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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399579745Author Jessica BrodyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

In Kidnapped the orphan, David Balfour, sets out to meet his unknown uncle. Time and again he finds himself in terrible danger - nearly killed by his uncle, threatened by cut-throat sailors and wanted by the King's soldiers. Will he ever be safe again? ...

In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Mr Utterson is concerned when he receives a will from his friend Dr Jekyll. In it, he asks for all his possessions to be passed to the sinister Edward Hyde. Utterson suspects that something is very wrong, but he finds that...

Silas Marner tells the story of Silas, wrongly accused of theft he leaves his home town to start a new life. He lives a solitary existence. Then one night an unknown visitor arrives and changes his life for ever. Exciting and powerful classic stories to...

Moonfleet tells of the adventures of an orphan boy named John Trenchard. On a cold, dark night in the village of Moonfleet, he hears a tale of cursed treasure. As John and his friend Elzevir search for the treasure they become involved in another...

Oliver Twist tells the story of Oliver's struggle with life. After suffering the hardships of the workhouse, he is thrust into a life in the dark underworld of the London streets. Oliver struggles to escape from the evil Fagin and Sikes who are...

Rediscover the lost words of an ancient land in this new and updated edition of an international bestseller.Most people associate Britain and Ireland with the English language, a vast, sprawling linguistic tree with roots in Latin, French, and German,...

Macbeth is the story of a noble and courageous man, Macbeth, who is happy to serve King Duncan. A chance meeting plants the seed of ambition in Macbeth's mind. Gripped with the same ambition, Lady Macbeth pushes her husband to gain power, with terrible...

Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Swedish and communicate confidently with others?Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Swedish will equip you with the skills...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385410953Author Margarita MadrigalFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm)...

Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional'...

The Routledge Introductory Course in Biblical Hebrew provides a comprehensive introduction to Biblical Hebrew language and texts. Combining a fresh and innovative approach with an in-depth treatment of the language, it presents the essentials of biblical...

This clear and colourful Revision Book explains every skill children will need for success in the Key Stage Two English! It covers Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, with easy-to-read study notes and heaps of helpful tips and examples. What's...

This fantastic KS3 English Workbook contains plenty of practice to help students build all the important skills, including reading, writing, quoting, understanding Shakespeare and more - with answers to every question printed at the back. Don't miss our...

This fantastic Complete Revision & Practice book has everything students need to succeed in Key Stage Three English. It's packed with crystal-clear study notes, a diverse range of texts and essential practice questions to help students improve their...

This smashing KS3 English Revision Guide contains clear, friendly notes and a diverse range of texts to explain every important topic. What's more, we've included knowledge organiser pages to help summarise the key information and solidify everything...

Bond is the number 1 provider of 11+ practice, helping millions of children improve their literacy and numeracy skills.Bond No Nonsense English for 7-8 year-olds provides clear, straightforward teaching to help boost your child's confidence and ability...

Bond is the number 1 provider of 11+ practice, helping millions of children pass selective entrance exams. Bond English Assessment Papers for 12+-13+ years are topic-based practice questions for the 11+ exam. They have been written to cover the core 11+...

Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. At a time when being gay could result in criminal prosecution - or worse - Polari offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage, a way of expressing...

The Meaning of Liff has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since it was first published in 1983, and remains a much-loved humour classic. This edition has been revised and updated, and includes The Deeper Meaning of Liff, giving fresh appeal to Douglas...

Does your handwriting reflect the image you want to project?The way you write mirrors your mood and character. It is one of the main ways in which you communicate with the world, and the clarity and technique of your writing will be interpreted by others...

An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English, which illuminates the lives, beliefs and habits of our linguistic ancestors. 'A marvelous book' Neil Gaiman 'Wonderful' - Tom Holland 'A...

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters. Written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading...

Early Comprehension is a series of graded activity books that develop children's ability to make sense of pictures and text - through activities such as story sequencing, reading for meaning and traditional comprehension work. Early Comprehension Book 1...

Early Comprehension is a series of graded activity books that develop children's ability to make sense of pictures and text - through activities such as story sequencing, reading for meaning and traditional comprehension work. Early Comprehension Book 3...

WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: POLITICS 'A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto ... I found myself dog-earing every page' Elizabeth Day 'Profoundly articulate. Entirely wise. Beautifully real.' Attitude 'Transitional is a clever, moving book that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946928095Author George ToddFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Butler PublishingPublisher Butler Publishing

Novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading! TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains...

Exam board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: EnglishFirst teaching: September 2017First exam: Summer 2018Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA National 5 English exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for...

The Level 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. First Sentences and More First Sentences A, B and C introduce...

The Level 3 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B build on the...

Providing plenty of practice questions for children to work through, this English skills book helps to build confidence and improve English skills at Key Stage 2. Children can use this book at home for SATS revision, and to build on topics covered in the...

Little Red Riding Hood is one of the oldest fairy tales. Told by the Brothers Grimm, it cautions the reader not to trust strangers, as Red Riding Hood sets off to visit her Grandmother, only to discover that things are not what they seem once she arrives...

This book also comes as part of a pack with audio CDs: ISBN 9781406679007 Talk French (Book) has already inspired thousands of people to learn French from scratch and is great support if you're attending a French class. Whether you're learning for...

The Level 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. First Sentences and More First Sentences A, B and C introduce...

Scientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication, published originally as a paper on communication theory more than...

In Sam's Pot find out what happened when Sam got a pot. Level 1+ Songbirds Phonics books focus on matching one sound to one letter, for example o as in dog. The focus phonics in this book are s m c t g p a o. Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics are...

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions,...

*Purchasers of this book can access additional online resources at www.routledge.com/cw/speechmark*This comprehensive resource pack, developed in conjunction with education staff, draws on the principles of Alison Bryan's original Colourful Semantics...

A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish is a comprehensive, cohesive and clear guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken today in Spain and Latin-America. It includes clear descriptions of all the main grammatical...