HarperCollins Publishers

One of the founding mothers of mystery, Dorothy Sayers first introduced the popular character Lord Peter Wimsey in 1923 with the publication of «Whose Body?» Over the next twenty years, more novels and short stories about the aristocratic amateur sleuth appeared, each one as cunningly written as the next.Now in single volume, here are all the Lord Peter Wimsey stories, a treasure for any mystery lover. From «The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag» to «The Image in the Mirror» and «Talboys» this collection is Lord Peter at his best — and a true testament to the art of detective fiction.

As Grasshopper sets out to follow a road, he meets some unusual characters.

While his mother and father are away, a little elephant goes to visit his uncle. And what a time they have Uncle Elephant makes wishes come true, tells amazing stories, and trumpets the dawn. The visit is perfect, except for one thing-it ends much too soon.

Frog and Toad enjoy each other's company as they spend their days together, but sometimes they find that it is nice just to be alone.

Two very good friends are back in «a quintet of tales loosely set around the seasons — one for each with a bonus Christmas number. Another winner for (Frog and Toad) fans young and old». Booklist. ALA Notable Children's Book. Three-color illustrations.

Little Bear meets Emily, a human girl, and her doll. Once again Little Bear proves himself to be as wistful and tender a little creature as exists in the child's library.

Grandmother likes Little Bear's picture so much she sends him a thank you kiss. «Will you take it to him, Hen?» she says. Hen passes the kiss to Frog who passes it to Cat who passes it to Little Skunk until Hen decides there is too much kissing — and finally gives the kiss to the Little Bear.

When a mouse learns that he is to be the main ingredient in the weasel's mouse soup he concocts four tales to delay its preparation.

'Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals... The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves.' Association of Library Service to Children, ALA.

One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn't any moon, and Harold needed a moon for a walk in the moonlight. Fortunately, he had brought his purple crayon. So he drew a moon. He also needed something to walk on. So he drew a path... And thus begins one of the most imaginative and enchanting adventures in all of children's books. The creative concept behind this beloved story has intrigued children and kept them absorbed for generations, as page by page unfolds the dramatic and clever adventures of Harold and his purple crayon.

The best of friends From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other — just as best friends should be.

Frog and Toad are always together. Here are five wonderful stories about flowers, cookies, bravery, dreams, and, most of all, friendship.

As seven little mice are tucked up in bed, their father tells them seven stories — one mouse tale for each young mouse. There are stories about little boats, wishing wells, long journeys, and a very dirty mouse who floods the town when he takes a bath.

Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. At night she helps him get to sleep. And, of course, she never forgets his birthday.

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a lovely present for her mother, who is especially fond of red, yellow, green, and blue. «An outstanding book (that) can be read by first-graders»

The best time-travel story since H.G. Wells's The Time Machine, by the Grand Master of science fiction, the story of Andrew Harlan, Technician and Eternal. Andrew Harlan's job is to range through past and present centuries monitoring and even altering Time's myriad cause-and-effect relationships. As a Technician with the Allwhen Council, he initiates Reality Changes that may affect the lives of as many as fifty billion people — and a million or more of them may be so drastically affected as to be considered new individulas. Above all, therefore, a Technician must be dispassionate. An emotional make-up is a distinct handicap. Then Harlan meets Noys and falls victim to a phenomenon older than Time itself — love. Years of self-discipline are cast aside as Harlan uses the awesome techniques of the Eternals to twist Time so that he and Noys might survive! together.

Following the success of Spectacular Pools, More Spectacular Pools sets out to further showcase the beauty and diversity of an architectural element that has, in recent years, experienced impressive evolution and a new dedication from architects, landscapers, designers and homeowners. This book features new spectacular pools all over the world, including the United States, Provence, Tuscany, Spain and Marrakech. Photography by Pere Planells.

Discover amazing facts about bees and how they live. This interesting, decodable information book is written by Sally Morgan. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Text type: An information book. Pages 14-15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the text. Curriculum links: science.

