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Pippi Longstocking
Автор: Astrid Lindgren Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20132014-02-19
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This beautiful edition of the children's classic Pippi Longstocking is illustrated throughout with wonderful collage pictures from the award-winning Lauren Child. The contemporary design, imaginative layout of the text, and stunning illustrations from Lauren Child all add up to a perfect gift purchase. When the book published in hardback, it gathered many wonderful reviews, including this one from Books for Keeps: 'Lauren Child is the perfect choice to illustrate this handsome, large format edition of Pippi... her unmistakeable illustrative style helps to bring a modern feel to the book.' Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in her village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull's tail and her wildly unconventional lifestyle is matched by Lauren's free-spirited illustrations.
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Oxford First Picture Word Book
Автор: Heather Heyworth Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132013-10-13
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A delightful new picture word book to share with young children. It is an ideal first introduction to 150 first words carefully selected from themes ranging from the classroom, the hospital, and recycling, to the kitchen, the toy cupboard, and the birthday party. Colourful pages deal with first experiences from playtime, sleepy time, animals and pets, to transport and things that move. Each picture is filled to the brim, and words with pictures are picked out on every page to support children with first literacy skills. A vibrant picture section at the back gives first numbers, colours, shapes, and opposites. Children will be captivated by the lively artwork and a sweet chameleon character — a familiar companion on every page and a link for young readers.
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Mio's Kingdom
Автор: Astrid Lindgren Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 21 октрября 20142013-05-12
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Did you hear the news about a boy who disappeared? No one knows what happened to him... except me. Young Karl leaves behind his unhappy life as an unwanted foster child to escape to Farawayland. There, he learns that his true name is Mio, and that he is the son of the king. But the kingdom is under threat. The evil Sir Kato terrorizes the land, and it has been foretold that Mio is the only one who can defeat him... Originally published in Swedish in 1954, Astrid Lindgren's tale of Mio became a worldwide children's classic. It is celebrated in this heritage edition, complete with a new and faithful English translation.
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Irish Myths and Legends
Автор: Ita Daly Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2006 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 мая 20092011-08-23
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In this beautiful collection Ita Daly retells favourite stories at the heart of Irish storytelling tradition. Read about King Balor and his evil eye that kills enemies at a glance-can brave young warrior Lugh of the Long Arm save the day? What will happen to the children of Lir turned into swans by their jealous stepmother? Find out what is in store for wicked Cuchulainn and his magic knife. Here are ten thrilling adventures of heroes and princesses, fairies and leprechauns-stories of love, revenge, magic, and glory, all evocatively illustrated in colour by Bee Willey.
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How to Survive Summer Camp
Автор: Jacqueline Wilson Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2007 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20102009-05-25
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Stella's mum and step-dad have gone off on holiday and have dumped Stella at the Evergreen Holiday Camp. She's not happy! Especially when she finds out she's expected to learn to swim — the one thing her mum promised she wouldn't have to do. She's determined not to enjoy herself and settles down for a nightmare summer, but in the end she finds herself making friends, getting into scrapes, and having much more of a good time than she ever could have imagined!
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The Highwayman
Автор: Alfred Noyes Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 1999 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092000-12-13
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Alfred Noyes's famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping's stunning illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover.
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Boris Goes Camping
Автор: Carrie Weston Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132013-10-13
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Miss Cluck is taking her class camping. There are various mishaps along the way — the little mice find it difficult to keep up, then Maxwell drops his Teddy in the stream while they play pooh-sticks. Each time, Boris comes to the rescue — earning him praise from Miss Cluck and his classmates. Eventually the animals find a lovely spot for their tepee and they spend the afternoon decorating it before setting off to gather berries for supper. But... when they get back to their lovely tepee, they discover that... 'Someone had scribbled on the sides. Someone had drawn a moustache on Miss Cluck's face. Someone had pulled down the sticks... And someone was going to be in BIG trouble!' The culprits are two naughty wolf cubs and they laugh in the face of Miss Cluck's reprimands (after all, since when have wolves been scared of chickens?) but they soon lose their bravado when Boris steps in with his big bear grin. So Miss Cluck and her pupils reclaim their tent and, after an evening of songs and stories, they're ready for bed. There isn't much room in the tepee once Boris has settled down, but no one minds a bit, after all, they all have a soft, cosy place to sleep!
