Ann Ward Boeken

Dit is het aangrijpende, inposante verhaal van een eigenaardige familie: de Clearys. Het begint vroeg in deze eeuw, wanneer Paddy Cleary met zijn vrouw Fiona en hun zeven kinderen naar Drogheda, een groot Australisch landgoed, verhuist. Het eindigt meer dan vijftig jaar later, als de enig overblijvende van de derde generatie, de knappe actrice Justine O'Neill, over de wereld zwerft, ver weg van Drogheda, op zoek naar het 'echte leven' en de 'ware liefde'. Maar de werkelijke spil van dit boek is de ontembare Meggie, dochter van Paddy en Fiona Cleary, die niet van Drogheda wijkt en vasthoudt aan haar grote liefde: de knappe en ambitieuze priester Ralph de Bricassart, een verhouding die zelfs niet door een afstand van duizenden kilometers en door de dikke muren van het Vaticaan verbroken kan worden. Colleen McCullough schreef een roman vol levende, warme mensen, vol gebeurtenissen die de lezer geen moment loslaten, met voortdurend op de achtergrond de aanwezigheid van het wijde Australische land, in al zijn woeste schoonheid en met al de zware eisen die het stelt aan zijn bevolking van landbouwers en schapentelers.

Splash is a four-level course for 7 to 12 year-olds, which has been designed to make learning English easy and fun. It combines English with cross-curricular topics chosen for their interest to children. Pupils learn by doing, in pairs and in groups, through stories, games, drama, songs and rhymes, and consolidate what they learn through book-centred activities.

Lifelines is a three-level English course at elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate level aimed at adults and young adults. It has been developed in response to the demand for a manageable, easy-to-use coursebook with a strong syllabus and some flexibility, which classes can finish. It offers an alternative to Headway by a very popular author.

The story grew out of a map that led to imaginary treasure, devised during a holiday in Scotland by Stevenson and his nephew. The tale is told by an adventurous boy, Jim Hawkins, who gets hold of treasure map and sets off with an adult crew in search of the buried treasure. Among the crew, however, is the treacherous Long John Silver who is determined to keep the treasure for himself.Stevenson's first full-length work of fiction brought him immediate fame and continues to captivate readers of all ages.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

[Penguin Readers Level 4] We've taken some of the world's best stories from dark, musty anthologies and brought them into the light, giving them the individual attention they deserve. Each book in the series has been designed with today's young reader in mind. As the words come to life, students will develop a lasting appreciation for great literature.The humor of Mark Twain...the suspense of Edgar Allan Poe...the danger of Jack London...the sensitivity of Katherine Mansfield. Creative Short Stories has it all and will prove to be a welcome addition to any library.

This introduction to the Preliminary English Test helps students to develop the skills required to pass, and provides opportunities to assess progress through practice test questions. It also offers systematic practice with examination techniques.