In lilting verse and exuberant paintings, the first of Nancy White Carlstrom's and Bruce Degen's celebrated Jesse Bear books creates a special day not only for Jesse Bear, but for young children everywhere.
Dear ZooThis classic children's storybook about a youngster loooking for a perfect pet is sure to delight a new generation of readers! This books for babies and toddlers, the best known being Dear Zoo, which has sold over two million copies worldwide. All his books have simple text, often with repeating phrases, ideal for the pre-reader. He uses flaps and touch-and-feel elements when appropriate.
Practical IELTS Strategies 5 IELTS Test Practice BookThis book-Book 5-is the test practice book for the Academic Module of the IELTS Test. Logically, this book should be used ajier the first four books have been studied. Much of the analysis at the end is based on knowledge from earlier books, particularly the writing sample answers. Yet it is possible to practise the tests first, and then follow up with some dedicated study of each component using the other books in this series.
Who is this series for? Anybody who feels the need to supplement the grammar taught in coursebooks with either additional grammar examples and explanations, or exercises, or both. The books are flexible enough to serve a dual purpose as class books and as books to use at home. Some of you may not have used the first book in the series. If that is the case, please read the following which describes the characters and methodology of the books.
At the outbreak of the Second World War Vladimir Nabokov stood on the brink of losing everything all over again. The reputation he had built as the pre-eminent Russian novelist in exile was imperilled. In Nabokov and his Books, Duncan White shows how Nabokov went to America and not only reinvented himself as an American writer but also used the success of Lolita to rescue those Russian books that had been threatened by obscurity.
