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Ukrainian literature, reflecting a turbulent and often discontinuous political and social history, presents special problems to the historian of literature. In this book George Grabowicz approaches th
The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk's celebrated first novel, is the tale of a young Italian scholar captured by pirates and put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market. Acquired by a brilliant Turkish
George Bassett's family are delighted when they hear that they have inherited a lot of money. But then, out of the blue, comes a letter from long-lost relatives. For centuries, the eldest sons of the
Apart from Amaryllis, the Flowerdew family is seriously uncool. Things even manage to go from bad to worse. Her Dad wins a major competition with a painting of a naked lady who resembles Amaryllis's m
A strange beast has been spotted in the night, a peculiar print found in the mud near Crowsfoot Cottage. Then Sophie and her stepfather go missing from their cottage. The army is called in to capture
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students - queen bees, jocks, nerds, brains, all the usual suspects. With nine exceptions. These students look like the others, but each o
One morning, the Matheson family come downstairs to find that their living room is unnaturally tidy. Obsessively tidy thieves, perhaps? But the blame is put on Hairy Bill, the family's very own house
When the Matheson family come downstairs to find that their living room is unnaturally - indeed frighteningly - tidy, they assume it's a break-in. But it turns out to be their own house spirit, Hairy
Focuses on concepts which have changed the world, from money to religion, from votes for women to reading your stars. This book is filled with facts, figures and fantastic photos from the Science Muse
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students -- queen bees, jocks, nerds, brains, all the usual suspects. With nine exceptions. These students look like the others, but they'
Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students -- queen bees, jocks, nerds, brains, all the usual suspects. With nine exceptions.
One of three new additions to the popular non-fiction series. There are four books on the theme of food - all created to make information accessible to young readers. Large photographs draw readers in
Providing for different reading abilities, these books incorporate all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are now required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, cha
Providing for different reading abilities, these books incorporate all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are now required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, cha
Inncorporating all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, charts, captions, informational text, a glossary, an index,
Inncorporating all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, charts, captions, informational text, a glossary, an index,
When Tara is sent to stay with her cousin in Willow Falls, she thinks it's a good time to start over; she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it. What she doesn't know is
A funny variation on a familiar nursery rhyme finds five ugly little monsters jumping on a forbidden bed, falling off, bumping their heads, and being warned by the doctor to behave from there on.
From simple questions like "What do bats eat?" to more complex ones like "Why do fireflies glow?", this book delivers the answers kids want in a conversational format that's easy to understand.Q: How
From simple questions like "Which insects live in your yard?" to more complex ones like "What happens during metamorphosis?" this book helps kids understand the world of insects.Th
本書譯者陳蒼多先生係國立政治大學英語系教授，長期關注男女兩性問題，迄今已有一百餘種譯著問世，堪稱國內此一領域的佼佼者。 本書譯自著名心理醫生希奧多‧芮克名著《被愛的需要》﹝The Need to be Loved﹞中第三與第四部之精短雋永的篇章，充分體現一位心理醫生的敏銳觀察與卓越學養。陳蒼多先生對芮克的心儀，令人感動。他說：「芮克在我看來是一顆被人遺忘的珍珠。珍珠而被人遺忘，並不算少見，就像
As a kid, Neil deGrasse Tyson was star-struck when he first visited a planetarium. The universe was calling him. Tyson pursued his interest in astronomy and studied to be an astrophysicist. In 1996, he became the director of New York's Hayden Planetarium.Tyson is passionate about teaching people about the universe. Known for making science fun and easy to understand, he has hosted and appeared on TV shows such as Nova ScienceNow and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He even has more than one million Twitter followers! But how did he get there? Science-savvy readers will want to learn about his extraordinary career.
Doing Teacher Research is one volume of the authoritative 13-title TeacherSource series. The author examines the issue from three distinct perspectives: Teachers' Voices, which are authentic accounts
Grammar to Go 2, by Robert J. Dixson, offers intermediate students focused, streamlined practice of the fundamentals of English grammar. With its classic present-and-practice format, Grammar to Go 2 i
The True Colors Workbook provides additional written reinforcement of language learned in the Student's Books. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of cl
The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparin
The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparin
"The Halloween Book" is full of fun things for children to create at Halloween - from creepy costumes and cackling Jack-o-lanterns to scary silhouette windows - that should help them to make the most
Forster’s lively, informed originality and wit have made this book a classic. Avoiding the chronological approach of what he calls “pseudoscholarship,” he freely examines aspects all English-language
Developed as part of the Collins Education stream, this dictionary is designed for those studying French at school or for examinations. It is useful for anyone who needs information in a portable form
