Daddy Long-Legs is a 1912 novel by an American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.
Данное пособие представляет собой неадаптированный роман американской писательницы Джин Уэбстер для чтения, анализа и обсуждения. Пособие может применяться на занятиях в XI классе учреждений с углубленным изучением английского языка, а также на I-II курсах факультетов иностранных языков.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the literary scene with her remarkable debut novel, "Purple Hibiscus, "which critics hailed as "one of the best novels to come out of Africa in years" (Baltimore "Sun"), with "prose as lush as the Nigerian landscape that it powerfully evokes" ("The Boston Globe"); "The Washington Post "called her "the twenty-first-century daughter of Chinua Achebe." Her award-winning "Half of a Yellow Sun "became an instant classic upon its publication three years later, once again putting her tremendous gifts--graceful storytelling, knowing compassion, and fierce insight into her characters' hearts--on display.
Have you ever wondered how gravity works? Written for students in grade 4, Gravity tells students how it works. Students also learn how gravity affects a person’s weight, space travel, and even the orbits of the planets! This 22-page book includes a glossary of bold-faced vocabulary words, reading activities, an index of terms, and an answer key.
The Skateboarder - Dominoes Starter'I love Owen's skateboarding,' Hannah thinks. 'I want to jump and do tricks, too.'When a skatepark opens near her house, Hannah is suddenly very interested in skateboarding. How do Mom, Dad, brother Evan, and cousin Justin feel about this? Who helps her? Who laughs at her?
The four little clown fishes just love swimming and playing, although they are afraid of three particularly big, bad fish! But help is at hand in the shape of Miss Grace Green. This delightful story also shows us how life is so much better when we live together.
