Diane Mowat Livres

Suitable for younger learners Word count 18,055 Bestseller

Jonathan Harker, jeune notaire, est envoyé en Transylvanie pour rencontrer un client encore inconnu, le comte Dracula. L'homme qu'il découvre est une créature démoniaque, un mort-vivant qui se nourrit du sang de ses victimes.

" Robinson Crusoé " est un de ces rares livres écrits pour les adultes adoptés par les jeunes, régal de tous les âges. Dans un foisonnement d'aventures, de décors exotiques, voilà Robinson naufragé sur une île perdue au cœur des océans. Seul dans la géante nature, il survit, prospère même en rencontre Vendredi, le " bon sauvage ", son compagnon d'infortune... Comment ne pas lire ou relire ce grand classique, ce pur chef-d'œuvre ? Cette édition nous entraîne, en outre, dans la suite des aventures de Robinson ; elle présente, en effet, la version intégrale de l'ouvrage. Après avoir mené pendant quelques années une vie familiale calme et fortunée, notre héros repart en voyage : " Ma maladie de courir le monde s'était de nouveau emparée de moi. " Nous le suivons avec passion dans les nombreuses péripéties de ses voyages à Madagascar, aux Indes, en Chine jusqu'à son retour à Londres, après une traversée de l'Asie, de Pékin à Arkhangelsk.

When the children dug a hole in the gravel-pit, they were very surprised at what they found. 'It' was a Psammead, a sand-fairy, thousands of years old. It was a strange little thing - fat and furry, and with eyes on long stalks. It was often very cross and unfriendly, but it could give wishes - one wish a day. 'How wonderful!' the children said. But wishes are difficult things. They can get you into trouble . . .

Nicola Ferris, on leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week's holiday in Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company of her cousin Frances. But before she even reaches her destination Nicola stumbles on evidence of a murderous crime involving a young Englishman and a group of people tied together by blood and the bonds of greed. For the first time in her life Nicola meets a man and a situation she cannot deal with . . .

Matty is fifteen and is leaving school in a few weeks' time. He wants to work with animals, and would like to get a job on a farm. But his parents say he's too young to leave home - he must stay in the town and get a job in ship-building, like his father. They also say he can't go on a campingholiday with his friends. And they say he can't keep his dog, Nelson, because Nelson barks all day and eats his father's shoes. But it is because of Nelson that Matty finds a new life . . .

A classic, set during the Napoleonic wars, giving a satiricl picture of a worldly society and revolving around the exploits of two women from very different backgrounds.

Suitable for younger learners Word count 6,300

Suitable for younger learners Word count 10,710 Bestseller

This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. The approximate vocabulary count for stage 1 is 400 words. This is a ghost story.