What does a poor young woman do when she loses her boyfriend or wants to fine one? What little lies do we tell to make ourselves look better in the eyes of those that we love? How can a friend save someone who is sure that they are going to die? What happends when someone's clever plans all go wrong? These sweetly surprising short stories - about both good times and bad - are sometimes sad, and…
This activity sampler book represents the broad array of skills you will find in our Tag library, from reading fundamentals to logic and reasoning, rhyming, spelling, word building, geography and more. In addition, to seeing these skills on your child's Learning Path, you can find activity ideas, tips and book recommendations that are tailored to your child's interests helping spark conversatio…
Ideal for new learners of English looking to improve and practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading. 'I want to fly later this year.' 'So it's a race,' laughs Lagari. 'Yes,' smiles Hezarfen. The time is the 1630s . Sultan Murat…
Abby is a teenager, and doesn’t talk much to her parents. Abby’s dad works hard for an oil company, and Abby’s mom dosen’t like her friends. Then, one summer, Abby stays with her crazy Aunt May in California. Here – with Aunt May and her young neighbours Diego and Bianca – she learns to see things differently. But, one night, there’s an oil spil on the beautiful beach near their h…
Perseus is the son of Danae, Princess of Argos, and the god Zeus. When he is very young, his mother moves with him to live on the island of Seriphos. Latter, Polydectes – the king of Seriphos – wants to marry Danae. Perseus says ‘no’ to this, so Polydectes send the young man away for the head of Medusa is a she-monster, with snakes for hair. Can Perseus find and kill Medusa? And what…
Ideal for new learners of English looking to improve and practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.It's a cold winter's day, and a poor little girl can't sell any of her matches to people in the street. She can't go home with no money…
Al Brown plays guitar in a band with friends. He writes songs, too. ‘Our boy can’t live without his music,’ his parents say. But when Al’s baby sister, Lisa, arrives from hospital, his life is suddenly different. Now his mother and father have no time for him, and he has no time for school work – or the band. Then Al’s sister gets ill. And Grandad tells him, ‘write a song…
Ideal for new learners of English looking to improve and practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading. 'I love Owen's skateboarding,' Hannah thinks. 'I want to jump and do tricks, too. 'When a skatepark opens near her house, Hannah i…
'Professor Clark's work usually helps people. But this is something new.' Clark's helper - Tasha Kiara - is telling Chaz - a local TV reporter about the Professor's new serum. Then an earthquake hits Clark's California lab, and his serum brings dead bodies in the cemetery alive. Soon the zombies attack! What happens to Professor Clark? How can Tasha and Chaz stop the zombies? Who lives and who …
Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan... Then, one day, Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm - a tempest - to bring them to the island. Text adap…