"Pat's Picture" provides reforcement of the basic structures and vocabulary contained in the primary courses. Also offers activities and a picture dictionary or wordlist.
First Facts series is ideal for children who are ready to read and enjoy information books because good, clear, short text and a lot of full color high quality photographs and ilustrations are put in each book. “Nomads” is the title of the present one and tells you lot...
