Mairi Mackinnon Libri

This is the classic Usborne sticker word book, with busy scenes illustrated with warmth and humour by Stephen Cartwright. Each scene is accompanied by labelled stickers of objects to talk about, search for and match together. This is an exciting talk-about book for the very young, a stimulating picture word book for pre-readers and a lively source of ideas and spellings for first writers. It is also useful for learning English, and students can listen to all the words read by a native British speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks Website. This new edition of a best-seller will delight children as they learn their first words. Completely revised and presented in a new, larger format, Stephen Cartwright's humorous illustrations will entertain children and adults alike. Friendly scenes encourage the direct association of words with objects and reinforce known words.

When a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, she fears that she will never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry ever again. But she meets the Munchkins, and they tell her to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz will grant any wish.

Everyone at the Emperor's court is enchanted by the song of the nightingale; but one day the Emperor receives a glittering mechanical nightingale and the real bird is forgotten. Then he Emperor falls ill, and it seems that nothing can save him... The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.

Fresh, witty, and memorable illustrations for over 1000 English words, arranged by theme for engaging discussions. A fun way to enhance a child's vocabulary with delightful pictures. Words can be listened to online, read by a British English speaker.

When seven hungry children have pancakes for breakfast, one pancake refuses to be eaten, jumps out of the pan and rolls right away. Can the runaway pancake escape from the whole family, the dog, the rabbit, the duck, the cat, the goat, the fox and a cunning old pig?

Retelling of the story about a boy captured by the snow queen and taken to her castle in the north and his friend's efforts to save him.

Poesia e prosa strettamente legate in uno dei libri più significativi del 19° secolo, che celebrava il colonialismo inglese e inaugurava il mito del buon selvaggio. Nello sgretolarsi di certezze e ideali dell’epoca vittoriana ormai al termine, Kipling, primo premio Nobel inglese, rilanciava invece i valori del patriottismo e connotava la giungla indiana, le sue leggi e gli animali di positività, di forza mascolina e di coraggio, scrivendo l’affascinante storia del bambino-lupo più famoso della letteratura.

Tom and Elena are poor but happy until the day that Tom finds that their little white goose has laid a golden egg. Every morning they find another egg, every day they grow richer but what happens when one golden egg a day just isn't enough?

The First Reading series offers simple stories with one or two sentences per page and lively detailed artwork - perfect for children who are learning to read, but not yet reading alone.