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Animal Bop Won't Stop (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Jan Ormerod Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132013-10-13
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The animal bop just won't stop so move your body from bottom to top! Join jolly jellyfish, mischievous meerkats, a gentle giraffe, parading peacocks, and many more in this high energy invitation to take part in the animal bop. The rhythmic rhyming text encourages all sorts of actions and noises that are lots of fun to do — prowling and growling, wiggling and sashaying, trotting and strutting. And every move is gloriously illustrated by Lindsey Gardiner with a kaleidoscope of pattern and collage. Sound effects for the energetic antics of the animals, along with sparkling jazzy rhythms, provide a perfect backing-track to the narration of The Animal Bop Won't Stop on the accompanying audio CD.
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My Cat Just Sleeps
Автор: Joanne Partis Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132013-10-13
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My friends have all got fun cats. They jump, and chase, and play and hunt. But my cat doesn't do any of those things. My cat just sleeps. A charming story of one little girl and her beloved, sleepy cat. She can't help but compare him to all her friends' cats who do exciting things, when all her cat does is snooze. But why exactly is he so sleepy? Is there something about him that his owner doesn't know?
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A Picture History of Britain
Автор: Clarke Hutton Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2007 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20102010-09-27
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The history of Britain from its early days until the 1950s is described here, largely in pictures. Clarke Hutton has traced with humour and inspiration, the significant events throughout the ages. His glorious illustration follows the varying fashions in architecture, dress and transport and brings them to life for anyone who reads this book. It is a child's dream book of history — and no doubt many adults will also enjoy his evocation of bygone times.
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Winnie's Amazing Pumpkin (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Valerie Thomas Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20122012-10-13
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Winnie and Wilbur love their vegetables. They are regulars at the weekly farmers' market to stock up on their greens, but bringing them back home on a broomstick proves to be rather hazardous. So Winnie decides to grow her own and digs a vegetable patch in her garden. Not having the patience of a true gardener, she uses a little magic to speed up the growing process... only to end up with a garden overrun by enormous vegetables. She uses her giant pumpkin to make pumpkin pies, pumpkin scones, creamy pumpkin soup for Wilbur, and dish after dish of roast pumpkin. She invites all her neighbours to help themselves to pumpkin, too. Eventually the yummy orange flesh is all gone but the shell remains. What can Winnie do with it? She waves her wand, shouts 'Abracadabra!', and something amazing happens... This edition comes with an audio CD where the story is narrated over an imaginative soundtrack of music and effects.
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Winnie's Midnight Dragon (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Valerie Thomas Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2007 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092009-10-13
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It's just after midnight. Winnie has gone to bed and is snoring peacefully when Wilbur is woken by a strange noise. He goes downstairs to investigate and, to his horror, discovers a baby dragon squeezing through his cat-flap! Wilbur is not impressed by the scaly visitor, especially when it starts chasing him around Winnie's house. But the baby dragon just wants to play and, in his exuberance, manages to topple a grandfather clock and knock over a suit of armour. All the clattering wakes Winnie and she's not happy about a baby dragon in her house, either. After all, there are puffs of smoke coming out of his nose and he might start a fire. So Winnie uses a little magic to turn the smoke into... a cloud of butterflies. This makes Wilbur feel better, he loves chasing butterflies! So now Winnie has a baby dragon and a cat who just want to play whereas she just wants to sleep! Winnie decides she's had enough of babysitting a dragon and goes onto the roof to look for his mother. But how will she catch the attention of a mother dragon flying past? By magicking a full moon over her house! So with mother and baby dragon reunited, Winnie and Wilbur can finally settle down for an overdue good night's sleep. This story is full of noisy antics: clanging clocks, clattering armour, crashing crockery and the sound of dragon wings beating are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of Winnie's Midnight Dragon on the accompanying audio CD.
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Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus
Автор: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июля 20092009-12-07
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Shelley's suspenseful and intellectually rich gothic tale confronts some of the most important and enduring themes in all of literture — the power of human imagination, the potential hubris of science, the gulf between appearance and essence, the effects of human cruelty, the desire for revenge and the need for forgiveness, and much more.
