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Скачать книгу (размер 845 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 167) Аннотация: A tour de force of illustration and design, JONATHAN SWIFT'S GULLIVER is a magnificent introduction to one of the most popular stories in the English language. First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's wonderful adventure has long been a favorite with adults and children alike. This skillful adaptation by award-winning author Martin Jenkins stays true to the original, in a magnificent edition…
Скачать книгу (размер 713 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 141) Аннотация: Everyone knows that the Moomins sleep through the winter, but this year Moomintroll has woken up in January. After his initial shock at seeing his familiar haunts under the snow, Moomintroll discovers that winter is worth waking up for after all. In fact, more creatures than he ever imagined inhabit this new world, including a wise newcomer named Too-ticky who introduces him to this most…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: Inside Oliver's First Christmas, Oliver, a precocious puppy, prepares to spend his first Christmas with his new family. Like most puppies, Oliver has the best of intentions, but his playful energy makes for a whole string of comic misadventures, from helping to wrap presents to decorating the Christmas tree. Oliver is one busy pup. Featuring Accord Publishing's New York Times best-selling moving…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 549 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 305) Аннотация: Delve into the hidden nature of words: An irresistible mix of information, curiosity, and fun Linguist Vivian Cook takes us on a brilliant series of excursions into the history and meaning of words: How do we learn words as a child? How are words born, and why do they die? Why do some never get spoken, and others never written? Each chapter is charmingly illustrated — and accompanied by a rich…
Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: This book and outfit package includes a board book and includes a 12-month-size all-cotton t-shirt for babies, making it the perfect baby shower or new arrival gift. The baby tee features an image of George at his most adorable, silkscreened onto the front. The board book is a refreshed version of our First Words at the Zoo--updated with our Curious Baby colors and a new cover. The packaging will…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 666 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 328) Аннотация: AARP has a mission: to nurture relationships between the generations, and transmit wisdom from grandparent to grandchild. How better to achieve this goal than through poetry? It forges an almost magical connection between people-encouraging conversation, nurturing intimacy, feeding the imagination, delighting the senses. Teacher, poet, and grandmother Celestine Frost has gathered 175 of her…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Inside this clever and innovative activity book, each spread becomes a shared creative adventure. Draw airplanes or cars, birds or shapes, even each other! Great for long car or plane rides, rainy afternoons, or sharing with grandparents. An expandable inner pocket is included for treasured drawings. A perfect keepsake!
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Montalbano quickly slammed the trunk shut and sat down on top of it. When the beam from Livia's torch shone on his face, he automatically smiled. 'What's in the trunk?' Livia asked. 'Nothing. It's empty.' How could he possibly have told her there was a corpse inside? The lazy, slow month of August at the height of the Sicilian summer is, Montalbano assures his girlfriend Livia as they prepare for…
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Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: The Works is 10 years old and this special anniversary edition features brand-new lesson plans from poets including John Foster, Brian Moses, Valerie Bloom and Pie Corbett. The Works contains every kind of poem you will ever need for the Literacy Hour but it is also a book packed with brilliant poems that will delight any reader. It's got chants, action verses, riddles, tongue twisters, shape…
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Скачать книгу (размер 549 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 109) Аннотация: For over sixty-five years Antoine de Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince has captured the hearts and minds of its readers. The whimsical story with a fairy tale touch has sold over 80 million copies in 230 languages. This exciting graphic adaptation features beautiful, new artwork by Joann Sfar. Hand-chosen by Saint-Exupery's French publishers for his literary style and sensitivity to the original,…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Millions live there, millions more visit each year — but how many really know London? Do you know when Big Ben first bonged — or even who Ben was? Why the River Thames is so-called? Which top Nazi was locked up in the Tower? Or what runs through the more than 50 miles of train-size tunnels which ring the city, stretch further than the Channel Tunnel and lie deeper than the Tube — and, no, the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: The English aristocrat John Mad Jack Mytton died a bloated, paralysed and penniless debtor in prison. His premature demise was partly due to injuries sustained while setting fire to his own night-shirt to try to cure hiccups. Just before the horribly burned Mytton slumped into unconsciousness he said, Well, the hiccups is gone, by God. An 18th-century French scholar attributed the British talent…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: This lift-the-flap book is an ideal way to introduce little ones to one of the most magical holidays of the year. Yuletide action is hidden under darling Christmas present flaps.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Superhero fruits and vegetables are the stars in Deborah Zemke's latest doodle fest. With with oodles of step-by-step super doodles, kids of all ages can turn mild-mannered fruits and vegetables into super-charged super foods. One small tomato transforms into «The Tomatonator,» big, bold, and delicious; an onion becomes an «Allium Alien»; an ear of corn becomes «Colonel Kernels.» An appetizing…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Each page features inspiring designs to copy — from aliens and robots to dragons and monsters — as well as space for children to draw their own doodles. The book features a friendly Doodle Bug, to help guide children through the pages, as well as handy introduction pages to teach children about letters and numbers. The reader will also learn about shape, scale, shading and 3D, to help them to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Britain is in the depths of recession. A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula and a diamond-encrusted gold watch. He also has a tattoo on his right thumb, and wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young…