Rowena Akinyemi Libri
Rowena Akinyemi crea narrazioni avvincenti che spesso approfondiscono le complessità dell'amore e del denaro. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da uno stile accessibile, che rende la sua narrativa una delle preferite nei contesti di insegnamento della lingua inglese. Ora con sede a Cambridge dopo anni trascorsi in Africa, le sue storie per studenti offrono spunti su intricate relazioni umane. La sua passione per i gialli informa probabilmente la qualità avvincente e ricca di suspense della sua scrittura.






Rainforests
- 56pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
Suitable for younger learners Word count 6,480
Oxford Bookworms Library New Edition: Stage 4: 1,400 Headwords People who ride racehorses love the speed, the excitement, the danger - and winning the race. Philip Nore has been riding for many years and he always wants to win - but sometimes he is told to lose. Why? And what is the mystery about the photographer, George Millace, who has just died in a car crash? Philip Nore knows the answer to the first question, and he wants to find out the answer to the second. But as he begins to learn George Millace's secrets, he realizes that his own life is in danger.
Io, Robot
- 269pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
Pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1950, questa celebre antologia raccoglie i più significativi racconti che il più prolifico e famoso scrittore di fantascienza di tutti i tempi ha dedicato ai robot. È proprio in questo libro che Asimov detta le tre Leggi della robotica, che regolano appunto il comportamento delle "macchine pensanti" e che da allora in poi sono alla base di tutta la letteratura del genere.
"In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla - 'troublemaker'. But the young boy's early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthousiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what was waiting for Nelson Mandela - the tireless struggle for human rights, the long years in prison, the happiness and sadness of family life, and one day the title of President of South Africa? This is the story of an extraordinairy man, recognised as one of the world's greatest leaders, whose long walk to freedom brought new hope to a troubled nation."--Publisher
They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger; why was his body broken and bruised? This is the story of a man's fight with the government of South Africa. It is the story of all people who prefer truth to lies. It is the story of all people who cry 'Freedom', and who are not afraid to die.
The Children of the New Forest
- 44pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
This new series of Bookworms offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary. Accompanying exercises make all these titles suitable for use in class or at home.
Deadlock
- 93pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
This new series of Bookworms offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary. Accompanying exercises make all these titles suitable for use in class or at home.
Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else? 'I will,' said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before - not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and a great leader for the whole world.
The children of the new forest (stage 2, 700 headwords)
- 56pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
'England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell's men are fighting the King's men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead and their father died while fighting for the King. Now Cromwell's soldiers have come to burn the house - with the children in it. The four of them escape into the New Forest - but how will they live? What will they eat? And will Cromwell's soldier find them?' --from back



