English Language Learning For Children

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize; Andrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor people; John D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all away; Thomas Barnardo who created homes for poor children; Henry Wellcome who used his money for medical research; Madam C. J. Walker who gave her money to the African-American community.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English literature; William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history; Charles Dickens, who wanted to make England a better place; Victor Hugo, the French writer who cared about the poor; Leo Tolstoy, the man who wrote War and Peace; and Rudyard Kipling, who wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Marco Polo, who taught the world about China; Ibn Battuta, who travelled to 44 countries; Christopher Columbus, who discovered new worlds; James Cook, the first man to sail around the world in both directions; David Livingstone, who explored Africa; and Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery; Michael Faraday, inventor of the electric motor; Marie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivity; Albert Einstein, creator of the theory of relativity; Alexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibiotic; and Linus Pauling, chemist and peace activist.

When Hurricane Harvey slams into Houston, Texas, Malia the one-eyed cat and her friend Sophie are abandoned to the flood, they must find a way to survive. This is their story. For children and adults of all ages who are learning Spanish.

An exciting adventure to learn how to count to 10 in Spanish. Join them on their counting journey!

Weihnachtsmann? Weihnachten? Davon haben Kokosnuss und Matilda noch nie gehört. Doch als Yeminee mit leuchtenden Augen von Heiligabend erzählt, ist klar: Dieses Fest wollen die Drachen auch feiern! Gemeinsam mit ihrem britischen Freund Robert machen sie sich auf den Weg zum Weihnachtsmann. Auf dieser Reise lernen die Kinder nicht nur neue Englischvokabeln zu den Themen "Winter", "Weihnachtsgeschichte" und "Weihnachtsfest", sondern auch wie unterschiedlich Weihnachten auf der ganzen Welt gefeiert wird.

Neuer Abenteuer- und Lernspaß mit Kokosnuss! Schulausflug mit Lehrer Bronco Blumenkohl ins Pilz-Tal? Das wird bestimmt langweilig, denkt Kokosnuss. Doch dann kündigt Robert, Kokosnuss' Freund aus Großbritannien, seinen Besuch an. Mit viel Witz und Humor zeigt er den Drachenkindern, was es im Wald alles zu entdecken gibt und welche Namen die Pflanzen und Tiere in seiner Heimatsprache haben. Auch die Tages- und Mahlzeiten kennt Kokosnuss schon bald in englischer Sprache.

The two things that Wilson Williams likes best about third grade are drawing and taking care of the class pet, Squiggles the hamster. What he likes the least are timed multiplication tests. Why think about all those numbers when he could be drawing pictures of Squiggles? With gentle humor, Claudia Mills works through a common childhood problem to a surprising resolution.

Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to England when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin’s school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school. But on her 11th birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world.

Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot of adventures. One night, he and his friend Huck Finn go to the graveyard to look for ghosts.They don’t see any ghosts that night. They see something worse than a ghost – much, much worse.

Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens – and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden . . . which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Frances Hodgson Burnett original by Clare West.

Adapted from the classic by Lewis Carroll.... There, on top of the mushroom, was a large caterpillar, smoking a pipe. After a while the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth and said to Alice in a slow, sleepy voice, "Who are you?" What strange things happen when Alice falls down the rabbit-hole and into Wonderland! She has conversations with the Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat, goes to the Mad Hatter’s tea party, and plays croquet with the King and Queen of Hearts.

Hello, my name is Coconut! Spielerisches Vokabellernen mit den Abenteuern des kleinen Drachen Kokosnuss: Als der kleine Drache in die Schule kommt, holen seine Eltern den AuPair-Jungen Robert Robertson von der Insel Britanica ins Haus, um Kokosnuss beim Englischlernen zu unterstützen.

Coconut, where do you go? Kokosnuss' britischer Freund Robert ist zurück und begleitet den kleinen Feuerdrachen und seine Freunde auf eine abenteuerliche Suche nach dem sagenhaften Piraten-Amulett. Wie gut, dass Robert Englisch kann. Mit seiner Hilfe können die Drachenkinder nicht nur überall nach dem Weg fragen, sondern auch die Uhrzeit erfahren und die verschiedensten Farben benennen. Doch gelingt es ihnen auch, dem kleinen Piraten Pieter Backbord zu helfen, seine Angst zu überwinden?

Are you worried about your English skills? Do you want to sound like a native speaker each time you open your mouth? Overcoming your accent and mastering the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation can be challenging, depending on your native tongue. Listening and practicing vocally are the best ways to perfect new language skills, regardless of your current level.

In the old days, when Kate had no interest in romance, she never cared what other people thought. Now, it appeared, love was turning her into a rotten human being.

Are you relatively new to learning French or need to brush-up on your language skills? You wish to not only talk like a native, but also understand them clearly? Welcome to Polyglot Planet. We provide you with the right tools, energy and motivation for you to understand and speak French confidently.

¡Es la hora de comer, y Abuela está cocinando! En A mi abuela le gusta cocinar, aprenderá a decor los nombres de diferentes clases de comida y bebidas en español y en ingles. (It’s dinner time, and grandma is cooking! In A mi abuela le gusta cocinar, you will learn how to say the names of different kinds of foods and drinks in Spanish and English!) Each dual language learning set features an accompanying PDF set so children can follow along as each word is read and pronounced in both Spanish and English.

Mientras llega la noche, la mamá y su bebé comparten momentos preciosos, desde la hora del baño hasta la hora de dormir. Los niños estarán encontados con este cuento tierno con ilustraciones dulces. (As night falls, mother and baby share precious moments from bathtime to bedtime. Children will find sweet illustrations with this cute story.) Each dual language learning set features an accompanying PDF set so children can follow along as each word is read and pronounced in both Spanish and English. BONUS: 4 tracks with lullaby music to lull your little one to sleep!