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Книги Escott John
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A mysterious stranger has come to the island where Costas lives. Why is the man there, and why is he looking at Eagle's Rock? Costas wants to be the first person to climb the dangerous rock. But will the stranger climb it first? |
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Sheherezade tells the King stories for one thousand and one nights. This book contains three of them: Aladdin and the Lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and the Genie and the Fisherman. |
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Joseph is excited about beginning to work for Mr. Felberg. But there is a problem with Sydney, Mr. Felberg's assistant. Why doesn't Sydney like Joseph? Joseph watches Sydney. Does Sydney have a secret? Joseph is not the only one watching Sydney. Something or someone is watching Sydney all the time and Sydney doesn't like it. |
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Ben has a job in Mr. Tyson's store. Then Mr. Tyson finds money in Ben's bag. Get out of my store! Mr. Tyson says. But is Ben the thief? There is an earthquake in the city — and Mr. Tyson gets his answer. |
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Ben has a job in Mr. Tyson's store. Then Mr. Tyson finds money in Ben's bag. Get out of my store! Mr. Tyson says. But is Ben the thief? There is an earthquake in the city — and Mr. Tyson gets his answer. |
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Original / American English Tom breaks his leg in a football game — it's not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again — and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break? |
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Original / American English Ricardo and Gisela are going home to Rio. Gisela likes reading and quiet people. Ricardo likes noise... and he likes Gisela. In Rio, a thief takes Gisela's bag. What can Ricardo do? |
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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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Bring me something new and exciting. Bring me a BIG story! says Rosies editor at The Record newspaper. And, when she leaves the office, Rosie does find a story. A story that is bigger then she expects. A story that takes her across Europe, into a dangerous world of art and art thieves. |
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Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches — or go to festivals with music twenty-four hours a day. You can have an English afternoon tea, walk on long white beaches, watch a great game of football, or visit a country house. Yes, England has something for everybody — what has it got for you? |
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You're a brave man, but I am afraid for you, says Lady Marian to Robin of Locksley. She is afraid because Robin does not like Prince John's new taxes and wants to do something for the poor people of Nottingham. When Prince John hears this, Robin is suddenly in danger — great danger. |
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There's a new girl in town, says Joe, and soon Steve is out looking for her. Marietta is easy to find in a small town, but every time he sees her something goes wrong... and his day goes from bad to worse. |
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Give me the money, says the robber to the Los Angeles security guard. The guard looks at the gun and hands over the money. The robber has long blond hair and rides a motorcycle — and a girl with long blond hair arrives at Kenny's motel — on a motorcycle. Is she the robber? |
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Zoe Baker works in a bookstore. She also likes acting, and she has a part in the play Romeo and Juliet. Mike Morrison writes about the play for the newspaper. What does he write about Zoe? Is Zoe a good actress... or is she just a pretty face? What does Zoe think when she reads the newspaper? What does she do? |
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Flies are a nuisance. They are annoying when they buzz around you, but you can brush them away with your hand. After all, a fly is only about half the size of your fingernail. But suppose it wasn't. Catch a fly and look at it closely — look at its head, its eyes, its legs. Now imagine that this thing was the size of a human being... These eight stories offer horror in many shapes and forms, in worlds full of monsters and evil spirits, where terror lies waiting in the shadows, and where the living and the dead dance hand in hand. |
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This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words. |
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Some sisters are good friends, some are not. Sometimes there is more hate in a family than there is love. Karin is beautiful and has lots of men friends, but she can be very unkind to her sister Marcia. Perhaps when they were small, there was love between them, but that was a long time ago. They say that everybody has one crime in them. Perhaps they only take an umbrella that does not belong to them. Perhaps they steal from a shop, perhaps they get angry and hit someone, perhaps they kill... |
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What does the name Agatha Christie mean? To many people, it means a book about a murder mystery — a whodunnit. I'm reading an Agatha Christie, people say. I'm not sure who the murderer is — I think it's... But they are usually wrong, because it is not easy to guess the murderer's name before the end of the book. But who was Agatha Christie? What was she like? Was her life quiet and unexciting, or was it full of interest and adventure? Was there a mystery in her life, too? |
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Mr Ross lives on an island where no visitors come. He stops people from taking photographs of him. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked. Carol Sanders and her mother come to the island to work for Mr Ross. Carol soon decides that there is something very strange about Mr Ross. Where did he get his money from? How can a young man buy an island? So she watches, and she listens — and one night she learns what is behind the locked door. |
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