English Language Learning For Children

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.

When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind people, who would never be cruel to a horse. But in the 19th century many people were cruel to their horses, whipping them and beating them, and using them like machines until they dropped dead. Black Beauty soon finds this out, and as he describes his life, he has many terrible stories to tell.

Early Whitcomb's family needs a miracle. Their Iowa farm has been in the family for generations, but a long drought has withered their savings and left them in debt - and in danger of foreclosure. Early's uncle, Jesse, thinks he has the solution: to head West and dig for gold. Fueled by reports of prospectors striking it rich in the Rocky Mountains, Jesse can't think about anything but gold. Early is wild to go with him, as much for the adventure as for the gold. But the journey costs money - more than the boys can afford....

Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He'd never flown before, and he'd never seen the Pacific Ocean. But Kyle's vacation becomes a nightmare when he's babysitting his sister BeeBee and an earthquake hits. Can Kyle and BeeBee outwit and outrun nature's fury to save themselves from tsunami terror?

Coconut and the ghosts - Spielerischer Englischunterricht zur Geisterstunde. Vor einem nächtlichen Gewitter retten sich der kleine Drache Kokosnuss und seine Freundin Matilda ins Schloss Klippenstein. Doch an eine geruhsame Nacht ist nicht zu denken: Beim zwölften Schlag der Turmuhr beginnt die Geisterstunde! Gut, dass ihnen in diesem Moment ihr britischer Freund Robert zu Hilfe eilt! Denn Robert hat nicht nur keine Angst vor Gespenstern, er hat auch jede Menge neuen spannenden Wortschatz mitgebracht.

Elle pensait être sur le chemin de la gloire. Elle pensait avoir le monde du ballet à ses pieds. Elle pensait que ses rêves allaient se réaliser. Natalya Pushkaya, seize ans, a un seul rêve: devenir la meilleure ballerine du monde entier. Elle a consacré sa vie entière à la danse. Elle a tout sacrifié: elle a perdu de vue ses amis, elle ne pense pas à l’amour, elle a déménagé loin de sa famille....

Hucklas Sprachmaschine funktioniert nicht. Mr. Mouse könnte sie zum Laufen bringen, aber dafür will er Stinkekäse. Huckla kann "stinky cheese" wiederum nicht ausstehen. Ob die beiden sich wohl einigen? Eine Geschichte mit 6 lustigen Songs - so schön kann Englischlernen sein!

One of the key benefits of phonological awareness instruction is its ability to support typical listeners. By providing explicit and systematic instruction in phonological awareness, educators can help students develop strong phonemic awareness skills, which are crucial for decoding words, understanding spelling patterns, and developing fluency. This, in turn, leads to improved reading comprehension and overall literacy skills.

In American Literature, all main periods are covered, from colonial times to the present movement toward cultural diversity. Also covered are key themes and personalities, with emphasis on major figures, including Ben Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, Edith Wharton, William Faulkner, Langston Hughes, Tennessee Williams, Alice Walker, and many more.

Prompted by a neverending stream of letters pleading for advice on how to be a better writer, successful children’s authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter put their heads together to create this useful guide. With dozens of books and decades of experience between them, the authors brought their distinct personal styles to the advice they had to offer. Now they have done the same for this audio version, with each author narrating her own sections.

Pinocchio is a naughty, disobedient wooden puppet that longs to grow up and become a real boy, but as long as he misbehaves and disappoints his father, old Gepetto, he is doomed and his dream will never be realized.

Coconut on Safari - spielerisch Englisch lernen mit dem kleinen Drachen Kokosnuss. Feuerdrache Kokosnuss und Fressdrache Oskar vermissen ihre Freundin Matilda sehr! Das Stachelschwein ist wegen eines Schüleraustauschs nach Afrika gereist. In einem Brief berichtet sie, dass sie, kurz vor ihrer Rückkehr auf die Dracheninsel, noch alle großen Tiere Afrikas interviewen will. Auweia, denken Kokosnuss und Oskar, das könnte gefährlich werden, so ganz allein Löwe, Nashorn, Büffel & Co. zu begegnen.

Your child will learn about John's day-to-day life at home, bedtime, meal times, school time, and going to the zoo.

Teaching your child a second language at this young age is a great way to bond with them, get them engaged in learning, and help them have fun as they learn something that will help them for the rest of their life. The lessons in this book are interactive and fun with easy pronunciation guides and lots of tips for making your child love learning. You can easily make learning Spanish a family affair so everyone can take part in the fun.

Harry Barker's soccer book is a fun way to turn learning the English alphabet into an enjoyable experience. He uses one of the world's most popular sports as a background along with teaching certain aspects of the game of soccer. This primer is a best seller among an audience learning English as a second language.

Weihnachtsmann? Weihnachten? Davon haben Kokosnuss und Matilda noch nie gehört. Doch als Yeminee mit leuchtenden Augen von Heiligabend erzählt, ist klar: Dieses Fest wollen die Drachen auch feiern! Gemeinsam mit ihrem britischen Freund Robert machen sie sich auf den Weg zum Weihnachtsmann. Auf dieser Reise lernen die Kinder nicht nur neue Englischvokabeln zu den Themen "Winter", "Weihnachtsgeschichte" und "Weihnachtsfest", sondern auch wie unterschiedlich Weihnachten auf der ganzen Welt gefeiert wird.

Discover the extraordinary stories behind everyday things! Did you know that the ice cream sundae was invented because of a law forbidding the sale of ice cream on Sundays? Or that the first motorcycle was really just a tricycle with a motor? Would you believe that Mickey Mouse started out as a rabbit? Arranged in alphabetical order, this fascinating book is packed with the stories behind these and over 100 more inventions.

Neuer Abenteuer- und Lernspaß mit Kokosnuss! Schulausflug mit Lehrer Bronco Blumenkohl ins Pilz-Tal? Das wird bestimmt langweilig, denkt Kokosnuss. Doch dann kündigt Robert, Kokosnuss' Freund aus Großbritannien, seinen Besuch an. Mit viel Witz und Humor zeigt er den Drachenkindern, was es im Wald alles zu entdecken gibt und welche Namen die Pflanzen und Tiere in seiner Heimatsprache haben. Auch die Tages- und Mahlzeiten kennt Kokosnuss schon bald in englischer Sprache.

The two things that Wilson Williams likes best about third grade are drawing and taking care of the class pet, Squiggles the hamster. What he likes the least are timed multiplication tests. Why think about all those numbers when he could be drawing pictures of Squiggles? With gentle humor, Claudia Mills works through a common childhood problem to a surprising resolution.

Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to England when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin’s school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school. But on her 11th birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world.