Collection: Language Learning Fiction

"Oli est super content de passer la nuit chez Pacou et Cachou. Mais il ne sait pas que son ami Pacou est somnambule! En suivant Pacou qui marche en dormant, Oli et Cachou prennent place à bord d'un train mystérieux. En route pour l'aventure! Lorsqu'ils descendent du train, nos héros font connaiss...

"C'est le matin de la Moisson qui doit ouvrir la dixième édition annuelle des Hunger Games. Au Capitole, Coriolanus Snow, dix-huit ans, se prépare à devenir pour la première fois mentor aux Jeux. L'avenir de la maison Snow, qui a connu des jours meilleurs, est désormais suspendu aux maigres chanc...

In Paris a small boy discovers a red balloon, which has magical powers and a mind of its own. Following him everywhere, the balloon's abilities prove to be disruptive. A gang of neighborhood youths try to capture the balloon and their pursuit of the boy and his balloon leads to the climax, in whi...

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.

Georges Duroy, an ambitious former soldier with no money or prospects, rises rapidly in Parisian society by manipulating his charm, exploiting influential women, and navigating the world of journalism with ruthless opportunism. As he climbs from poverty to power, his success exposes the corruptio...

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...