When Sherlock Holmes and Watson are summoned to the country to investigate John Douglas's murder, it begins to look as though the past might finally have caught up with him. This title offers activities designed to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to meet the Framework objectives.
Eric is involved with a big experiment in Switzerland, looking to explore the earliest moment of the universe. But, there is a group of people who don't think this experiment should go ahead and are planning to sabotage the Grand Switch-on. Will they suceed? Whose side is Reeper on this time? And why does he want to speak to Annie and George so desperately?
Bersama Watson, Holmes menyelidiki kasus-kasus pelik seperti lenyapnya Silver Blaze—kuda pacuan yang dijagokan dalam Kejuaraan Piala Wessex—dan misteri kematian Kolonel Barclay dari Kesatuan Royal Mallows yang diduga dibunuh oleh istrinya sendiri. Dan mengenang masa lalu di depan perapian pada musim dingin, Holmes menuturkan kepada Watson kasus-kasus yang pernah ditanganinya sewaktu dia mas…
On Monday, Daddy's snore boomed like a dinosaur's roar. On Tuesday, Daddy's snore rumbled like an earthquake. Each night when daddy snores, the walls rattle, the floor shakes, and no one gets any rest! Not even the pet hamster! How will this familiy ever get a good night's sleep?
Shelley Marn is a Californian student on holiday in Europe. She meets a young English couple, Clare and Nick Herman. The Hermans ask Shelley to have lunch with them. Shelley agrees, but strangely, she never arrives. Why? What has happened?'
High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived -- a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.
Holmes and Watson are faced with their most terrifying case yet. The legend of the devil-beast that haunts the moors around the Baskerville families home warns the descendants of that ancient clan never to venture out in those dark hours when the power of evil is exalted. Now, the most recent Baskerville, Sir Charles, is dead and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. Wi…
Illus. in full color. Youngsters can celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's fateful voyage with this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history. "
from the back cover: Murder: 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 an unfortunate accident? Who will triumph, the murderer or the detective? This collection contains a wide range of murder stories, from the astute detection of the famous Sherlock Holmes, to the ch…
Usborne Phonics Readers have been created in consultation with a language expert, taking into account the latest research on the most effective ways of teaching reading. Children who have just learned to read can enjoy the lively stories with very little guidance from an adult, gaining experience and enthusiasm they need to become fully confident readers.