Collection: Language Learning Fiction

Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of comic albums created by Belgian artist Georges Remi (1907?1983), who wrote under the pen name of Hergé. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century.

With grammar and comprehension exercises, this easy reader is beautifully designed and illustrated. In addition to an introduction in accessible German containing interesting facts that place the story in context, the text also includes a glossary at the end explaining difficult words.

Scope and content: "L guerra di Troia è finita ed Ulisse parte per raggiungere la sua patria, Itaca. Sarà un lungo, lunghissimo viaggio durante il quale si troverà a fronteggiare pericoli e minacce di ogni genere: giganti con un occhio solo, belle fanciulle che incantano i naviganti, mostri marin...

Max lives in Florence and is a high school student passionate about technology. When his Italian teacher gives him a test on the poet Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy, Max is not happy at all! Dante is not modern, he is a medieval man, how boring!.

The happiness I feel in offering these to you is vast as a savanna, ' Pablo Neruda wrote his adored wife, Matilde Urrutia de Neruda, in his dedication of One Hundred Love Sonnets. Set against the backdrop of his beloved Isla Negra, these joyfully sensual poems draw on the wind and tides, the whit...

A new exciting adventure for detective Antonio Esposito presents itself when an opera singer suspects that she will be the next victim of a murderer.

The storm threatens on the heights of Lake Tanganyika. Josephine prepares to give birth to a new child. Minerve, her husband, is very worried. He doesn't want to relive the nightmare of the last time: the child was dead and Josephine had been seriously injured during childbirth.

A face of Caesar, the famous Gauls Asterix and Obelix embark on a new adventure in still populated Gaul Roman legions and new characters.

Charmingly illustrated throughout, this practical guide will transport readers to the delightful sites and discoveries of Paris. Vibrant watercolors illustrate destinations including architectural marvels, gardens, historical highlights, cultural hubs, markets, food and wine favorites, and lots o...