Publisher: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
With the summer holidays underway, Swish the Shark is eager to get outdoors and play football with his friends. But they don’t seem interested in playing at all. Everyone is too busy with their digital distractions to pay him any attention. Will Swish be able to convince his teammates to join him for a game in the park?
Sadness is one of the six core human emotions and experienced by everyone at certain times in life. The Sad Skeleton is aimed at young children to help them deal with their own sadness, what it means, to understand why they're feeling the way they do and learn to cope with it. This book can be read with an adult, either in school or at home, or by youngsters learning to read alone. At the back of the book are teaching aids to assist adults. This is a beautifully illustrated book with easy-to-understand rhyming text.Show book
Indulge yourself with the charming and whimsical "From Machu Picchu to El Dorado" by Lino Omoboni. This is a voyage into the ancient past of the Incas as seen through the eyes of Melissa, a teenage girl who becomes central to their cause as both warrior and advocate, transported to a distant time many years into the past by the properties of a magical stone which she discovers whilst on a family holiday to the New Forest. Simplistically charming,"From Machu Picchu to El Dorado" a tale of vivid adventure where truth and reality, fact and fiction meet with an almost dream-like quality. It is hard to fathom whether Melissa's experience is real, imagined or dreamt as history, reality and imagination all fuse together in this vibrant story. As exotic as the empire it describes, "From Machu Picchu to El Dorado" will lead the reader on many twists and turns before reaching its colourful conclusion as good triumphs over evil with more than a passing nod to the history books.Show book
Everybody Needs A Mask! ~ ¡Todos Necesitan Una Máscara! is a bilingual multicultural children's picture book that crosses integration and intergenerational platforms. This story follows our young SuperShero who takes you on a global journey of expression about sharing love for yourself and others by wearing a mask. It includes messages of self-love, mindfulness, affirmations and healing. Please follow us on this journey by remembering this simple message, Everybody Needs a Mask.Show book
An encyclopedia of mind-bogglingly random history facts that will lodge in your brain and refuse to leave.Heard about King Henry II's polar bear that was allowed to swim in the River Thames? Or the Filipino soldier who refused to believe that WWII was over and continued to fight until the 1970s? Do you know which US president was a champion wrestler before taking office?In this compendium of obscure facts, readers will be treated to baffling history knowledge they would never learn at school. Broken into chapters including royals and leaders, sport, and food, a team of experts has scoured the margins to find the silliest and most pointless history facts that the world has to offer.Accompanied by hilarious illustrations, kids will meet characters like Wojtek the orphaned bear cub who was enlisted in the Polish army, discover which famous explorer used his own poop to help him escape during a blizzard, and learn why hot cross buns were believed to keep away evil spirits. They will also unearth completely useless information, including which US city held a funeral for 30,000 pizzas.(SPOILER: the information in this book isn’t really useless. It will inspire, shock, and amuse the reader-and maybe spark an interest that will last a lifetime. It just won’t help you with any exams!)Show book
Hola, como estas! ¿quieres aprender a hablar español como un nativo? Would you like to discover the fastest and easiest way to learn to speak Spanish like a native without having to relocate to a Spanish-speaking country for months or even years? Then this audiobook is for you! Perhaps, you've already purchased another learning-Spanish program or two and still feel you're unable to speak Spanish with complete confidence. Or, maybe, you're an absolute beginner. In any case, you may be thinking that you'll have to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on learning Spanish programs and/or private Spanish classes to take your Spanish to the next level. This audiobook will give you the chance to turbocharge your learning, taking you from whatever level you are at to a level where you speak conversational Spanish like a native - and with total confidence. Take a peek at what I have in store for you: ● Over 30 hours of audio Spanish lessons ● Easy way to enrich your vocabulary and improve your grammar ● Phonetic pronunciation exercises to learn how to say the words properly ● Exercises with the most commonly used phrases to make your day-to-day communication sound more natural ● PDF transcripts for all lessons ● Native Spanish-speaking voice actor to make sure you develop an authentic Spanish accent ● Fun and engaging teaching method that will have you looking forward to practicing with this program - and the more you practice, the more you learn … and much more! If you want to learn how to speak Spanish like a native, all you have to do is to follow this revolutionary course, and you'll talk like a native in no time – it's that easy. What are you waiting for? Buy now to get started today!Show book
This beautifully narrated version of the classic children’s story, Hansel and Gretel combines classic storytelling with subtle music to support young imaginations. Featuring an older British male voice and unique character voices, it delivers both entertainment and a timeless moral: love and cleverness can overcome any darkness.Show book
