Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and lonely businessman who despises the meaning of Christmas until one Christmas Eve when he is visited by the ghosts of his past, present and future... What are the themes? Relationships, individual vs. society and responsibility. Teaching points Many excellent passages which are good models for students' writing.

The year is 2000, which is practically the future! The location is Reading, England. Cleo Howard is almost eighteen years old. Shea s studying for her A Levels. Despite this, shea s going to have the best summer of her life. By the end of the year shea ll have seen Slipknot, MotArhead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against The Machine and David Bowie, plus local bands Venomous Lizzard and WhyY2K. As usual, Cleo is lucky to have her constant companions Ian and Jenni to join in her adventures. There is a list of characters in the back of the book should you need it. If you want to read more about Cleo Howard her later adventures are covered in The Eviscerated Panda Quintet; Eviscerated Panda A Metal Tale, Eviscerated Panda Back In Bamboo, Eviscerated Panda Vulgar Display Of Panda, Eviscerated Panda Vol. 4 and Eviscerated Panda So Far, So Good, So Panda. This is her fourth diary. Her first one, The Very Metal Diary Of Cleo Howard covers the year 1997 and should be read first.

Die avonture van Kuifie (Frans: Les Aventures de Tintin et Milou) is een van die gewildste strokiesverhale wat in die twintigste eeu verskyn en is vandag steeds populêr. Die boeke word in ongeveer 60 tale vertaal. Die hoofkarakter van die verhale is die jong Belgiese verslaggewer Kuifie. Saam met sy hond, Spokie, beleef hy verskeie avonture.

In Die farao se sigare onderneem Kuifie en Spokie ’n bootreis na die Ooste. Tydens die vaart ontmoet hulle die Egiptoloog Filemoon Sikloon. Hy nooi hulle na Kaïro om saam met hom na die graf van die farao Kih-Oskh te gaan soek. Al die vorige geleerdes wat hierdie missie aangepak het, het geheimsinnig verdwyn.

Wanneer Kuifie ’n sigaar met die farao se teken op die etiket vind, wonder hy of die sleutel tot die raaisel dalk daarin opgesluit lê …

Die vyf vriende ontdek ’n geheimsinnige trommel op Kirrin-eiland en hulle vermoed onraad. Maar dan hoor hulle ’n kind in die middel van die nag skree! Wie is saam met hulle op die eiland, en hoekom?

Pragtige nuwe omslagkuns deur Laura Ellen Anderson maak dié klassieke reeks vir moderne jong lesers toeganklik.

An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! If convenient, come to Baker Street at once. If inconvenient, come anyway. Holmes When Watson rushes to Baker Street only to find it is for a case about a professor's misbehaving dog, he is not pleased. What he doesn't know is that Holmes is really investigating the professor's seriously strange behaviour - crawling through the hallways, hiding secret letters and even climbing the side of his house. No one knows why or how it is happening, but one thing is for sure: there's something creepy about Professor Presbury ...

This 10 Book Collection includes an audio CD and the following giggle-inducing stories:
- I Want My Potty!
- I Want My Dinner!
- I Want My Tooth!
- I Want My Mum!
- I Don't Want to go to Hospital!
- I Don't Want to Wash my Hands!
- I Don't Want to go to Bed!
- I Want my Dummy!
- I Want a Friend!
- I Want to Be!

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! Much Ado About Nothing is a popular comedy of the greatest playwright of all time, William Shakespeare. The play is set in the quiet town of Messina in Sicily, where two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero, meet at the house of Leonato, Hero's father and Beatrice's uncle. Benedick and Beatrice engage in a war of witty exchanges, while Claudio and Hero pledge their love for each other and decide to get married. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Hero and Claudio are estranged and Benedick and Beatrice confess their love. Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad (with his 'Poop-poop-poop' road-hogging new motor-car), have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river, and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall. Grahame's book was later dramatised by A. A. Milne, and became a perennial Christmas favourite, as Toad of Toad Hall. It continues to enchant and, above all perhaps, inspire great affection.

Translated by Irene Testot-Ferry. The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First published in 1943, the year before the author's death in action, this translation contains Saint-Exupery's delightful illustrations.

Become lost in the dreamy illustrations that capture the enchanted land of Honalee and its extraordinary inhabitants, and share in the adventures of Jackie Paper and his childhood friend, Puff, the magic dragon. The timeless Peter, Paul and Mary song, and bestselling children's book and CD set, is now available as a beautiful gift set. Enjoy two vibrant bonus versions of the song plus two other tracks (Froggie Went A-Courtin' and The Blue Tail Fly) on an exclusive CD.

