Diane Mowat Livres

Suitable for younger learners Word count 18,055 Bestseller

Comment Vlad III, prince de Valachie, dont le goût immodéré pour le supplice du pal lui avait valu le sobriquet de "Tepes" (l'empaleur), est-il devenu, sous la plume de Bram STOKER, le comte Dracula ? Comment un seigneur de la guerre mort au combat, en 1476, contre les Turcs est-il devenu un "non-vivant", se nourrissant du sang de ses victimes ? Comment, enfin, le folklore du vampire s'est-il nourri des chroniques historiques ? Mystérieuse alchimie qui fit l'universel succès du roman de STOKER. Par lui, la légende, reprise à la scène et, surtout, à l'écran, est devenue mythe et a donné naissance à la saga du Prince des ténèbres.

" Robinson Crusoé " est un de ces rares livres écrits pour les adultes adoptés par les jeunes, régal de tous les âges. Dans un foisonnement d'aventures, de décors exotiques, voilà Robinson naufragé sur une île perdue au cœur des océans. Seul dans la géante nature, il survit, prospère même en rencontre Vendredi, le " bon sauvage ", son compagnon d'infortune... Comment ne pas lire ou relire ce grand classique, ce pur chef-d'œuvre ? Cette édition nous entraîne, en outre, dans la suite des aventures de Robinson ; elle présente, en effet, la version intégrale de l'ouvrage. Après avoir mené pendant quelques années une vie familiale calme et fortunée, notre héros repart en voyage : " Ma maladie de courir le monde s'était de nouveau emparée de moi. " Nous le suivons avec passion dans les nombreuses péripéties de ses voyages à Madagascar, aux Indes, en Chine jusqu'à son retour à Londres, après une traversée de l'Asie, de Pékin à Arkhangelsk.

This additional series of "Oxford Bookworms" offers young readers at an elementary level of the English language the chance to enjoy accessible adaptations of classic and modern fiction. This is the tale of a sand fairy who grants five children a daily wish

Part of a series designed to provide English language students at all levels of comprehension with the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English, this adventure novel at Level 4 is set in Greece.

Matty is fifteen and is leaving school in a few weeks' time. He wants to work with animals, and would like to get a job on a farm. But his parents say he's too young to leave home - he must stay in the town and get a job in ship-building, like his father. They also say he can't go on a campingholiday with his friends. And they say he can't keep his dog, Nelson, because Nelson barks all day and eats his father's shoes. But it is because of Nelson that Matty finds a new life . . .

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

Suitable for younger learners Word count 10,710 Bestseller

Pack of ten best-selling iBookworms/i and– ideal for building up class libraries. Each Pack contains one copy of each listed title.liThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer/libr / liThe Elephant Man/libr /liA Little Princess/libr / liLove or Money?/libr / liThe Monkey's Paw/libr / liThe Phantom of the Opera/libr / liThe President's Murderer/libr / liSherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son/libr / liWhite Death/libr / liThe Wizard ofOz/li

"If you wake up in the night and hear a tap running somewhere in the house, what to you do? You get up, of course, and go and turn the tap off. A little later you hear the tap running again. You are alone in the house, and you know you turned the tap off. What do you think? The ghosts in these stories all have unfinished business with the living world. They come back from the grave to continue their work, to keep a promise, to look for something they have lost. Sometimes they want to help people, sometimes they want to punish them - or kill them."--Back cover