Collection: Language Learning Fiction

The story begins when a female bard named Bravura is being hired by the women of the village, who think that Cacofonix is giving their children a poor education. Upon hearing this, Cacofonix secludes himself in the forest nearby. When Bravura arrives, the women are stunned by her singing and the ...

'Rose rosse per il commissario' you will be involved in a case exciting, stimulating your desire to read and learn more about the Italian language. Numerous activities will allow you to assess your understanding of spoken and written, to go over the basics of grammar, enrich your vocabulary and t...

Un mito italiano, la Ferrari, storica automobile famosa in tutto il mondo. E una misteriosa e bellissima straniera dai capelli rossi. Chi è questa donna? Che cosa cerca? Perché vuole sapere tutto sulla mitica "rossa"? Una storia avvincente, a 300 km all'ora!.

In this strange, elegant novel, winner of France's premier literary prize, Patrick Modiano portrays a man in pursuit of the identity he lost in the murky days of the Paris Occupation, the black hole of French memory. For ten years Guy Roland has lived without a past. His current life and name wer...

Eine humorvolle Sammlung von 50 Erzählungen über Einwanderer und Außenseiter im Berliner Alltag. Mit Witz und Ironie schildern die Geschichten kulturelle Missverständnisse, bürokratische Hürden, ungewöhnliche Jobs und die Herausforderungen des Lebens in einer multikulturellen Großstadt.

A reader for students of Russian containing twelve short stories by celebrated Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anton Chekhov; a Russian-English vocabulary; and study questions.

A collection of short readers enriched by colour illustrations, notes on vocabulary and interspersed with a variety of comprehension activities and exercises. The accompanying audio material offers a reading of the entire story as well as some listening exercises, as detailed in the books. With d...

With this new collection, find all the essentials in the kitchen to make your life easier, and discover 90 simple and quick recipes to prepare for ultra tasty meal salads!.

Marina wins a trip to Havana in a raffle and the whole family goes on vacation. In Cuba, Marina meets Jorge, a salsa teacher, and Paula, a Spanish girl. But a problem arises between them that must be solved. -- Publisher website.

Features Salgari's most famous character, Sandokan, the leader of the The Tigers of Mompracem, a band of rebel pirates fighting against the colonial power of the Dutch and British empires.