Patricia Reilly Giff Book order (chronological)

Focus 2nd Edition je řada učebnic pro studenty středních škol a gymnázií, koncipovaná jako komplexní příprava na jazykové zkoušky. Nová edice navazuje na úspěšnou předchozí edici a nabízí vše, co na ní učitelé oceňují, a přináší navíc to, co učitelé žádají. Inspiruje a motivuje studenty prostřednictvím celé řady autentických materiálů. Nová jsou videa z dílny BBC a vlogy zaměřené na gramatiku v kontextu. Oblíbená sekce Word Store zůstává základním kamenem metodiky při osvojování si slovní zásoby. Společně s online cvičeními pomáhá učitelům personalizovat výuku a zajišťuje tak kontinuální rozvoj znalostí studentů. Bohatá zásoba jazykových cvičení a rozšířené procvičování zkouškových dovedností pomáhá studentům úspěšně absolvovat maturitní zkoušku.

In each unit of the Student's Book teens gather the knowledge, language and skills to be able to answer the WDYT? (What do you think?) question that opens each unit. With this blended version, comprising the print and digital Student's Book as well as the Student's App, switching between online and face-to-face classes is an effortless task.

Focus Second Edition is an even richer version of the best-selling English language learning series for upper secondary students.Through its proven 3Ms methodology (Motivation, Memory, and Meaning), cutting-edge digital solutions and high-quality educational videos from the BBC, the course offers everything students and teachers have requested.Find out more at english.com/focus

Solve mysteries at the city zoo with a diverse group of kids in this illustrated chapter book from a two-time Newbery Honor author. Lions and tigers for neighbors? That doesn't bother Luke at all. It's making new friends that scares him. Not only has Luke had to move from Florida to New York because of his dad's new job as a zoo doctor, but he's also had to leave behind his best friend--his abuelo. When Luke discovers that there are other kids also living on Zoo Lane and that one of them might be the owner of a mysterious zebra-printed box left outside his house, he wonders if just maybe he can make friends and solve a mystery in this wild new place. In this first book of the series, two-time Newbery Honor author Patricia Reilly Giff has crafted a charming story about conservation, animal care, friendship, and problem-solving. In touch with the programs and initiatives that today's zoos are undertaking, Giff provides readers with a fresh look at the work of zoologists. Charming line artwork by Abby Carter appears throughout and keeps the story upbeat.

The Workbook (With Answer Key) provides further opportunities to revisit and consolidate the vocabulary, structures and skills students have already encountered in each unit. At the end of every Workbook unit, there is a Progress check. At the end of the Workbook, there is a full Optimise Practice test based on the Cambridge for Schools exam.show more

Focus is a rich, varied, carefully levelled course for upper secondary students. Specially designed to motivate older teens, it helps them to track their level and achieve the exam results they need. With its unique blended learning package, Focus is the flexible course that gets results.

Focus is a rich, varied, carefully levelled course for upper secondary students.  Specially designed to motivate older teens, it helps them to track their level and achieve the exam results they need.  With its unique blended learning package, Focus is the flexible course that gets results.

Focus is a rich, varied, carefully levelled course for upper secondary students. Specially designed to motivate older teens, it helps them to track their level and achieve the exam results they need. With its unique blended learning package, Focus is the flexible course that gets results.

The Student's Book offers a well-paced, balanced approach to teaching grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and the four skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing, with an emphasis on mixed abilities. Culture and CLIL feature in every unit.

Nejočekávanější maturitní učebnice LONGMAN EXAM ACCELERATOR ke komplexní přípravě na vyšší maturitu (B2) – metodická příručka pro učitele s testy, kopírovatelným i materiály a klíčem.

Real Life brings English to life and makes learning enjoyable and achievable through practical tasks and evocative topics. Real Life gives students English to talk about issues that are important to their lives. With a light and colourful look and feel, it is more socially oriented with a focus on real people and situations and appeals to average and less motivated students who need a more manageable path to exam success.

Grammar practice with grammar reference on the same page with simple explanations and examples.* Exam practice tasks in the skills section.* Extensive writing practice to build skills for typical exam text types, with model texts and explanations on the structure and content.* 6 self-assessment tests corresponding with the Active Study sections in…

*Interesting and relevant topics teenagers relate to *Real Time photo story with related exercises using functional language, real contexts and situations *Words2know provide clear focus on vocabulary and make revision easier.

When Sam, who is a talented woodworker but can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past. With the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.

Opportunities is a five-level course for teenagers. Modules of topic-based units provide rich, contemporary content based on a wide variety of information themes. With a discovery approach to grammar and an upfront focus on vocabulary, Opportunities ensures the most effective language learning for students.

Die 13-jährige Dina hat einen Traum: Sie möchte zu ihrem Onkel nach Amerika auswandern und so der verhassten Näharbeit in der Schneiderei ihrer Mutter entfliehen. Nur durch einen Zufall kommt sie an das begehrte Schiffs-Ticket. Doch in Amerika ist nichts so, wie Dina es sich erträumt hatte. Ihr Onkel Lucas lebt in ärmlichen Verhältnissen und Dina soll für ihn nähen. Bald wünscht sie sich nichts sehnlicher, als wieder nach Hause reisen zu können.

