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Mystery in Muscat
Автор: Till Julie Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20162014-04-15
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'How long is she in Oman for?' 'Ten days. And then they want to take her back home.' 'Ah, yes. But she's not going back to London. They're never going to see her again!' Jamie and Taymour overhear this strange conversation near their homes in Muscat. Two men want to kill an important visitor, it seems. But who is the woman in danger? And what can the boys do to save her? Can they, their sisters Sarah and Nadine, and their Australian friend Ruth find the answer to the mystery?
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Pollyanna
Автор: Eleanor H. Porter Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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When Pollyanna's farther dies, she goes to live with her Aunt, Miss Polly Harrington. Miss Harrington likes doing good, but she doesn't like children very much! Pollyanna always tries to find the good in everything. She soon makes many different people in her new home feel happier. But is Miss Polly's life going to change for better or worse after her niece arrives? And what happens to Pollyanna when she has a very bad accident?
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The Real McCoy and Other Ghost Stories
Автор: Thompson Lesley Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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'Are you scared, Gordon?' asks Heather. Four friends talk of ghosts in a hotel in Scotland. That night Gordon sees and hears something strange in his room. But is it really the ghost of Lord McCoy? These six stories tell of ghosts — friendly, sad, and bad — from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, America — and Egypt!
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Studio Five
Автор: Manning Anthony Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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Fay loves making The Friends Hour for Studio Five, but her boss — Jason — is always angry with her. One day, a young man — Simon Jones — phones her show. Soon Fay must find Simon, and work hard to keep her job. Then her best friend — Wing — stops helping her. What can Fay do now? Can she and Wing stay friends?
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The Teacher's Secret and Other Folk Tales
Автор: Hannam Joyce Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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Are men cleverer than women? Is a poor man cleverer than a rich man? And what about teachers? Are they always cleverer than their students? The people in these six well-known folk tales from around the world all want to be clever. But are some of them just stupid?
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The Travels of Ibn Battuta
Автор: Janet Hardy-Gould Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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'My first journey was a pilgrimage to Mecca. I got on a donkey and said Goodbye to my parents in Tangier when I was 21. My mother cried.' In this way Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest travellers in the world, begins telling his story to his nephew, Ahmed. His many journeys take him to new and interesting places far from home. He sees many strange and wonderful things, has many funny and frightening experiences, and meets many different people along the way. This is his story...
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True Heroes of Sport
Автор: Fitzgerald Donatella Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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Some people in the world of sport are heroes only because they are the best at their sport. But the sportsmen and sportswomen in this book — Oscar Pistorius, Michael Phelps, Wilma Rudolph and Natalie du Toit — are all that and much more. All of them went through bad times and learned to be stronger people through sport. Because it isn't living through good times, but living through bad times that makes you into a true hero!
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The Wild West
Автор: Escott John Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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How much do you know about the Wild West? What do you know about cowboys and Indians, about wagon trails and gunfights? Inside this book you will find the true story of the Wild West, and of some of the famous people who lived and worked there. People like Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, Billy the Kid — and Annie Oakley, the best shot in the West.
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The Wrong Trousers
Автор: Bowler Bill Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20152013-04-15
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It's Gromit the dog's birthday, and his friend Wallace gives him an unusual present — a pair of Techno-trousers. At first Wallace uses the trousers to take Gromit for walks, but when the penguin comes to stay, he uses them one night for something different — very different. This strange story won the Oscar(R) for Best Animated Short Film in 1993.
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Eight Great American Tales
Автор: Henry O. Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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What does a poor young woman do when she loses her boyfriend or wants to find 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 happens when someone's clever plans all go wrong? These sweetly surprising short stories — about both good times and bad — are sometimes sad, and sometimes funny. But all of them are sure to make you think.
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Ariadne's Story
Автор: Hannam Joyce Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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'When he went home to Athens, the great prince Theseus left me on the island of Naxos. But why did he leave me? Everyone says that he was tired of me. But when we met, I was the princess of Crete and the most beautiful woman in the Aegean Sea.' Ariadne's story is one woman's tale of secret love, adventure and of escape — both from danger and from a life that she wanted to leave far behind her — many years ago in Ancient Greece...
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Ariadne's Story
Автор: Hannam Joyce Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 62 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20092013-08-24
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'When he went home to Athens, the great prince Theseus left me on the island of Naxos. But why did he leave me? Everyone says that he was tired of me. But when we met, I was the princess of Crete and the most beautiful woman in the Aegean Sea.' Ariadne's story is one woman's tale of secret love, adventure and of escape — both from danger and from a life that she wanted to leave far behind her — many years ago in Ancient Greece...
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The Bird of Happiness and Other Wise Tales
Автор: Herdon Tim Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20132015-03-18
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What is the secret of happiness, or the best thing for a wife to take with her when she leaves home? How does a man pay for the smell of bread, or decide if he is lucky? What happens when a friend steals a gift meant for you, or is careless when he tries to make his dreams of a better life come true? How can you change dirt into gold, or get what you want? The eight wise tales in this collection can teach us some important lessons about life.
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A Close Shave
Автор: Bowler Bill Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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When Wallace the inventor meets Wendolene in her wool shop, he falls in love with her at once. But why does her dog, Preston, hate Wallace's dog, Gromit? Then, after Wallace's new sheep-shaving and pullover-making machine falls into the wrong hands, things start to go very wrong. Can Gromit save Wallace from the danger of a close shave?
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The Drive to Dubai
Автор: Till Julie Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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When his father is arrested in Dubai, Kareem has to move fast. He must show that his father is not a thief and prove that his family is honest. For Kareem is going to marry the beautiful and intelligent Samira Al-Hussain, and she could never marry someone from a bad family. So Kareem and his brother get to work quickly with a little help from Samira.
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Emma
Автор: Austen Jane Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She lives alone with her father, and spends a lot of her time thinking about future husbands — for her friends. When she meets Harriet Smith, a poor girl with no family, Emma decides that she must find a husband for her. Harriet is pleased to be Emma's friend — but will Emma's matchmaking make Harriet happy?
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Green Planet
Автор: Lindop Christine Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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Once 'green' was just a colour. Now we use it to talk about a way of looking at our world and thinking about the environment. But how green is our planet today? From nuclear power plants to Nemo the clownfish, from polar bears to pesticides, from Greenpeace to global warming, this book brings together many different stories that have made environmental history. Read it, and perhaps you too can help to make our planet greener!
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
Автор: Wilde Oscar Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me; but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar but the beggar is not what he seems. And Lord Murchison falls in love with a mystery woman but what is the strange secret behind the door in Cumnor Street?
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The Lost World
Автор: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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'You said that you wanted danger, didn't you?' says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. And he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them. Will they return alive?
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White Fang
Автор: London Jack Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 72 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20122014-03-18
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Life is hard and dangerous for both people and animals in the frozen Canadian North. For a wolf like White Fang it is a continuous fight to find food — a fight in which many animals die. When White Fang meets the people of the North — first Indians and then White Men — he learns to live with them like a dog. But some men are cruel to their dogs and others are kind. Will White Fang's life be any easier now?
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