Oxford Bookworms 3: As the Inspector Said and Other Stories

from the back cover: The murder plan seems so neat, so clever. How can it possibly fail? And when Sonia's stupid, boring little husband is dead, she will be free to marry her handsome lover. But perhaps the boring little husband is not so stupid after all ...Murder plans that go wrong, a burglar who makes a bad mistake, a famous jewel thief who meets a very unusual detective ...These five stor…

Oxford Bookworms 4 : Treasure Island (Retold by John Escott)

from the back cover: 'Suddenly, there was a high voice screaming in the darkness: "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" It was Long John Silver's parrot, Captain Flint! I turned to run ...' But young Jim Hawkins does not escape from the pirates this time. Will he and his friends find the treasure before the pirates do? Will they escape from the island, and sail back to England …

Oxford Bookworms Collection : The Eye of Childhood

What does it feel like to be achild? Learning how to negotiate with the unpredictable adult world, learning how to pick a path through life's traps and hazards, learning when the time has come to put away childish things. The writers of these short stories show us the world as seen from the far side of the child-adult divide, a gap that is sometimes small, and sometimes small, and sometimes an …

Tripods : The White Mountains

Long ago, the Tripods--huge, three-legged machines--descended upon Earth and took control. Now people unquestioningly accept the Tripods' power. They have no control over their thoughts or their lives. But for a brief time in each person's life--in childhood--he is not a slave. For Will, his time of freedom is about to end--unless he can escape to the White Mountains, where the possibility of f…

WordPower!: Punctuation

"Punctuation" is one of five titles in this series of language reference guides to help children of 7-11 master the basics of literacy. It explains the basics of punctuation in a way that is easy to understand. It shows you how to use capital letters, full stops, commas, and more, and how to arrange your writing on the page. It will answer your questions about punctuation, and will give you the…

Wordpower:Grammar

"Grammar" is one of five titles in this series of language reference guides to help children of 7-11 master the basics of literacy. It explains the basics of grammar in a way that is easy to understand. It shows you how the different parts of speech work, and how sentences are put together. It will answer your questions about language use, and give you the help you need to write more confidentl…

WORDPOWER: Spelling

"Spelling" is one of five titles in this series of language reference guides to help children of 7-11 master the basics of literacy. It explains the basics of spelling in a way that is easy to understand. It shows you how words are built up, and how you can work out the spelling of difficult words. It will answer your questions about spelling, and give you the help you need to write more confid…

Marley: Thanks, Mom and Dad! Paperback

Marley tries to be a good puppy. He really does. Cassie and Baby Louie are taking Mommy and Daddy out for a special lunch. Marley wants to come along, too. He promises to be on his best puppy behavior, but will Marley be able to contain his excitement?

Fly, Pigeon, Fly! [Paperback]

When a boy finds a young pigeon, half starved, in a derelict warehouse in Glasgow, he names the pigeon Percy and takes him home. He looks after him and even teaches him to fly. Da says that Percy should be set free, but the boy wants him to stay for ever. This atmospheric book tells the story of an unusual friendship.

Dragon war

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978-602-9329-01-8

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111p.; il.

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