A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat.A generous goddess and a powerful demon.A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead.This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth ...
Magráta s Verencem mají dceru a připravují velkou oslavu k jejímu křtu. Na oslavu jsou pochopitelně pozvány i čarodějky - Bábi, Stařenka a Anežka Nulíčková. Bábino pozvání ukradnou straky a Bábi, která se cítí tímto domnělým přehlédnutím uražena, se rozhodne opustit Lancre, protože dojde k názoru, že ...
''Rimbaud, the poet of revolt, and the greatest'' Albert Camus Rimbaud is the enfant terrible of French literature, the precocious genius whose extraordinary poetry is revolutionary in its visionary, hallucinatory content and its often liberated forms. He wrote all his poems between the ages of about ...
This series features bright pictures with patches of different textures which are designed to develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely patches. Ages 1+.
''.and they all lived happily ever after.''At least, that''s what Jill''s story book tries telling her, butJill can''t help noticing that at the end of the story, onecharacter looks far from happy. Dragon is despised bythe King because all he can do is singe, burn andbarbeque. So in an attempt to see ...
This is a brand new title in the innovative "See Inside" series, putting the often intimidating world of mathematics into simple, easy-to-follow language and showing how maths fits into readers'' everyday life. It introduces mathematical concepts in the simplest of terms from basic addition and subtraction, ...
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is Jonathan Safran Foer''s heartrending New York novel In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key.The key belonged to his father, he''s sure of that. But which of New York''s 162 million locks does it ...
The classic Italian bi-lingual word book, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, has been revised and updated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Usborne Publishing. A thousand everyday words illustrated with busy scenes and labelled pictures to help ch ildren learn key vocabulary.
This is a delightful animal-themed companion to "Baby''s Very First Touchy - Feely Playbook". The pages are specially designed to be visually stimulating with simple, colourful illustrations and lots of things to look at. Babies will love spotting the animals, exploring the touchy-feely textures, running ...
Discover the flag of every country in the world with this colourful sticker book. Children can match the stickers to the correct countries on the maps - and learn more about countries and continents too. With over 190 stickers to add to the colourfully illustrated pages, plus links to websites with quizzes ...
Top Mafia hit man. Doting father. For 30 years, Richard \''the Ice Man\'' Kuklinski led a double life beyond anything ever seen on The Sopranos, becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. Kuklinski was Sammy ...
Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure in this classic story featuring global sensations, The Octonauts! The classic Octonauts picture books inspired the phenomenally successful animated TV series, broadcast around the world. The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love ...
Skutečný obraz největšího génia všech dob poskládaný z jeho tisícistránkových deníkových záznamů Zůstává nejkreativnějším géniem našich dějin. Jaká tajemství nám může odhalit? Autor životopisných bestsellerů Steva Jobse nebo Alberta Einsteina, ověnčených knižními cenami, oživuje v této nové biografii ...
