Collection: Language Learning Fiction

"This prize-winning book is both an illustrated tour of a Tokyo rarely seen in travel guides and an artist's warm, funny, visually rich, and always entertaining graphic memoir."--Page 2 of cover.

A series of original fiction and adaptations of international stories for learners of French. All the stories look at topics relevant to teenagers and the accompanying audio-CD retells the story in a lively and attractive way. Vocabulary explanations are included in the footnotes and an answer ke...

This novella recounts an avaricious moneylender's attempts to restore his son's failing health through acts of charity.

The Romans build a barricade around the village. So Asterix and Obelix demonstrate their resistance by going on a journey around the entire country, collecting local specialties along the way.

Jean is a young cycling enthusiast who lives in the countryside. In 1903 the first edition of the Tour de France is about to start and Jean decides to participate. This is the beginning of the Grande Boucle, a race which will become mythical as well as an immense adventure for Jean, made up of in...

À la suite d'un pari avec les membres de son club, Phileas Fogg, accompagné de son domestique Passepartout, s'embarque pour un tour du monde en 80 jours. Nous sommes en 1872.. Gagnera-t-il son pari?--Provided by publisher.

"Young man, 26 years old, given two years to live due to early-onset Alzheimer's, wishes to set off on one final journey. Seeking companion (male or female) to share this last adventure. Émile has decided to flee the hospital, and escape the pity of his family and friends. To his own surprise, he...

A minor collision between a cyclist and a motorist on a warm September day in Milan sparks a friendship between the 2 people.

A minor collision between a cyclist and a motorist on a warm September day in Milan sparks a friendship between the 2 people.

In Rome, as in any other city in the world, teenagers want to fly, they seek to walk 'three meters above the sky.' Girls like Babi work hard in their studies, talk about the latest trends in fashion and prepare to find the love of their lives. Boys like Step prefer the speed, violence, risk and c...