‘I can see wonderful things!’ said Howard Carter, when he opened the tomb of the Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun, in 1922. Suddenly Tutankhamun was famous. This is Tutankhamun’s story, told by his friend Aziru. Aziru goes to live in the Pharaoh’s palace as a young boy, and he and Tutankhamun are soon great friends.
The giant doesn't want to share his garden with the children. The garden remains cold and wintry. Will the giant change his mind and let the children and the spring into his garden?
Lady lives in a house and has a collar. Tramp is very different than Lady – he is a street dog. One day a baby arrives in Lady’s house – “Ha! A baby arrives and the dog has to leave!” says Tramp. Can Tramp and Lady be friends?
Jane Austen's classic romance brings us the love story of Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. Darcy's prejudice against the society of Longbourn and refusal to dance with Elizabeth cause the villagers to view him as arrogant. As time passes, Darcy finds himself attracted to Elizabeth's charms can he overcome his pride to earn her love? Find out in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
English learner's library: Fairy-Tales and Stories
The textbook, designed to develop reading skills in English, includes prose works by the famous English writer O. Wilde (1854-1900): fairy tales "The Remarkable Rocket", "The Young King" and "The Star-Child", as well as the story "The Model Millionaire" and "The Sphinx without a Secret" with some abbreviations of the original texts. To reinforce the impression of antiquity in the tales "The Young King" and "Star-Child", the author uses a number of outdated and poetic forms of pronouns and verbs, which are explained in the glossary. The texts of the manual are accompanied by page-by-page commentary, exercises to control reading comprehension and a dictionary.
