Shows those who draws and paints how to tap into a vast resource for their work - the envisaged and remembered scenes that form their own imagination. This text leads readers through a development course, demonstrating how they can access their own imaginations to create distinctive images.
Pack of ten best-selling iBookworms/i and– ideal for building up class libraries. Each Pack contains one copy of each listed title. liThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer/libr / liThe Elephant Man/libr /liA Little Princess/libr / liLove or Money?/libr / liThe Monkey's Paw/libr / liThe Phantom of the Opera/libr / liThe President's Murderer/libr / liSherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son/libr / liWhite Death/libr / liThe Wizard of Oz/li
Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win races, they can make a lot of money too - money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them to win. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears from his stables, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, London, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Classic / British English Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?
The African Queen is an old, dirty, ugly, unreliable steamboat. No one would expect a missionary's sister & a rough, uneducated mechanic to take a boat like that down a dangerous river through the forests of Central Africa. But Rose Sayer & Charlie Allnutt do just that. The First World War has just begun, & Rose has a crazy plan.
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 makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders.
The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man. One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal.
From the publisher: "Card sharks and would-be players beware - the contents of this book are irresistible. Over twenty card games, ranging from the popular to the more unusual, are described with diagrams, colourful illustrations, and instructions relayed in delightful period language. Whether you have a passion for Piquet, a craving for Canasta, or merely seek Solitaire, Card Games is the perfect companion at the card table. Part of a series of Pocket ENTERTAINMENTS: being a number of volumes that introduce Particular PLEASURES and Necessary SKILLS to DEVELOP the Character and increase POPULARITY."
Amazing Acts of Skill and Subtlety for the Domestic Arena
With charming illustrations and delightful period language, these books recall the pleasures of days gone by, each title in this series features a variety of skills and amusements just waiting to be revived.
Draw figures from memory and your imagination. Understand anatomical structure, figure movement, and how the body shows its age, expresses emotion and exudes character. Detailed chapters cover facial expression, composition for book illustration and advertising, and the special demands of story narration.