From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books. Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson’s life stories tell tales from her childhood growing up with missionaries, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of some of her most beloved characters, go behind the scenes t...
The Batsford Book of English Poetry
"The Cousin War" & Other Sweet Valley Twins Stories (Sweet Valley twins)
by Francine Pascal
Teen Impact
Literature for life
The Boys from Brazil (Signet) (Penguin Joint Venture Readers S.)
by Ira Levin
It is 1974, but for Dr Mengele and his group of Nazis, World War II is not yet over. They have a terrible plan to conquer the world, but how does it involve a group of boys that come from different countries, yet all look exactly the same? Only one man can find out. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language,...
The History Boys: AQA GCSE 9-1 English Literature Text Guide (Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 SNAP Revision)
by Collins GCSE
Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2025 exams Everything you need to revise for your GCSE 9-1 set text in a snap guide Everything you need to score top marks on your GCSE Grade English Literature exam is right at your fingertips! Revise The History Boys by Alan Bennett in a snap with this new GCSE Grade 9...
Lord of the Flies: AQA GCSE 9-1 English Literature Text Guide (Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 SNAP Revision)
by Collins GCSE
Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2025 exams Everything you need to revise for your GCSE 9-1 set text in a snap guide Everything you need to score top marks on your GCSE Grade 9-1 English Literature exam is right at your fingertips! Revise Lord of the Flies by William Golding in a snap with this new GCSE...
Hercules (Hercules S.) (Penguin Joint Venture Readers S.)
by Timothy Boggs
Zorin steals the sword of Zeus, King of the Gods, a sword which was made for him by Hephaestus, God of Fire. Hercules must find the sword before Zorin, and his evil forces, can take over the world. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age ma...
Chaucer's "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" (Passnotes S.)
by Stephen Coote
George Eliot's "Mill on the Floss" (Masterstudies S.) (Critical Studies)
by Roger Ebbatson
The Importance of Being Wilde (Talking texts) (English Language Teaching S.)
by Jeremy Hunter and John McRae
The second title in the "Talking Texts" series covers many of Wilde's genres and shows the versatility of his talent, as well as providing background and biographical notes. This cassette, which features extracts from the book, is aimed at students of secondary level and their teachers both in the UK and abroad. The authors also wrote "Talking Texts: Schools and Schooldays".
This CD-ROM tells the story of the Roman poet, with details of his childhood in Apulia, his education in Rome and Athens, his service in the army of Brutus and his rise to fame under Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. Compiled by respected classicist Julian Morgan as he travelled in Horace's footsteps, the narrative is illustrated with more than 400 images taken in modern day Italy, Greece and Turkey. These may be used in electronic projects; copyright restrictions apply. System Requirements:...
Certain great literary themes reappear continually throughout the world's literature and are a major component of today's literature curriculum standards. The Bloom's Literary Themes series examines how these themes function in classic literary works, from the Bible to the novels of Toni Morrison. Some of the approximately 20 essays in each title were written specifically for the series; others are excerpts of important critical analyses published in books or journals. This latest addition to th...
Brodie's Notes on William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (Pan study aids) (Pan revision aids)
by Norman T. Carrington
Brodie's Notes on Shelagh Delaney's "Taste of Honey" (Pan study aids)
by John P. Jenkins