Questa serie è pensata per giovani lettori che stanno imparando a leggere. Ogni libro presenta storie avvincenti con un linguaggio semplice e grandi illustrazioni. È creata per supportare lo sviluppo delle capacità di lettura, intrattenendo al contempo i bambini. Questa collezione è un'ottima introduzione al mondo dei libri.
As the world's tallest mountain, Everest has held a special fascination for climbers. This collection of real life stories tells of the lengths to which people have gone to get to its summit, and the dangers they've experienced, in some cases ending in tragedy. Includes a glossary of mountaineering words.
Eight true stories of daring breakouts from infamous institutions such as Alcatraz and Devilâe(tm)s Island, detailing the risks the prisoners faced in attempting to make their escapes, including savage dogs, armed guards and shark-infested waters. Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to fiction. This is a new edition of ISBN 9780746088357 and is part of the Usborne True Stories series, which also includes True Stories from the first and second World Wars, True Stories of Heroes, True Stories of Pirates, and lots more.
When Jim Hawkins sets sail, searching for buried treasure and adventure, he finds himself caught up in a deadly mutiny where he must outwit the cunning pirate Long John Silver in order to stay alive.
Simple, accessible retellings of the great literary classics, which remain faithful to the original texts in their treatment of the story. This book is for enthusiastic young readers, who will be mesmerised by classic stories and encouraged to pursue an interest in literature.
From shark attacks and blazing airships to exploding spacecraft and sinking submarines, these are real stories of people who have stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale. Find out what separates the living from the dead when catastrophe strikes.