The story of the Warden, McKenzie, O’Keefe, Greenwood and Martyn families intertwine across the years 1852 – 1918. Five generations are covered in the sweeping backdrop of New Zealand’s colonial days and early nationhood.
The history is accurate in its background, but the families involved are fictitious. The development of sheep farming, gold mining, the coal mines and railroads are the backdrop to these families wealth.
From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Exploring how the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird are adjusting to the turbulent events transforming mid-1950s America, Go Set a Watchman casts a fascinating new light on Harper Lee’s enduring classic. Moving, funny and compelling, it stands as a magnificent novel in its own right.
Адаптированное издание для чтения с одновременным прослушиванием, уровень 2 (700 headwords), с упражнениями для проверки понимания прочитанного или услышанного. Детектив инспектор Раш и его дочь Салли проводят отпуск в Кенте. Оба радуются предстоящему отдыху. Но не тут-то было: Раздавшийся ночью выстрел будет следовательские инстинкты инспектора. В самом ли деле стрелял браконьер, или это было нечто другое?
Beauty and the Beast (Green Apple Starter)A rich man suddenly becomes poor and he goes to live in the country with his children. One day he goes to the city on business. His daughters Rosalind and Hortensia ask him for expensive presents, but his other daughter, Beauty, only wants a rose.
On his way back the man takes a rose from the garden of a castle. But the owner of the castle, a beast, becomes angry and demands something in exchange…
Series: Green Apple | Level: Starter | Exam: ket trinity
Charles Dickens is one of Britain’s greatest writers. Through his writing he fought for better conditions for children and the poor, but most of all he is remembered today for his wonderful stories and his unforgettable characters
