John Dillow Libri

Perfect for school projects, this useful text covers eight areas of history: Romans, Saxons and Normans, Middle Ages, Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians, Victorians and the 20th Century.

Retells the adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.

Designed to help children learn quickly by demonstrating patterns in each table, this reference also contains useful information about numbers.

David, orfano di padre, vive una infanzia felice con la madre, ma questa poi si risposa con il signor Murdstone, un uomo crudele che la porta alla tomba. Privo di affetti, David sperimenta la dura scuola del maestro Creakle. Il patrigno gli impone un lavoro avvilente in un negozio di Londra. Disperato fugge a piedi a Dover, dove una zia, Betsey, accetta di occuparsi di lui. Lo manda a Canterbury, per educarlo, in casa del suo avvocato, padre di Agnes, una dolce fanciulla. Divenuto cronista parlamentare e conquistata anche fama letteraria, David sposa Dora che pochi anni dopo muore. Il giovane allora si accorge della dolce Agnes che sposa, dopo aver salvato il futuro suocero dalle trame del suo amministratore. Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali

This is an educational trip around the world, designed for young children. They will discover what makes a volcano erupt and why earthquakes happen, and will be introduced to the concept of global warming and the greenhouse effect.

* This book follows Lost in the Gardens and is the second title in a series of books on Singapore's attractions* With beautiful illustrations that will delight and enthral readers of all ages* A delightful story about overcoming fear of the dark that children will be able to identify with* Showcases the major attractions at the Gardens by the Bay at night* Makes a perfect tourist souvenir and gift book

First published in 1848, a novel in which a woman flees from a disastrous marriage with her child to a desolate moorland mansion. It portrays one woman's struggle for independence at a time when law and society defined a married woman as her husband's property.

"'Every day, the Sheriff robs the ordinary people with high taxes, ' Robin said to the other outlaws. 'We should rob the Sheriff in return. But we will not rob him because we want to be rich. We will use the money to help the poor. We will not harm women, children or honest men. We will right wrongs when we can and we will bring hope to the people when we can. We will live outside the law because the law is only for rich men. We will fight these rich men's unfair laws.' "--Back cover

Tato nádherně ilustrovaná kniha nabízí dětem biblické příběhy převyprávěné živým a poutavým stylem. Přibližuje se jim srozumitelným jazykem, vypráví jednoduše, nevynechává nic podstatného a vyvolává zájem a chuť k dalšímu čtení.