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Mowgli lived with the wolves in the jungle. But the wolves did not want him. You are not strong because you are not a wolf, they said.Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fictio

A series of handy vocabulary books aimed at busy learners who want to fit in some extra practice outside the classroom. Vocabulary in Practice 5 covers about 600 useful words for intermediate to upper-intermediate students. Contains 40 short units, regular tests, an answer key and a word list with pronunciation. It is ideal for self-study.

'Penguin Readers' are simplified texts designed to promote reading for pleasure, with activities for improving comprehension and writing skills. Level 1 books are for beginners, with 300 headwords.

40 units of quick exercises with regular test sections for beginner to intermediate students. Grammar in Practice provides grammar practice in a simple and accessible format. Each book has 40 units of quick grammar exercises with regular test sections to encourage learners to revise what they have learnt. The books are small and easy to carry so learners can choose when and where they want to study. This book is suitable for students at Level 6/Upper-Intermediate.

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In "Wicked Plants," Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother). Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 171, Publishers: Beijing Language & Culture University Press,China, Author: Liping Liang, ISBN-13: 9787561939994, Date of issue: 2014

Team Together develops language skills alongside 21st Century skills to help students thrive in today's world. Pupils are challenged to communicate creatively in authentic contexts, think critically and work together to get results. The series provides language learning through stories and activities alongside Assessment for Learning while GSE learning objectives provide a backbone for the syllabus.

Market Leader uses authoritative authentic content from the Financial Times to build the professional language and skills needed to communicate in the modern world of business. The third edition has been completely updated to reflect this fast-changing world.

Team Together develops language skills alongside 21st Century skills to help students thrive in today's world. Pupils are challenged to communicate creatively in authentic contexts, think critically and work together to get results. The series provides language learning through stories and activities alongside Assessment for Learning while GSE learning objectives provide a backbone for the syllabus.

Hamilton, the teenage surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack in the fall of 2003, shares her amazing story, detailing her return to surfing after this life-changing event. She also reveals how she has dealt with the maelstrom of attention from the press and media and how her faith keeps her going and feeling positive.

The Way Ahead 3 Pupil's Book Pack consists of twenty units with four lessons in each unit. All the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking are dealt with systematically, and all new language is regularly recycled and revised.

Level 1 is designed for students with a basic knowledge of general English who now require an elementary (CEF level A1 - A2) English course in the specific field. It includes: * topics that reflect the latest developments in banking and finance making them relevant to students needs * clearly defined language and function objectives which are backed up by comprehensive on-the-page language boxes * essential online support for teachers including teacher's notes, fully editable tests and multi-lingual glossaries * student CD-ROM with interactive glossaries in both British and American English and full course book audio in MP3 format

"Reading this guy on the subject of waves and water is like reading Hemingway on bullfighting; William Burroughs on controlled substances; Updike on adultery. . . . a coming-of-age story, seen through the gloss resin coat of a surfboard." - Sports Illustrated §§Barbarian Days is William Finnegan's memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life.§§Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a distinguished writer and war reporter. Barbarian Days takes us deep into unfamiliar worlds, some of them right under our noses-off the coasts of New York and San Francisco. It immerses the reader in the edgy camaraderie of close male friendships forged in challenging waves.§§Finnegan shares stories of life in a whites-only gang in a tough school in Honolulu. He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s. He details the intricacies of famous waves and his own apprenticeships to them. Youthful folly-he drops LSD while riding huge Honolua Bay, on Maui-is served up with rueful humor. As Finnegan's travels take him ever farther afield, he discovers the picturesque simplicity of a Samoan fishing village, dissects the sexual politics of Tongan interactions with Americans and Japanese, and navigates the Indonesian black market while nearly succumbing to malaria. Throughout, he surfs, carrying readers with him on rides of harrowing, unprecedented lucidity.§§Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, a social history, a literary road movie, and an extraordinary exploration of the gradual mastering of an exacting, little-understood art.§§Praise for Barbarian Days :§§"Without a doubt, the finest surf book I've ever read . . . But on a more fundamental level, Barbarian Days offers a clear-eyed vision of American boyhood. Like Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild , it is a sympathetic examination of what happens when literary ideas of freedom and purity take hold of a young mind and fling his body out into the far reaches of the world." -The New York Times Magazine§§"Incandescent . . . I'd sooner press this book upon on a nonsurfer, in part because nothing I've read so accurately describes the feeling of being stoked or the despair of being held under. . . . [But] it's also about a writer's life and, even more generally, a quester's life, more carefully observed and precisely rendered than any I've read in a long time." -Los Angeles Times

