Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language

From Monte Carlo to Shanghai, Bikini to Samarra, Around the World in 80 Words is a whimsical voyage through the far-flung reaches of the English language.
What makes a place so memorable that it survives for ever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world jaunt, Paul Anthony Jones reveals the intriguing stories of how 80 different places came to be immortalised in our language.
Surprising and consistently entertaining, this is essential reading for armchair travellers and word nerds. Our dictionaries are full of hidden histories, tales and adventures from all over the world – if you know where to look.

Love among the Haystacks - Bookworms 2

It is hay-making time on the Wookey farm. Two brothers are building the haystack, but thinking about other things - about young women, and love. There are angry words, and then a fight between the brothers. But the work goes on, visitors come and go, and the long hot summer day slowly turns to evening. Then the sun goes down, covering the world with a carpet of darkness. From the hedges around the hayfield comes the rich, sweet smell of wild flowers, and the hay will make a fine, soft bed...

Around the World in 80 days - Jules Verne

The classic tale of Phileas Fogg and his quest to travel around the world in just eighty days, specially retold
When Phileas Fogg read in his newspaper that it was possible to travel around the world in only eighty days, his freinds laughed. "It can't be don!" said one. So Phileas Fogg set out to prove it could.

Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne (Annotated)

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

YOUNG EXPLORER 2 ACTIVITY BOOK

Explorers help children learn english by encouriging them to explore the world around them

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