Элизабет Лейрд – лучшие книги

Представляем вашему вниманию "Тайны "Бесстрашного" - невероятно захватывающий приключенческий роман, повествующий о временах наполеоновских войн в Европе. Трагические события, внезапно обрушившиеся на юного Джона, круто меняют жизнь мальчика - он лишается отца, дома и попадает на флот, где его преследуют странные люди. И это еще далеко не все! Подросток оказывается втянутым в темный и зловещий мир морского шпионажа. Джону и его лучшему другу Киту поручают практически невыполнимое задание - высадиться на французской территории и разоблачить шпионскую сеть, действующую против Англии. оставшись без поддержки взрослых, постоянно пребывая на…

Адаптированная книга.
Языковой уровень: A1 / Beginner

Пол понимает, что пока он беден, он не сможет жениться на Марии. Но получив первый приз на литературном конкурсе, он становится уверенным в том, что скоро у него будет все, что он захочет.

Пол понимает, что пока он беден, он не сможет жениться на Марии. Но получив первый приз на литературном конкурсе, он становится уверенным в том, что скоро у него будет все, что он захочет.

Karen's job takes her to many places. She loves art, and in Rome she sees some beautiful pictures. But the artist can't sell them and he has no money. Karen likes the young man. Can she sell his pictures for him?

Original / British English

Simon Simple is going on holiday and the police are looking for a spy. On the train, Simon meets a beautiful girl. He likes her and she likes him. But the spy is there too. Simon and the police can’t see the spy. Can you?

'It's good that I've found this secret place. I can come here and make plans. My main plan for the future is my dream house. It's very tall and thin. A tower really. There'll be a lift to whiz me up to the top. No one can get to me up there. It's totally safe.'

In real life, Jake is never safe. He lives in constant fear of his mother's violent boyfriend. But in his imaginary tower he can dream up his own father - the stranger who gave him a cuddle and a fluffy duck the day he was born and went away for ever. Jake doesn't believe dreams ever come true. But sometimes they do - in strange and surprising ways.

Каких только чудес не увидишь в сказочной Африке, где Тому посчастливилось поселиться вместе с родителями! С утра до вечера под окнами щебечут невиданные птицы, по крыше весело топочут обезьянки, а за забором раскинулся тропический лес... Стоило Тому выйти за ограду, как он увидел самого настоящего леопарда! Что же, рассказать о нем взрослым? Но они непременно захотят убить опасного хищника, а он такой красивый! Оставить все как есть? Но леопард рядом с человеческим жильем может натворить бед. Значит...`Значит, благородное животное надо спасать!` - говорит себе Том и вместе со своими новыми друзьями придумывает план. А действовать ребята решают так...

Анна впервые едет одна на поезде, чтобы навестить свою тетю. Она взволнована и очень нервничает. Длинное путешествие утомляет Анну, и она засыпает. Проснувшись, она обнаруживает, что пропустила свою станцию и что в купе помимо нее находится угрожающего вида мужчина.

Адаптированная книга.
Языковой уровень: A1 / Beginner

Анна впервые едет одна на поезде, чтобы навестить свою тетю. Она взволнована и очень нервничает. Длинное путешествие утомляет Анну, и она засыпает. Проснувшись, она обнаруживает, что пропустила свою станцию и что в купе помимо нее находится угрожающего вида мужчина.

Gabriel loves Silvia, but Silvia loves Marco. Marco wears expensive clothes and drives a fast car. He is more exciting than Gabriel.
Then, one evening, at 8.27 p.m., something terrible happens. It changes the lives of everybody in the city. Where are Marco and Gabriel? Where is Silvia's mother? And what will happen to Silvia? 77K? Earthquake is an exciting story of young love in very dangerous times.

Elizabeth Laird was born in New Zealand. She was a teacher in Malaysia, Ethiopia and London, and she also lived in Lebanon, Iraq and Austria. Now she writes for young people, and you can read her books in many different languages. The Storm and Karen and the Artist are Penguin Readers, too.
Elizabeth Laird and her husband, the writer David McDowall, have two children.

