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1) Frankenstein
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Language
English
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A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Simplified edition.
Language
English
Description
Mr Li is cross with his daughter when she does not show respect to her grandmother, but Mr Li himself is not always patient with his old mother. She has lived a long time, and the future holds no promise for her. So she holds on the the past ...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, three spirits come to visit Scrooge, a man who is selfish and only thinks of himself and money. They take him on a journey to the shadows of Christmases past, present and future and he learns lessons he will never forget. Includes activities at the end of the story.
6) Recycling
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Informative book on recycling waste to make a cleaner and more pleasant world. In the process learn how to start saving electricity, trees, environment and money.
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"The United States in the 1950s and 60s was a troubled place. Black people were angry, because they did not have the same rights as whites. It was a time of bombs and killings. But above the angry noise came the voice of one man - a man of peace. 'I have a dream, ' said Martin Luther King, and it was a dream of blacks and whites living together in peace and freedom. This is the story of an extraordinary man, who changes American history in his short...
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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"It is beautiful to look at, hard to reach, and terribly difficult to climb. Winds of 200 kilometers per hour or more scream across it day and night, while the temperature falls to -20 degree C or lower. Every year, some who try to climb the highest mountain in the world do not return. But for a century people have been coming to climb Everest - some alone, some in groups, but all with a dream of going to the highest place in the world. This is their...
10) Future energy
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Right now, all over the world, people are using energy. As we drive our cars, work on our computers, or even cook food on a wood fire, we probably do not stop to think about where the energy comes from. But when the gas is gone and there is no more coal - what then? Scientists are finding new answers all the time. Get ready for the children whose running feet make the energy to bring water to their village; for the power station that uses warm and...
13) The USA
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
[Book-only edition].
Language
English
Description
"Everybody knows about the United States of America. You can see its films, hear its music, and eat its food just about everywhere in the world. Cowboys, jazz, hamburgers, the Stars and Stripes - that's the United States. But it's a country with many stories to tell. Stories of busy cities, and quiet, beautiful forests and parks. Stories of a country that fought against Britain, and then against itself, to make the United States of today. Stories...
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