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 144, Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, Author: Karen Kovacs, ISBN-13: 9780008367510, Date of issue: 2019

V. I. Warshawski, private investigator, Chicago, USA. People imagine private detectives to be tired-looking men in raincoats, but Vic is female. She

A funny picture book featuring a madcap story about a new kangaroo arriving at the zoo, which uses phonic repetition to help children learn to read. The simple rhyming text helps to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book. Beautifully illustrated by David Semple.

Kid's Box is a six-level course for young learners. Bursting with bright ideas to inspire both teachers and students, Kid's Box gives children a confident start to learning English. It also fully covers the syllabus for the Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) tests. The Pupil's Book presents and practices new language through amusing stories and fantastic songs and activities, making the learning process a joy.

Part of a new series of collocation practice books for students of English as a foreign language. Covers the 150 most common nouns and their associated grammar.

Hundreds of exercises to get you to the next level

Cambridge Primary Path is an English language and literacy course that will help young learners become articulate writers and speakers of English, empowering them to make the most of life's opportunities. Through its three essential pillars, Cambridge Prim

Brazilian Portuguese is written and spoken by over 180 million inhabitants of Brazil as well as by several million Brazilian emigrants in other parts of the world, including over 1 million Brazilian Americans. Portuguese is taught at over 280 colleges and universities in the United States. Brazil is the most popular tourist destination in South America, enjoying over 5 million visitors in 2008. It is also the second largest economy in the Americas (after the United States) with thriving industries such as automobiles, steel, petrochemicals, aircraft and banking. [[Concise size with 10,000 entries of essential Brazilian Portuguese [[Each entry includes key grammatical information and pronunciation [[Many entries include related words and phrases [[Spelling updated in full accordance with the Reforma Ortogrfica da Lngua Portuguesa, 2009 [[Perfect for businesspeople, travelers, and students

"Another rollicking addition starring the porcine wonder. . . . Will keep newly independent readers turning the pages."§ - School Library Journal (starred review)§Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he's just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons' kitchen right this minute! But little does he know that a certain pig who loves toast with a great deal of butter is stirring from sleep. Even less could he guess that a comedy of errors will soon lead this little man on the wild and raucous rodeo ride he's always dreamed of! Nosy neighbors, astonished firemen, a puzzled policeman, and the ever-doting Watsons return for a hilarious adventure.

This great new introduction to the 6-level Incredible English series is a completely wordless course book. The course supports an aural-oral introduction to English, for children who are not yet ready to start reading and writing in English.With 60 hours of material, Incredible English Starter aims to bridge the gap between pre-school and primary school and develops their understanding of the world and social skills along with their English language learning.Key Features:60 hours of material; 10 lessons in six units with topics familiar to children of this age.Resources perfectly suited to young learners: an easy-to-manage combined Class Book and Activity Book and re-useable stickersVocabulary and structures are presented and practised using catchy songs and chants.Well-loved Incredible English characters feature in lively stories designed to engage the children and encourage a response, building confidence with the language.Variety of activities to suit different learning styles ? action games, observation games, sequencing, self-assessmentThe CLIL approach helps learners explore some of their first experiences of English through other subjects - Art, Biology and MathsAssessment is supported in the test section and with photocopiable record cards.About the AuthorSarah Phillips trained as an English language teacher at the Bell School, Norwich, and took her MA in English Language Teaching at Edinburgh University. She has held various teaching posts in Europe and has taught on primary teacher training courses with Norwich Institute of Language Education. She has worked with the Regional Government of Galicia to prepare training courses and materials for teachers of English.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Get the recipes everyone is talking about, handy nutrition facts, and 125 stunning photographs in the debut cookbook from the wildly popular blog Skinnytaste. Gina Homolka is America's most trusted home cook wh

