Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lead an ordinary suburban life with Mother and Father and trips to the zoo and the pantomime. But when Father is mysteriously taken away one night, everything changes. What has happened to Father, and will he come back?
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 294 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 255) Аннотация: The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy or 'psammead' in a gravel pit. Every day 'It' will grant each of them a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences. Five Children and It was first published in 1902, and it has remained in print ever since. The Introduction to this edition examines Nesbit's life and her reading, showing how she was poised between the Victorian…
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Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: The Oxford Bookworms Library provides superb reading and student / teacher support for the classroom, and is also highly recommended for schools running Extensive Reading Programmes, offering the right range of books that encourage students to read for pleasure. 'We have to leave our house in London', Mother said to the children. 'We're going to live in the country, in a little house near a…