Diane Mowat Libri

Un libro universale che tocca i temi eterni della vita: la sopravvivenza, la natura, la solitudine, la speranza.

“Risalire alle origini dell’immaginario più nero, assistere alla nascita dei luoghi comuni dell’horror, spolverare il più tetro mobilio della nostra anima ritrovandolo sghembo e scomodo. Questo è leggere, nel nuovo millennio, Dracula. Una lettura che – rubando le parole a Jonathan Harker – ti cala nel romanzo dove ‘tutte le superstizioni del mondo si concentrano’. Come se, questo libro, fosse il centro di una specie di vortice dell’immaginazione.”

When the children dug a hole in the gravel-pit, they were very surprised at what they found. 'It' was a Psammead, a sand-fairy, thousands of years old. It was a strange little thing - fat and furry, and with eyes on long stalks. It was often very cross and unfriendly, but it could give wishes - one wish a day. 'How wonderful!' the children said. But wishes are difficult things. They can get you into trouble . . .

Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition. Children of Green KnoweTolly's great grandmother isn't a witch, but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, are full of a very special kind of magic.

Nicola Ferris, on leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week's holiday in Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company of her cousin Frances. But before she even reaches her destination Nicola stumbles on evidence of a murderous crime involving a young Englishman and a group of people tied together by blood and the bonds of greed. For the first time in her life Nicola meets a man and a situation she cannot deal with . . .

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 . . .

Reading a complete story in English gives students a great sense of achievement - and encourages them to read more. The books are graded at six vocabulary levels, ranging from 250 words (Starter) to 2,500 (Advanced). The activities pages at the back of each Bookworm are designed to helplearners derive maximum benefit and enjoyment from the story.

Een Engelsman neemt de plaats in van zijn neef, de koning van Ruritanië.

Il viaggio esilarante di tre amici molto, molto inglesi ha come meta la Germania. Questa volta niente barca: si va in bicicletta. Tre avventurieri pasticcioni, pronti a ficcarsi in un sacco di guai in una vacanza costellata di colpi di scena e soffusa di umorismo inlgese.

This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. The approximate vocabulary count for stage 1 is 400 words. This is a ghost story.