Mackinnon Mairi — Knigausa Bookstore: Russian Books

Snow Queen, the

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 12:05:11 +0000

From the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen. Kay and Gerda are childhood friends, but one day Kay is carried off by the Snow Queen. Gerda goes in search of him, helped by a friendly crow, a princess, a robber girl and a reindeer, until finally she must cross the ice alone to rescue her friend. The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.

Boy Who Cried Wolf, the

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:59:11 +0000

Sam looks after the sheep all day. He’s bored, so he thinks of a story. «Help, help, there’s a wolf!» At first, everyone believes him, but then Sam tells the same story again, and again…Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).

Gingerbread Man, the

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:39:11 +0000

A popular European folk tale. A little old woman makes a boy out of gingerbread. When she opens the oven, The Gingerbread Man jumps out and runs away. Animals, farmers and schoolchildren join the chase. Finally a fox offers to carry the gingerbread man across a river. How kind of him — or is it? The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.

Sleeping Beauty

Sun, 26 May 2024 18:38:06 +0000

From the classic fairy tale. When the Queen’s longed-for baby is born, the King invites seven fairies to the party in celebration. However, he fails to invite one malevolent fairy, and when the princess is sixteen years old, she hurts her hand on a spindle and falls asleep for a hundred years. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.

Wizard of Oz, the

Sun, 26 May 2024 18:38:06 +0000

The scarecrow would like brains, the tin man wants a heart and the lion wants to be brave, while Dorothy just wants to go home. Who can help them? The wonderful Wizard of Oz, of course!Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).

Wooden Horse, the

Sun, 26 May 2024 18:38:06 +0000

Odysseus and the Greek army have fought theTrojans for ten long years. Will the war ever end?Finally, Odysseus thinks of a clever trick.

First Phonics Words (HB)

Sun, 19 May 2024 20:15:03 +0000

For children who are just beginning to learn to read, this book introduces simple words with easy letter sounds. It follows the UK government’s reading strategy which uses synthetic phonics.

Big Book of English Words

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 12:22:59 +0000

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.

Dracula

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:06:11 +0000

Jonathan Harker is a guest in Cout Dracula’s castle. The Count is friendly, but something doesn’t seem quite right, As Jonathan explores the castle, he begins to guess at the terrible truth.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).