When a catastrophe happens, people first try to find their relatives or friends under the wrecks of the collapsed life. You will find a classic love triangle in the book. Sylvia is a young woman. She takes care of her ill mother. The family used to be rich, but everything changed after father's death. Gabriel is a young man, who is very kind and generous. He is Sylvia's old friend and he loves her. However, Sylvia loves Marco. Marco is a reach person. He is interested only in his fortune. A great earthquake happens on one Saturday evening. The tragedy completely changes their lives.

A classic collection of tales for young readers of about five, featuring beloved characters and lively stories by Michael Bond, Jill Barklem, Elizabeth Laird and others, chosen by children’s book expert, Julia Eccleshare.
Paddington Bear tries to buy a birthday present, the animals of Brambly Hedge set off to the seaside; A greedy queen insists on having the biggest tree in the world, but will Cinderella get to go to the ball?
These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year, or would make the perfect birthday gift.

Финн всегда был другим, и в крошечной рыбацкой деревушке Стромхед он выделяется, как больной палец. Ему всегда говорили держаться подальше от воды, и он чувствовал, что чего-то не хватает, пока однажды он не нырнул и не обнаружил, что, плавая с дельфинами, он чувствует себя как дома.
Но его новым друзьям грозит опасность пострадать от мусора, который выплывает в воду, - и теперь супермаркет собирается выпустить тысячи воздушных шариков, которые могут уплыть в море и причинить еще больший ущерб. Отчаявшись помочь дельфинам, Финн обращается к команде Маяка, группе детей, которые всегда оставляли Финна в стороне. Смогут ли они забыть о своих разногласиях, чтобы спасти дельфинов? И что Финн узнает о своем прошлом по пути?
"Песня мальчика-дельфина" - это трогательное приключение о влиянии пластикового загрязнения на наши моря и агитационной силе дружбы от удостоенной наград Элизабет Лэрд.
Книга на английском языке.
Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away from the water, he's felt that something was missing until one day he dives in and finds that, swimming with the dolphins, he feels completely at home.
But his new friends are in danger of being injured by the rubbish that floats out into the water - and now a supermarket is going to release thousands of balloons that could drift out to sea and cause even more damage. Desperate to help the dolphins, Finn goes to the Lighthouse Crew, a group of kids who have always left Finn out. Will they be able to set aside their differences to save the dolphins? And what will Finn discover about his past along the way?
A moving adventure about the impact of plastic pollution on our seas, and the campaigning power of friendship from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Peter Bailey.

Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics—all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes. Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them—until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home?

Oranges in No Man's Land brings Elizabeth Laird's emotional and gripping adventure to her next generation of fans.
Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny and her two younger brothers. The city has been torn in half by civil war and a desolate, dangerous no man's land divides the two sides. Only militiamen and tanks dare enter this deadly zone, but when Granny falls desperately ill, Ayesha sets off on a terrifying journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory.

From an award-winning author comes a story perfectly timed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, Solomon cannot believe his ears. A trip to the capital? It's unfathomable. Solomon's joy is increased when he realizes that the Ethiopian running team will be doing a victory parade through the city that day. Maybe he'll get a glimpse of Haile Gebrselassie or Derartu Tulu?!

But Solomon's grandfather has other plans. As Solomon follows him through the big, overwhelming streets, he learns something he cannot believe. The strict old man is a war hero who once risked his life to save a friend and has been in hiding ever since. When grandfather collapses, Solomon knows that getting help from his village is up to him. It's a twenty-mile run from the city to home, and grandfather's life hangs in the balance. Can the small bare-footed runner with the big heart do it?

Gabriel loves Silvia and is very disappointed when she chooses to go out with rich, handsome Marco instead of him. But that evening a terrible earthquake strikes the town and their lives are changed forever…
A moving and dramatic tale of love against the odds.

A bilingual fiction title for children who are independent readers. The parallel text, speech bubbles and pictures by different, talented illustrators provide a child-friendly bridge to reading - and speaking - in another language. There is a quiz at the end of each story to help comprehension and revise vocabulary.

Аnna will never forget the night her brother was born. The doctors say Ben is profoundly disabled and will never lead a normal life. Her family struggles to come to terms with their baby, but for Anna it's love at first sight.