Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. "The Incredi...(展开全部)

-A new edition of a Barefoot bestseller with sales to date of over 13,000 copies. -This action-packed book is ideal for teaching different colours and types of transport and for developing map-reading skills. -AR Level: 3.9 -This splendid sing-along book is wonderful for pre-school and Early Years children for listening, dancing, then singing and acting out the story' - Boo...(展开全部)

-A new edition of a Barefoot bestseller with sales to date of over 13,000 copies. -This action-packed book is ideal for teaching different colours and types of transport and for developing map-reading skills. -AR Level: 3.9 -This splendid sing-along book is wonderful for pre-school and Early Years children for listening, dancing, then singing and acting out the story' - Boo...(展开全部)

With gentle visual humor, Jutta Bauer's simple story shows how Grandpa's charmed life may be due to someone special watching over him all along. Grandpa loves to tell stories about his past. There was the time he was almost run over by a bus, the time he made a big dog cower with just one look, and all those scary street corners he passed by unscathed. From climbing the highe...(展开全部)

About Big History Featuring a foreword by the father of Big History, David Christian, and produced in association with the Big History Institute, Big History provides a comprehensive understanding of the major events that have changed the nature and course of life on the planet we call home. This first fully integrated visual reference on Big History for general readers places ...(展开全部)

About Big History Featuring a foreword by the father of Big History, David Christian, and produced in association with the Big History Institute, Big History provides a comprehensive understanding of the major events that have changed the nature and course of life on the planet we call home. This first fully integrated visual reference on Big History for general readers places ...(展开全部)

This large print title is set in Tiresias 16pt font as recommended by the RNIB.

J. Sheridan LeFanu's Silas is the dark doppelganger to his brother Austin Ruthyn. When Austin dies and his daughter Maud is sent to live with her brooding uncle, the creeping, horrible nature of Silas' character unfolds. Addicted to laudanum and prey to inexplicable visions, Silas appears like a spirit to his neice Maud. Silas has his own plans for Maud and the fortune she will...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 While his mother and father are away, a little elephant goes to visit his uncle. And what a time they have! Uncle Elephant makes wishes come true, tells amazing stories, and trumpets the dawn. The visit is perfect, except for one thing-it ends much too soon.

This structurally and psychologically compact drama takes place on an estate in 19th-century Russia, exploring the complex interrelationships between a retired professor, his second wife, and the daughter and brother-in-law from his first marriage. Interwoven themes of weakness, delusion, and despair–balanced by an underlying message of courage and hope–make this one of the mos...(展开全部)