With the brand-new Disney Readers series, young learners can build their reading skills with the help of engaging Disney stories and characters they know and enjoy. Simba’s father, Mufasa, was king of the Pride Lands. "One day, you are going to be king of all this,” he tells Simba. But Simba’s uncle, Scar, thinks differently. Can Simba learn Scar’s true plan? Who is the true Lion King?

General English for adults Fourth Edition A completely new Pre-intermediate level of the world's most trusted English course, with brand new digital resources bringing you a completely up-to-date blended Headway course. With fully revised texts and topics, refreshed design and artwork, and brand new digital resources, the Pre-intermediate Fourth Edition takes the Headway experience to a new level. Headway Pre-intermediate Fourth edition remains true to its trusted methodology that has worked for millions of students around the world, but delivers it in a revised and up-to-date format. The brand new digital components for teachers and learners – iTools, iTutor and iChecker – make teaching and learning with Headway Fourth edition a truly flexible and interactive experience. Key Features: •New and updated texts and topics •Integrated skills syllabus with a clear grammar focus •iTools – an all-in-one teaching resource for the interactive classroom •iTutor and iChecker – interactive self-study discs that come with the Student's Book and the Workbook •Full teacher support – resources, photocopiables, tests and more - online and in print •Brand new video content, available for students on iTutor with interactive exercises With the Fourth edition of the best-selling adult course book you can now experience the trusted Headway methodology using the latest in classroom technology: •iTools bring the Fourth edition Student's Book and Workbook alive on the classroom wall, complete with interactive exercises, audio, video, and other teaching resources. The built-in tools like zoom, highlight and screen shade give you and your students a truly interactive teaching and learning experience. iTools also includes customizable flipcharts, wordlists and grammar reference to help you make the most of your Headway lessons. •iTutor is the digital companion to the Student's Book that allows students to revise, review and improve their English outside the classroom. To read more about iTutor and how it encourages learner autonomy, see the iTutor tab. •iChecker is a new digital resource, available to students with the Workbook. It contains all Workbook audio and practice tests to help students identify areas where they need more study. To learn more, see the iChecker tab.

Speakout is a comprehensive English course that helps adult learners gain confidence in all skills areas using authentic materials from the BBC. With its wide range of support material, it meets the diverse needs of learners in a variety of teaching situations and helps bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world.

Reading Explorer, a six-level reading series, prepares learners for academic success with highly visual, motivating National Geographic content that features real people, places, and stories.

This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. An adaptation of the classic story about a young man who is shipwrecked on an island. Crusoe eventually meets another person on the island and their friendship leads to his escape and return to the country he left as a young man, almost thirty years before. This paperback is in British English. It is also available with a CD-ROM and Audio CD with vocabulary games and complete text recordings from the book. Cambridge Experience Readers, previously called Cambridge Discovery Readers, get your students hooked on reading.

Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 96, Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers, Author: Collins KS2, ISBN-13: 9780008670269, Date of issue: 2024

Two guides, drawing on the best of current thinking and practice with CD-ROMs.

Wild animals do not live with people. They live on the plains, in trees, in deserts and in the sea.This brand-new Ladybird Readers ELT range is an essential teaching tool to create, encourage and support young learners of English as a foreign language.

Most international students need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework. Yet writing good academic English is one of the most demanding tasks students face. This new edition of Academic Writing has been fully revised to help students reach this goal. Clearly organised, the course explains the writing process from start to finish. Each stage is demonstrated and practised, from selecting suitable sources, reading, note-making and planning through to re-writing and proof-reading.

Embark on a journey beyond the traditional boundaries between exam preparation and real-world language with Open World Preliminary.

