James and Chantal are enjoying an evening of magic at the Blue Cat Club. Merlin the magician is clever and his tricks are exciting – but are they dangerous too?
Classic / British English (Available May 2008) During one hot summer on Long Island, Jay Gatsby throws an amazing party every weekend. He is an extremely wealthy man, although no one knows where he or his money have come from. But Gatsby has a purpose: he is following a dream of love. Will his dream come true?
Classic / British English (Available March 2008) After his parents die, young David Balfour goes to the house of his uncle Ebenezer. But his uncle is a dangerous man. When he puts David on a ship to America, a difficult and dangerous time begins. But who is the stranger on the ship? Can he help David?
Stevenson, Robert LouisRobert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) is a well-known Scottish author, who wrote novels, short stories, travel books, poetry and plays. His most famous books include Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Treasure Island and Kidnapped
Esti Diccionariu castellanu-asturianu va constituise, de xuru, en pieza fundamental tanto pa la meyora del conocimientu de la llingua asturiana y pa la so escritura, mesmo pa la creativa que pa la alministrativa o escolar. Esti diccionariu meyora enforma la ferramienta que pon a disposicion del publicu, ya que senfota en señalar en que acepciones encaxen les palabres que van a la derecha de la entrada castellana. Y esto, que paez tan simple, nun yera modeda corriente nos diccionarios al usu: hasta agora los diccionarios inversos constaben duna entrada en castellanu y un numberu mayor o menor de salies de la mesma nasturianu, ensin dar precision significativa denguna. Esa ye la gran noveda desti nuevu Diccionariu castellanu-asturianu de Xuan Xose Sanchez Vicente, que lleva a les llibreries Ediciones Trabe.
Original / American English (Available May 2008) In the 1930s Grey Owl was the most famous North American Indian in the world. He wanted to save his land, its forests and animals. He wanted to change the world. He also had a very strange secret. This book tells his true story.
Contemporary / American English (Available March 2008) One night, Tom Ripley is insulted by a man at a party. An ordinary person would just be upset by this, but Tom Ripley is not an ordinary person. Months later, when a friend asks him for help with two simple murders, he remembers the night and plans revenge. He starts a game a very nasty game, in which he plays with the life of a sick and innocent man. But how far will he go?
Classic / British English (Available March 2008) Two Englishmen go away for a quiet holiday. But it is not very quiet in one mans hotel room. Somebody or something is using the other bed. What is it and why is it angry? The other man sees things, but they are not really there. Or are they? What is happening? Read these ghost stories and be afraid. Be very afraid
Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) Nuclear war has destroyed all life in thenorthern countries of the world. Now the deadly radiation is travelling south. In Australia, where people are still alive, Peter and Mary Holmes are trying to live their lives as normally as possible as the radiation comes closer and closer. What can they do? Is this the end of life on earth?
Classic / British English This Book includes stories based on seven of Shakespeares greatest plays. We meet many of Shakespeares most famous characters magical Prospero; Puck, the badly-behaved fairy; evil Macbeth; Shylock, the greedy moneylender, and many more. This is a wonderful first step on the journey into the world of Shakespeare.
Thomas Keneally''s famous novel tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a businessman who risked his life every day during the Second World War to save as many Jews as possible. Steven Spielberg''s film of Schindler''s List won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Amb la col•leció Guies de conversa, la Universitat de Barcelona posa a l´abast dels que hi arriben per primera vegada una recopilació de frases i vocabulari per ajudar-los en els primers contactes i per facilitar-los les relacions personals, perquè la seva estada i la seva convivència amb els diferents àmbits universitaris els siguin còmodes i senzilles des del primer moment.
Contemporary / American English (Available February 2008) Marions dream is coming true. She only needs a room for one more night before she can marry Sam. Driving through the night, shes lost and tired. Then she sees the Bates Motel. She thinks she is lucky. But there, something terrible is waiting for her.
Classic / British English (Available May 2008) A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the greatest horror writers of all time.
Christine LindopNani Tama looked at each of us - Dad, Auntie Hiraina, my cousin Timi, and myself. His eyes were angry. 'You fullas want me to die here in this room? Looking at these four walls? When the whakapapa is not yet finished?' But Nani Tama gets his own way, and his grandson drives him through the night, to find the missing pieces from the family history. The stories in this volume of World Stories are by New Zealand writers James Courage, Witi Ihimaera, Philip Mincher , and Joy Cowley.
Jennifer Bassett* All 'Oxford Bookworms Library' titles are fully illustrated. * The Activities section at the back of each title has been extended to include extra activities before, while and after reading, helping students to interact with the text and get the most out of each story. * Each title also has an Introduction, a Glossary of key topic words, and an informative 'About the Author' section. He is not beautiful. His mother does not want him, children run away from him. People laugh at him, and call him 'The Elephant Man'. someone speaks to him - and listens to him! At the age of 27, Joseph Merrick finds a friend for the first time in his life. This is a true and tragic story. It is also a famous film.
Classic / American English (Available May 2008) During the Great Depression in the United States, and after the loss of their farm in Oklahoma, the Joad family is faced with a journey of more than one thousand miles to California in search of a better life. Can hope defeat poverty, illness, hunger, and even death as they follow their dream?
