What is a sea sponge? How many arms does a sea star have? This fun guide to the sea introduces children to the underwater world and the sea creatures that live there.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oxford World's Classics)
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oxford World's Classics)
Published at the dawn of the twentieth century, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) immediately captivated child and adult readers alike. This new edition includes many of W. W. Denslow's original illustrations, and the introduction considers both the famous MGM film version and recent literary theory in a fascinating discussion of this children's classic.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the World (2019)
The Oxford Illustrated History of the World encompasses the whole span of human history. It brings together some of the world's leading historians, under the expert guidance of Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, to tell the 200,000-year story of our world, from the emergence of homo sapiens through to the twenty-first century: the environmental convulsions; the interplay of ideas (good and bad); the cultural phases and exchanges; the collisions and collaborations in politics; the successions of states and empires; the unlocking of energy; the evolutions of economies; the contacts, conflicts, and contagions that have all contributed to making the world we now inhabit.
BBC DVD English - World's Most Popular English Course
BBC DVD ENGLISH is the new updated version of "Follow Me", the world's most famous English course, sold in more than 80 countries. Entertaining everyday situations played by English actors using progressive language based on the specifications of the Council of Europe's experts. The students may choose between watching them without subtitles or with subtitles in English or in their native language.
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.