Super Safari British English edition is a three-level pre-school course that welcomes very young children to English through stories, songs and tons of fun while supporting their cognitive, motor-sensory and social development. Join Gina and her friends on an exciting adventure that welcomes pre-school children to English through colourful stories, action songs and fun arts and crafts. With children's development in mind, this exciting pre-school course introduces the new language through play while improving memory and concentration; practising motor-sensory skills and developing thinking and creativity. Together with Gina, children also discover the fascinating world around them, the link between English letters and sounds, and the importance of sharing and other values. Pupil's Book 1 includes a fabulous DVD-ROM with animated songs and interactive games - perfect for family fun at home.

Redesigned for its 10th anniversary, now with colour photos throughout, illustrating food preparation, techniques, ingredients and dishes.

An enhanced edition of the popular English course for secondary students, now with a multi-dimensional package to cater to a range of abilities in the classroom.A new, refreshed edition of the five-level English course for teenagers, with a clear structure, supported approach to speaking, practice, and exam preparation still at its heart.Solutions has been thoroughly modernized with 80% new content to draw in students, embed the grammar and vocabulary presented, and engage them in the tasks. Its guided approach builds up every student’s confidence, through step-by-step objectives, lots of practice, meaningful personalization activities, and exam preparation tasks.The course now embraces a wide range of teaching methods, furnishing the teacher with a flexible pick-and-choose package for use in the classroom, at home, and on the move. The digital elements of the course enliven the material and allow teachers to vary the pace and focus of their lessons.Solutions turns all students into active learners, by offering a rich variety of learning opportunities for a whole range of abilities through extension and revision activities in all components - giving everyone a sense of achievement whatever their level.Key featuresLesson-per-page structure with achievable goals, clear signposting of the skill being practised, and gradual build-up to a productive outcome, gives everyone a sense of achievement after every classUpdated, motivating texts with effective vocabulary exploitation activities for increased engagement and active practiceSpeaking is integrated into all lessons, with step-by-step guidance leading to real-life practice, to make the activities meaningful and memorableWorkbooks with integrated audio, either in a print + audio CD combination, or online with built-in audio and an automated marking system, offer students a huge amount of listening practice while giving the teacher the option of reducing their marking loadProductive tasks, 'Check your work’ features, Exam Strategy boxes, and opportunities for home learning through the Online Workbook and Words phone app all help to involve the students actively in their learning process and build their confidence in preparation for examsDVD-ROM material for every Culture, Reading, or Speaking lesson in the Student’s Book reinforces the grammar and vocabulary being taught and presents it in a different, student-appealing contextiTools material and extra activities on the Teacher’s Resource CD-ROM allow the teacher to vary the pace and focus of the lesson, and tailor the material in a mixed-ability classroom settingThe Words phone apps offer fun, 'on the move’ vocabulary reference and practice, giving students control over their vocabulary revision

Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mother bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?

One lesson-per-page structure with achievable goals, clear signposting of the skill being practised, and gradual build-up to a productive outcome, gives everyone a sense of achievement after every class Updated, motivating texts with effective vocabulary exploitation activities for increased engagement and active practice Speaking is integrated into all lessons, with step-by-step guidance leading to real-life practice, to make the activities meaningful and memorableDedicated writing page in every unit provides model texts and a step by step guide for producing their own piece of work Get Ready for Your Exam pages, Productive tasks, 'Check your work' sections, and Exam Strategy boxes, ensure students are well prepared for their school leaving exam

The Workbook provides additional grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation practice and extends reading, listening and writing skills.

Classic/British English In these six stories we join the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, in a variety of exciting adventures. These include several suspicious deaths, the mystery of the engineer with the missing thumb, and the strange case of the two men who share a very unusual name.

* Special Exam Focus sections for each paper and new text-based activities for Paper 1, part 1, and Paper 3, parts 1 and 2 * Regular opportunities for reviewing and testing, with additional photocopiable tests in the Teacher's Book * Emphasis on personalisation gets students involved and interacting in class * Smart, contemporary look and enjoyable texts have instant appeal