Collection: Language Learning Fiction

Indulge in the wonderful world of old stories. The fairytales presented in this book are from the collection of classic children's literature.This reader also includes cultural explanations, a glossary of difficult words and expressions, DELF exercises and fun, varied activities based on the text.

The narrator traces the long story of his brother, Cosimo di Rondò, who lived in the second half of the eighteenth century in Ombrosa, in Liguria. Cosimo, to escape a punishment inflicted by his educators, decides to climb on a tree so that he never falls again. Cosimo is building an airplane wor...

Contains 20 stories, language support boxes, cultural insights, grammatical explanations, and English translations.

Students of both French and English will find here a resource for upgrading their language skills. Admirers of fine literature will enjoy the conciseness, strength and rigorous economy that characterize Maupassant's art.

"More than 60 contemporary texts to improve your understanding of written Italian; Featuring Italian-language writings from magazines, newspapers, books, the Internet, and more"--Cover.

Tian Tian Zhongwen is a carefully graded Chinese reader series for high-elementary Chinese language learners and above. Each title is a series of short stories and contains a CD/MP3, English Translation, Language Support boxes with vocabulary training, Q&A, Language Points and Cultural Tips. Clic...

When the old gypsy fortune-teller reads Captain Haddock's palm, she foresees trouble at Marlinspike Hall. Indeed, Tintin, Snowy and the Captain are scarcely home again before misfortune strikes. An accident, an unexpected visitor, an invasion by press and television, and then a robbery. Bianca Ca...

Story designed to teach German. Walter Angermeier is a painter and a friend of private detective Muller. He would like to be rich and become famous. But how ..?

"Breaking into Japanese Literature lets readers enjoy seven classic stories in the original Japanese. thanks to a unique 2-page layout featuring the Japanese text in large type, an easy-to-follow English translation, and a custom dictionary, newly revised for this edition. Also includes downloada...

"Colonel Bantry is upset: a young woman, dressed in a flashy outfit, has been found strangled in his library. A cruel mystery for the police. Fortunately, the Bantry manor is located not far from Miss Marple’s village. Will this charming, sensible old lady once again be able to unravel the whole ...