With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too are Carroll's delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody, The Jabberwocky.

Met hierdie heruitgawe van die Pippie Langkous-omnibus vier Pippie haar 75ste bestaansjaar. Lesers sal hulle opnuut verlustig aan Pippie se manewales in hierdie nuwe uitgawe, waarin die 1975-vertaling deur Nerina Ferreira in hedendaagse Afrikaans deur bekroonde skrywer, Jaco Jacobs, hersien is. Die spesiale versameling sluit drie klassieke Pippie-titels in: Pippie Langkous, Pippie Langkous gaan aan boord en Pippie Langkous in die Suidsee.

In Jules Verne's epic tale, Captain Nemo and the crew of the undersea vessel, Nautilus, journey through an at times fictional, yet at times very real, undersea world, from the lost city of Atlantis to the Red Sea. This engaging story is presented as an exciting and fast-paced graphic novel which remains faithful to Verne's original text. Specially commissioned full-colour artwork brings excitement and atmosphere to this classic tale. Speech bubbles work with the main text to emphasise and enhance the retelling. A running glossary at the foot of each page helps young readers with any challenging vocabulary without disrupting their reading experience. The highly visual nature of comic book storytelling, small amounts of text and easy-to-follow sequential ordering of the picture strips are a brilliant way for young readers who're challenged or intimidated by reading to improve their literacy skills.

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this special anniversary edition of the bestselling preschool classic, Hide-and-Seek Pig by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Pig and Hen are playing hide-and-seek. But where on earth could Hen be? Can you lift the flaps and help Pig find out where Hen is hiding?

With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the Tales from Acorn Wood series has been delighting both parents and toddlers for over twenty years. Celebrate their unending appeal with Hide-and-Seek Pig: 20th Anniversary Edition.

Discover more stories in the Tales from Acorn Wood series: Fox's Socks, Rabbit's Nap and Postman Bear.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a delightful comic love story. The play begins with a shipwreck, during which Viola, a young aristocratic-born woman, is separated from her identical twin brother, Sebastian, and is swept onto the shores of the Kingdom of Illyria. Thus begins this entertaining tale of mistaken identities and thwarted love. Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.

An adapted and illustrated edition of Jack London's The Call of the Wild - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! Buck, a wealthy judge's dog, leads a quiet life until he is kidnapped, sold and taken to the freezing north. Forced to become a sled dog, Buck learns to love the harsh, natural world. When the time comes, will he return to his former life as a pet, or will he embrace the call of the wild? About The American Classics Children's Collection: From fancy parties with Gatsby in 1920s New York to sailing the ocean in search of the monstrous white whale Moby Dick - discover 10 iconic American classics adapted for children aged 7+.

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! David's life isn't easy. His father is dead and his mother is getting married to the meanest man in the country. And when he is sent off to a truly terrible school, David discovers punishments more terrible than he can imagine. Surely life can't get any worse! The only happy ever afters David knows are in the pages of his favourite books. Can he rewrite his own ending? About The Charles Dickens Children's Collection: Bah humbug! Who says the classics are just for adults? Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly Christmas adventure, or follow orphaned Oliver Twist from rags to riches in some of literature's most famous tales from the foggy streets of Victorian London.

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Pip's just your average boy. He has no parents, lives with his scary sister and once met an escaped criminal on Christmas Eve - in the middle of a graveyard. Totally normal. And things get even stranger when a mysterious stranger starts paying him loads of money. Sure, Pip's loving his new life of luxury, but will he ever find out who's paying the bills, and what they want from him in return? About The Charles Dickens Children's Collection: Bah humbug! Who says the classics are just for adults? Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly Christmas adventure, or follow orphaned Oliver Twist from rags to riches in some of literature's most famous tales from the foggy streets of Victorian London.

This book collects 17 of Andersen's incomparable stories, among them The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Pea, The Red Shoes; The wild Swans and his fantasy masterpiece, The Snow Queen. The book is illustrated in full colour by W. Heath Robinson. This volume is presented in exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark.

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! One of Shakespeare's most robust comedies, The Taming of the Shrew, is about Katherine, the ill-tempered daughter of a wealthy merchant in Padua. Katherine is so petulant that her father always believed no man would ever want her as his wife. However, Petruchio, a rich young man, comes into Katherine s life and brings about a great change in her behaviour. Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook! The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.