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Funny and poignant, this 2001 Newbery Honor novel captures life in a quirky Southern town as Opal and her mangy dog, Winn-Dixie, strike up friendships among the locals. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog.It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mo...

Słownik został opracowny na podstawie Wielkiego słownika wyrazów bliskoznacznych PWN.Zawiera: ponad 60 000 wyrazów, wyrażeń i zwrotów połączonych relacją synonimii lub antonimii, opatrzonych kwalifikatorami; 15 000 wyrazów, które mają swoje synonimy, czyli wyrazy równoznaczne, pokrywające si zakresami, np. zachęta = asumpt, bodziec, doping, impuls, inspiracja, motywacja...; 55 000 wyrazów, które mają swoje bliskoznaczniki, czyli wyrazy o znaczeniu szczegółowszym, np...

This powerful novel, Tolstoy’s third major masterpiece, after War and Peace and Anna Karenina, begins with a courtroom drama (the finest in Russian literature) all the more stunning for being based on a real-life event. Dmitri Nekhlyudov, called to jury service, is astonished to see in the dock, charged with murder, a young woman whom he once seduced, propelling her into prostitution. She is found guilty on a technicality, and he determines to overturn the verdict.This pitche...

A sticker book version of the classic Usborne First Thousand Words in English, with over 500 colourful stickers which give learning an interactive element.
Each sticker shows a picture with a word or phrase for children to hunt for and place on the correct scene.
Provides a treasury of learning opportunities, from early reading and word recognition to spelling and dictionary use.

Tytuł zawiera 100 wyrazów zdradliwych (false friends), które przez swoje podobieństwo w języku polskim i angielskim często są błędnie tłumaczone. Do każdego hasła podano przykład oraz wyraz zdradliwy wraz z jego znaczeniem i przykładem użycia.Publikacja jest skierowana do osób, które chciałyby poznać słowa, które w języku angielskim i polskim brzmią lub są pisane podobnie, ale mają odmienne znaczenia, przez co często są mylone.Hasła zaprezentowano na 100 trwałych kartonikach,...

Tytuł zawiera 100 problematycznych słów i konstrukcji wraz z praktycznymi przykładami poprawnego użycia w zdaniu. Do każdego hasła podano przykład błędu, często popełnianego przy użyciu danego słowa czy konstrukcji.Publikacja jest skierowana do osób, które chciałyby uniknąć popełniania błędów zarówno w wypowiedziach pisemnych, jak i ustnych.Hasła zaprezentowano na 100 trwałych kartonikach, zaprojektowanych ze szczególną dbałością o prostotę i przejrzystość.

With an Introduction and Notes by James Fowler, Senior Lecturer in French, University of Kent Candide (1759) is a bright, colourful literary firework display of a novella. With sparkling wit and biting humour, Voltaire hits several targets with fierce and comic satire: organised religion, the overweening pride of aristocrats, merchants' greed, colonial ambition and the hopeless complacency of Leibnizian philosophy that believes 'all is for the best in the best of all possible...

Książka skierowana do dzieci sześcio- i siedmioletnich, w której mogą ćwiczyć naukę pisania trudnych słówek, rysować po śladzie, a także umieszczać naklejki (prawie 100) w odpowiednich miejscach. Wykonując ćwiczenia zawarte w tym zeszycie, dziecko łatwo zapamięta słowa sprawiające trudności ortograficzne, będzie doskonalić i usprawniać naukę estetycznego pisania, ćwiczyć koncentrację i koordynację wzrokowo-ruchową, a przy tym dobrze się bawić.

Double Fudge is the fifth and final book in the outrageous, hilarious Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.Uh oh, what's Fudge up to now?!Pete's little brother, Fudge, has a new obsession. He's mad about money and he wants loads of it. In fact, he's going to print a hundred million trillion 'Fudge Bucks' and buy the whole world. Or maybe he'll just settle for buying the capital city of America and call it Fudgington.He's driving Pete nuts. Will Fudge ever stop being the mo...

Fudge-a-Mania is the fourth book in the wonderfully hilarious Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.Fudge is five – and he's driving his older brother, Peter, mad, as usual!Going on holiday with Fudge – and baby Tootsie, Turtle the dog and Uncle Feather the bird – means disasters every day. Even worse for Peter, disgusting Sheila Tubman is staying in the same house.Will it be Peter's nightmare holiday? One thing's for sure – it's going to be fudge-a-mania all the way!Start ...

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great is the second book in the outrageously funny Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.Sheila hates swimming. And dogs. And ghosts. And thunderstorms. She'll do anything to avoid them all – except admit that she's scared.Her new friend Mouse Ellis, yo-yo champion of Tarrytown, thinks she's chicken. But Sheila is determined to show everyone that she can be Sheila the Great.The chaos continues in Superfudge and Fudge-a-Mania....

Superfudge is the third book in the hilarious, outrageous Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.Peter Hatcher's little brother, Fudge, is four. And he's as monstrous as ever!When Fudge discovers that his new baby sister can't play with him, he tries to sell her. When that doesn't work, he tries giving her away. And on his first day at school he kicks his teacher and calls her Rat Face. Can his big brother help him out this time?Start the series with Tales of Fourth Grade No...

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the first book in the hilariously funny Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.Peter thinks he has the world's biggest problem – his naughty little brother, Fudge.Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes and it's usually up to Peter to sort out the mess. When Peter wins a tiny green turtle called Dribble, he's determined to keep it away from his brother. But when Fudge does get his hands on Dribble – disaster strikes!The chaos continues in...

The girl who has everything…Including a bullet in the head A cruise down the Nile on a river steamer sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all – a luxurious retreat, miles from civilization. But the warm and tranquil Egyptian evening is thick with hot passions and cold malice. When everyone on board has a motive, Hercule Poirot must abandon the mysteries of ancient Egypt and focus on altogether deadlier matters

The perfect holiday… For a passionate crime It was not unusual to find the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun…she had been strangled. Ever since her arrival, the air had been thick with sexual tension.

Each of the seaside guest had a motive to kill her, including Arelena’s new husband. But Hercule Poirot suspects that this apparent ‘crime of passion’ conceals something much more evil.

Love is in the air-but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the odd man out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never...

The vibrant colours, touchy-feely patches, flaps and sounds in this wonderfully interactive board book have all been specially chosen to appeal to babies. With lots to explore on every page and hidden surprises throughout, this book is sure to delight both baby and adult as they share it together. A fantastic present for a baby, to be enjoyed time and time again as they grow and learn.

A wheelchair-bound Poirot returns to Styles, the venue of his first investigation, where he knows another murder is going to take place… The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell and his charming wife, Daisy, and the charismatic Boyd-Carrington. So Ha...

A wind-up model of a red, double-decker London bus and four tracks take you on a tour of the famous city. Find out about London's most famous landmarks and attractions as your bus stops on its way. The four tracks can also be taken out of the book and joined together to make one huge track for the bus to travel around.

A colourful picture word book with illustrations of around a thousand everyday words.
Words are arranged by theme, providing lots to spot and talk about together.
A fun way to build a child’s vocabulary, with delightful pictures to pore over.
Listen to all the words read by a British English speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks website.

A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition!Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessio...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream.Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to a...

Think you know whodunnit? Think again. Poor Roger Ackroyd. He knew the woman he loved had been harbouring guilty secret.

And then, yesterday, she killed herself. But guilty secrets rarely stay secret. Who had been blackmailing her? Had it really driven her to suicide? Sadly, Roger Ackroyd wasn’t going to live long enough to find out .

Agatha Christie’s ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcee) who had roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess) who had...