Crocodiles must kill for food, but Old Big kills cows for a game. So Mr Kay, an Australian farmer, must kill him and so, preserve his farm. But Old Big does not want to die.
K. R. Cripwell relates us the fight between the man and the "Crocodrile!".
They were two men vey different, but in each man a fire burned. Both wanted to show the world something and they did it when each run for gold in the Olympics.
Listening to the music of Elvis and the Beatles on the radio "Bruce Springsteen" wished join their way of life. Toni Murphy tells us the achievement of Springsteen's dreams. He became famous in the 1970s and is one of the most popular rock and roll singers in the world.
Mummies from Egypt are famous. But other ancient cultures had them, too! Explore what we can learn about our history and our “Myths from Mummies”. Use the unique code inside the book to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises.
Gutting fish, fighting fire, feeding wild animals, mining coal... Could you do one of these wild, "Dangerous and Dirty Jobs"? Learn all about them and more!
“White Fang” is a wolf born in the desolate wastelands of Alaska. His first contacts with man are violent and humiliating. Even when he finds a human who treats him with love, White Fang cannot forget that he is a wild animal where the law was: eat or be...
“Two Explorers” is the story of two of the bravest explorers of all time, Marco Polo and Roald Amundsen. Polo was the first Westerner to journey to the Far East and join the court of Kublai Khan. Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole. Read about...
This is the famous novel “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame: the classic story of four good friends - Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad. Together they have many adventures in the Wild Wood. Toad's obsessive behaviour worries his friends and finally brings him to prison. Can his...
In the mid-17th century, D’Artagnan arrives in Paris with an old horse and very little money. His dream is to become a Musketeer, one of the King’s guards. He becomes friendly with three of the Musketeers – Porthos, Aramis and Athos – and together they have many adventures. This...
Marisa Mcgreevy tells us how Jack, Tom and Danny have to write a scary story for their teacher, but they don’t know what to write about. So one night, they decide to go looking for ghosts in the cemetery. They find their ‘ghost’ – but they also find much...