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Oxford History of Britain and Ireland
Автор: Mike Corbishley Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2006 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 03 августа 20082008-07-11
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History is about people, and this outstanding book explores the everyday lives of people of all kinds across the centuries: both the ordinary people, who are the lifeblood of a nation, and the extraordinary rulers, reformers, rebels, thinkers, scientists and artists who have been the pioneers of change. In compelling narrative, this book charts the great moments of social change, of discovery and invention, from the earliest settlers to the present day. A revised final chapter brings the story right up to date.
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Dracula
Автор: Bram Stoker Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 448 Дата загрузки: 23 августа 20132012-12-26
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Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic shocker introduced Count Dracula to the world. He plans to wreak havoc on London, and only a small band of men and women, led by Professor Van Helsing, can defeat him. Dracula is the most famous of vampire stories, and remains a rattling good read. This edition includes the companion piece, 'Dracula's Guest'.
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Rhyming Games: Read With Biff, Chip, and Kipper: Phonic Flashcards
Автор: Kate Ruttle Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 55 Дата загрузки: 16 февраля 20132016-08-14
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Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper Rhyming Flashcards are an enjoyable way to develop early phonic skills by recognising rhymes and letter patterns in words. All of the games and activities suggested in this flashcard set can be played with an adult or older child together with one or two younger children. Playing the Rhyming Games will help children to: — recognise rhyming words — make their own rhymes — link groups of letters with their sounds — develop memory and concentration skills — develop early reading and spelling skills The cards contain: * pairs of rhyming cards with a simple word and picture on each * advice cards with practical tips for parents on how to use the Phonic Flashcards and games to support learning Games have been written by a practising teacher and support practice in schools.
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Say and Spell: Read With Biff, Chip, and Kipper: Phonic Flashcards
Автор: Kate Ruttle Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 55 Дата загрузки: 16 февраля 20132016-08-14
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Young children learn best when they are having fun and phonics playing cards can be an enjoyable way to learn letter sounds, letter patterns and key reading skills. Games have been written by reading experts and support learning in schools.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Автор: Joyce James Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102013-08-17
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Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo. So begins one of the most significant literary works of the twentieth century, and one of the most innovative. Its originality shocked contemporary readers on its publication in 1916 who found its treating of the minutiae of daily life indecorous, and its central character unappealing. Was it art or was it filth? The novel charts the intellectual, moral, and sexual development of Stephen Dedalus, from his childhood listening to his father's stories through his schooldays and adolescence to the brink of adulthood and independence, and his awakening as an artist. Growing up in a Catholic family in Dublin in the final years of the nineteenth century, Stephen's consciousness is forged by Irish history and politics, by Catholicism and culture, language and art. Stephen's story mirrors that of Joyce himself, and the novel is both startlingly realistic and brilliantly crafted. For this edition Jeri Johnson, editor of the acclaimed Ulysses 1922 text, has written an introduction and notes which together provide a comprehensive and illuminating appreciation of Joyce's artistry.
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The Bible: A Very Short Introduction
Автор: Riches John Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2009 Страниц: 168 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20122011-10-13
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It is sometimes said that the Bible is one of the most unread books in the world, yet has been a major force in the development of Western culture and continues to exert an enormous influence over many people's lives. This Very Short Introduction looks at the importance accorded to the Bible by different communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has generated such a rich variety of uses and interpretations. It explores how the Bible was written, the development of the canon, the role of Biblical criticism, the appropriation of the Bible in high and popular culture, and its use for political ends.
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How to Write
Автор: Fowler Alastair Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 212 Дата загрузки: 22 апреля 20142012-05-12
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How to Write is an introductory guide to writing, aimed at people who think they can't write, or for whom writing is an ordeal. Broken down into short topic-based chapters on everything from beginning to revising, it demystifies the writing process by taking the reader through each stage necessary to bring a piece of writing to a decent finish. The book also offers a wealth of invaluable practical considerations, including when and where to write, when to printout and when to edit onscreen, what type of pen works well for revisions, and the hazards of the paperclip. The author is a seasoned writer whose encouraging but uncompromising guidance will delight as well as instruct. Offering practical advice in a lucid, no-nonsense style, How to Write will be ideal for both students and professional people who need to write during the course of their work.
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