A new series of ready-made, unscripted, authentic listening materials, which feature native and nonnative speakers. Created by Sheila Thorn of THE LISTENING BUSINESS these materials train, rather than just test, the students in listening. They boost students' confidence in their listening skills by exposing them to authentic texts, and introduce the learner to the grammatical structures and lexis which are used most frequently in spoken English. The materials also help students deal with those aspects of informal spoken English which they find so challenging, e.g. assimilation, elision, linking and colloquial expressions.Each topic in the series is at 3 levels (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced) and has a bookwith a CD, and includes 5 interviews (different interviews at every level), each followed by detailed comprehension and language practice exercises which can be used in the classroom or for self-study.The series reflects the latest academic theories on the importance of authentic listening practice in language acquisition. The series also shows our new awareness of the huge differences between spoken and written English highlighted by recent research on spoken English corpora. Forthcoming titles are listed below, and the series will feature over 100 native and near-fluent non-native English speakers from all the main regions of Britain, as well as Australia, Canada, the USA, South Africa, Africa, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Sweden and Turkey.The books come with a free CD, transcripts and glossaries. Teachers' notes are free on line, containing classroom support and background notes.

A new series of ready-made, unscripted, authentic listening materials, which feature native and nonnative speakers. Created by Sheila Thorn of THE LISTENING BUSINESS these materials train, rather than just test, the students in listening. They boost students' confidence in their listening skills by exposing them to authentic texts, and introduce the learner to the grammatical structures and lexis which are used most frequently in spoken English. The materials also help students deal with those aspects of informal spoken English which they find so challenging, e.g. assimilation, elision, linking and colloquial expressions.Each topic in the series is at 3 levels (Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced) and has a bookwith a CD, and includes 5 interviews (different interviews at every level), each followed by detailed comprehension and language practice exercises which can be used in the classroom or for self-study.The series reflects the latest academic theories on the importance of authentic listening practice in language acquisition. The series also shows our new awareness of the huge differences between spoken and written English highlighted by recent research on spoken English corpora. Forthcoming titles are listed below, and the series will feature over 100 native and near-fluent non-native English speakers from all the main regions of Britain, as well as Australia, Canada, the USA, South Africa, Africa, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Sweden and Turkey.The books come with a free CD, transcripts and glossaries. Teachers' notes are free on line, containing classroom support and background notes.

Primary History: Ancient Greece encourages the study of archaeological evidence, artefacts, written sources and maps to understand how the Ancient Greeks have influenced today's society. Stimulating activities cover everyday life and leisure, the city state, Greek religion, relations with other societies, language writing and the Philosophers. * Choose from a range of activities to suit your class. * Differentiate using a variety of writing-based tasks. * Explore history topics through creative role-plays and art and design work. * Ideal as accessible research resources for topic work.

Collins Primary Focus: Comprehension Pupil Book 1 is aimed at ages 7+. Using a variety of well-known authors, the book is designed to encourage children to read and understand every essential fiction and non-fiction text type. Follow-up activities progress from literal questions to higher order thinking skills. * Features significant authors from a range of eras including contemporary household names that children love to read * Includes every genre required by current literacy frameworks * Supports all ability levels with a progression through literal, deductive, evaluative and inferential questions * Engages all children with an updated design and new artwork to complement different texts.

Collins Primary Focus: Comprehension Pupil Book 2 is aimed at ages 8+. Using a variety of well-known authors, the book is designed to encourage children to read and understand every essential fiction and non-fiction text type. Follow-up activities progress from literal questions to higher order thinking skills. * Features significant authors from a range of eras including contemporary household names that children love to read * Includes every genre required by current literacy frameworks * Supports all ability levels with a progression through literal, deductive, evaluative and inferential questions * Engages all children with an updated design and new artwork to complement different texts.

Collins Primary Focus: Comprehension Pupil Book 3 is aimed at ages 9+. Using a variety of well-known authors, the book is designed to encourage children to read and understand every essential fiction and non-fiction text type. Follow-up activities progress from literal questions to higher order thinking skills. * Features significant authors from a range of eras including contemporary household names that children love to read * Includes every genre required by current literacy frameworks * Supports all ability levels with a progression through literal, deductive, evaluative and inferential questions * Engages all children with an updated design and new artwork to complement different texts.