Matilda

Curl up with this sparkling collection of Christmas stories from the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! Embrace the spirit of Christmas with tales of magic and wishes galore in this heart-warming collection. From a dog who discovers the joy of Christmas to Santa Claus who gets himself out of a muddle with a little help from his friends, these stories celebrate shared times, festivities and wonder. Filled with lots of festive fun, these stories are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to enjoy independently, each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are the perfect way to introduce her work to a new generation of readers.

Celebrate Christmas with one of the world's best-loved children's authors in this sparkly collection of stories. This hugely popular short story collection, first published in 2016, is back with a shiny new cover... Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas like Enid Blyton, and in these stories, she describes the excitement of anticipating gifts, the pleasures of making special food, of singing carols, and coming together to share good times with friends and families. As ever with Blyton, there is mischief and mayhem but good always prevails in the end. These traditional tales are perfect for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. All stories previously appeared in magazines and anthologies from the 40s and 60s. This collection contains the original texts and is unillustrated. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers.

Вторая часть бестселлера "Use your Girl Power!" - это интерактивный учебник английского, в котором вас ждут 30 новых историй о выдающихся женщинах, аудио от носителя языка, задания по историям, словарики к ним и необыкновенные иллюстрации. Первая часть "Use your Girl Power!" помогла тысячам читателей полюбить английский и выйти на новый уровень владения языком. Она вошла в топ-лист книг для взрослых Non/fiction 2021, в короткий список премии Forbes Woman Mercury Awards 2022/2023 и остается на первых строчках рейтинга учебников по английскому. Принцип edutainment - учебы в радость - показывает, что для изучения языка необязательно искать мотивацию, главное - найти интересные истории. Во второй части вы познакомитесь с тромбонисткой, которая выиграла суд против работодателя, дискриминирующего ее по половому признаку; с биоокеанологом, ставшей пионером глубоководных исследований; с галеристкой, которая превратила свой дом в Венеции в настоящий музей. А еще, возможно, по-новому посмотрите на известных вам Мэрилин Монро, Джейн Остин, королеву Елизавету I. Конечно, вы прокачаете навыки listening, reading и увеличите словарный запас, а также выработаете привычку регулярно читать в оригинале. Читайте и слушайте увлекательные истории, чтобы привыкнуть к тому, что английский - это совсем не скучно!

The Lightning Thief: the first book in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek god. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea... Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide.

Jim Kays dazzling depiction of J.K. Rowlings wizarding world has won legions of fans since the Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was published in hardback in 2015, becoming a bestseller around the world. This irresistible smaller-format paperback edition of J.K. Rowlings novel brings the magic of Jim Kays illustration to new readers, with full-colour pictures, French flaps and a handsome poster pull-out at the back of the book. This edition has been beautifully redesigned with selected illustration highlights - the fully illustrated edition is still available in hardback. When a letter arrives for Harry Potter on his eleventh birthday, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently hes the last to know. An incredible adventure is about to begin!