New Opportunities jsou moderní učebnice vydané přímo pro věkovou skupinu středoškoláků a zajišťují komplexní přípravu k úspěšnému složení maturity. Cvičení a úkoly jsou v maturitních formátech a jsou vhodné pro obě části nové maturitní zkoušky.

New Reading and Listening Texts motivate students to speak and think in English. New exam zones in the Powerbook build students' exam skills and confidence. New comprehensive testing programme provides total evaluation for students Grammar and skills development give students a solid base for learning. Training in independent study skills ensures good learning habits. Cross curricular and cross cultural topics motivate students and engage their interest in the wider world.

Media and advertising, Australian society, cross-cultural communication, Mount Everest, modern-life gadgets, people’s attitude towards money, solar energy, virtual tourism, dream houses… The list goes on. New Opportunities gives equal importance to all aspects of language learning through

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that instantly appeal to students. The In-Crowd is about a teenage Scottish boy, Cameron, who starts at a new school in Manchester. His talent for football wins him a place in the in-crowd, but are they really his friends?

Each student in Ms. Rooney's room celebrates the December holidays by being a secret pal to a classmate.

Alle Träume und Sehnsüchte malt Hollis in ihre Bilder hinein … Wenn Hollis an den Sommer ihrer Träume zurückdenkt, sieht sie saftig satte Sommerfarben vor sich. Sie denkt an die Wärme, die die Regans, ihre Pflegefamilie ihr entgegengebracht haben. Aber immer wieder ist da diese Stimme in ihrem Hinterkopf, die ihr zuflüstert, dass sie nichts als Schwierigkeiten bringt - und dass sie schuld war an dem Streit, mit dem der Sommer zu Ende gegangen ist. Deshalb ist Hollis auch mal wieder weggelaufen. Doch diesmal landet sie bei der Künstlerin Josie - und das ist ihr Glück. Denn bei Josie erkennt Hollis langsam, dass sie eigentlich nur eines möchte: wieder zurück zu den Regans und für immer bei ihnen bleiben. Newbery Honor Book 2003 "Meisterhaft verwebt Giff den Rückblick auf den Sommer und Hollis' Gegenwart zu einem guten und überraschenden Ende. Ein Roman voller Gefühl und mit starken Charakteren!" (Publishers Weekly)

This Newbery Honor book about a girl who has never known family fighting for her first true home “will leave readers . . . satisfied” (Kirkus Reviews). Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby’s name is an artist is now a twelve-year-old girl who’s been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they’ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won’t let anyone separate them. She’s escaped the system before; this time, she’s taking Josie with her. Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she’ll never forget. Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family.

Zelfs in het pleeggezin waar ze zich echt thuis voelt, krijgt Hollis problemen; ze vindt onderdak bij een oudere vrouw die gaat dementeren. Ze vertelt haar verhaal aan de hand van tekeningen.

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Ireland, the story follows twelve-year-old Nory Ryan as her family faces the devastating effects of a potato blight. With their livelihood threatened by an English lord intent on evicting them, Nory must navigate the challenges of survival, relying on her courage and resourcefulness. As she seeks food and hope for her family, themes of resilience and the struggle for land and identity emerge, highlighting the harsh realities of rural life during a time of crisis.

Author Patricia Reilly Giff's Newbery Honor-winning Lily's Crossing is now available for the first time in paperback!Every summer Lily and her father go to her family's house in Rockaway, near the Atlantic Ocean. But the summer of 1944 is different. World War II has called Lily's father overseas, Lily's best friend Margaret had to move with her family to a wartime factory town, and Lily is forced to live with her grandmother. But then a boy named Albert, a refugee from Hungary, comes to live in Rockaway. He has lost most of his family to the war. Soon he and Lily form a special friendship, and they have secrets to share. But they have both told lies, and Lily's lie may cost Albert his life.

Sommer 1944: Lily (12) verbringt ihre Ferien mit Granny und Poppy am Atlantik, während die Alliierten in der Normandie landen, um in den Krieg in Europa einzugreifen. In diesen Wochen verändert sich alles für Lily.

Tijdens een schoolreisje maakt Petra echte vrienden. Vanaf ca. 8 jaar.

An intermediate Reference and Practice Book which deal with the real problems learners face.

A biography of the Princess of Wales with emphasis on her duties and responsibilities as a modern princess.

To help her class win the school contest, Dawn Bosco will have to find the person who is trying to ruin their play, Little Red Riding Hood   Ms. Rooney’s second-grade class is determined to win the school contest by putting on a surprise play. Dawn Bosco will play Little Red Riding Hood, and Jason Bazyk will be the Big Bad Wolf. But someone is trying to ruin everything. First, Dawn hears a scary voice backstage. Then, the wolf suit goes missing. Dawn has to get to the bottom of the mystery in order to save the play and win the prize. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up during the pioneer days of America. To the delight of millions of readers, she spent her adulthood recounting her girlhood memories. The story behind the creator of the beloved Little House books "provides dimension and insight."--Booklist.

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess. Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. "We're the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones. What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?