Все книги издательства «Oxford University Press»

Lizzie Dripping	Oxford University Press
Автор: Cresswell Helen Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2004	PDF, 112 страниц, 3.36 МБ 5 Оценка:
Everyone in the village where Lizzie lives thinks that she's a dreamer — so it's no wonder that they don't believe her when she says she's seen a witch. But Lizzie doesn't care because she knows it's true and having a witch for a friend makes life much more exciting. Helen Cresswell is a well-known writer and has written more than forty books. She has adapted stories such as The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Demon Head master for television.
405 dimon0 04 июля 2009	Скачать книгу

The Prisoner's Apprentice	Oxford University Press
Автор: Elboz Stephen Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2006	DjVu, 304 страницы, 12.16 МБ 0 Оценка:
Yanis has spent his life so far scrubbing socks in an orphanage. But that changes when Dr Gomarus knocks on the door, seeking an apprentice. The strange doctor is travelling to far-flung Osva to study the craniums of criminals. He needs a helper, and Yanis fits the bill. Awaiting execution in Osva jail is Nikolai Kolchak, the notorious leader of the revolutionaries who are holding the country in the grip of civil war. The chance to study the skull of Kolchak is a prize worth any danger. On the perilous journey to Osva, Yanis encounters a kind and beautiful countess and her pistol-packing minder, Miss Minsky. They too are travelling to the town, but why? And how can it be that when Yanis finally accompanies Dr Gomarus to Kolchak's cell, he finds there a charming, friendly man, and not the devil described and feared throughout the country? Soon Yanis finds himself running errands for the rebel leader, and for the Countess. And, as he does, he begins to realise that people are not always what they seem...
1100 stalker1965 16 марта 2009	Скачать книгу

The Byzantium Bazaar	Oxford University Press
Автор: Elboz Stephen Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2004	DOC, 144 страницы, 1.00 МБ 0 Оценка:
Bridie's grandfather has vanished, and the menacing Crickbone brothers have taken over his yard. Suddenly Bridie finds herself all alone in the city. It never looked so strange and threatening before. But then she begins to discover friends in the unlikeliest of places, and ends up meeting Miss Firbanks, owner of the Byzantium Bazaar, a department store where time stands still and dust covers everything. Now all Bridie has to do is solve the mystery of what happened to Gramps, and for that she enlists the help of the street people.
520 alex033ru 19 февраля 2009	Скачать книгу

Excuses, Excuses	Oxford University Press
Автор: Foster John Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2009	PDF, 128 страниц, 3.84 МБ 7 Оценка:
Excuses, Excuses is a perennial favourite and best-selling collection of poems about school, compiled by top anthologiser John Foster. Most the poems here are humorous, but some are more serious and will make you think. Many of them have been written specially for this collection and, together with other poems by such well-known children's poets as Michael Rosen, Kit Wright, and Spike Milligan, go to make up a lively and engaging anthology. This popular book is being reissued with a fresh, modern new look.
464 liego55 21 августа 2011	Скачать книгу

The Chimera's Curse	Oxford University Press
Автор: Golding Julia Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2008	DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ 5 Оценка:
It's a long hot summer. Temperatures are soaring and a strange creature has been spotted on Dartmoor. Connie Lionheart and her friends soon discover that the creature is a chimera. When it attacks Connie, leaving her gravely wounded, Col and Rat must rescue her from hospital: she needs treatment beyond the knowledge of mortals. But a weakened Connie is easy prey for the evil shapeshifter Kullervo. He believes that, finally, the time is ripe for him to seize her Universal power, gather his army of mythical beings, and wipe out humanity. The battle between him and Connie will be a fight to the death. And the prize will be the future of mankind.
1275 anarho 24 августа 2010	Скачать книгу

The Glass Swallow	Oxford University Press
Автор: Golding Julia Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2010	PDF, 336 страниц, 10.08 МБ 0 Оценка:
Rain designs exquisite stained glass for the windows of her city. But the law is clear-it is forbidden for girls to be part of the glassmakers' guild. To keep her secret hidden, she leaves home and travels to the strange new country of Magharna. When Peri witnesses Rain's capture by a gang of bandits, both his fate and his heart become tied to hers. They escape the outlaws, but Peri and his family of falconers are untouchables who are scorned by all, and Rain is not allowed to be part of their lives. Can Rain and Peri's love survive the prejudices against them? And with the country on the brink of disaster will they be able to stop their world from smashing apart?
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Mines of the Minotaur	Oxford University Press
Автор: Golding Julia Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2007	PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ 8 Оценка:
Connie has immense power. The trouble is, she doesn't really know how to use it, and nobody in the Society for the Protection of Mythical Beasts has enough knowledge to train her. Only one being understands Connie's potential — the evil shapeshifter Kullervo. Unknown to Connie, he has started infiltrating her dreams, causing her to raise devastating storms in her sleep. Now, when she's awake, the dark side of Connie's power increasingly feels more attractive than the good side. When Connie's best friend Col discovers what is happening, he begs Connie to seek help. She turns to the Society, the group meant to protect her. But they are terrified by what she tells them and expel her. Feeling abandoned and scared, Connie hides in an old mine — and finds she is not alone. The mine is full of sick mythical creatures that the Society has forgotten. They are led by the once-proud Minotaur who, having been blinded in a fight, is now a broken soul. The Minotaur gives Connie the courage to face her demons, and in doing so begins to heal himself. Could it be that Connie and the Minotaur, along with Col and the sick creatures, have the strength to battle Kullervo, while the Society for the Protection of Mythical Beasts stands ineffectually by?
1158 admin 19 апреля 2011	Скачать книгу

The Ship Between the Worlds	Oxford University Press
Автор: Golding Julia Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2007	PDF, 256 страниц, 7.68 МБ 0 Оценка:
David Jones loves ships, particularly ships in bottles. His latest, the Golden Needle, is a fine pirate vessel. So when David wakes up to find himself being press-ganged on board, he assumes it's a dream. The only thing is, he isn't asleep. The Golden Needle is crewed by a motley assortment of fiendish pirates, led by the once-terrifying Captain Fisher. The only thing they have in common is the desire to atone for past misdeeds, and a lot of gold thread. Now, trying to be good, they are desperately attempting to stitch together the many worlds — including our own — that are sliding towards obliteration in Inferno Rim. But not every pirate in this new dimension is good. Some still have a yearning for gold. In hot pursuit of the Golden Needle is the Scythe, crewed by pirates who live only to steal the golden thread anchoring the worlds. Soon the Golden Needle will run out of time and golden thread — and then her crew will have to turn and face the Scythe. What will David do when the day of battle dawns? Who will win this fight to the death? If it is the Scythe, who will save the worlds? A swashbuckling adventure to shiver yer timbers!
927 lawyer_78rus 25 июня 2009	Скачать книгу

Wolf Cry	Oxford University Press
Автор: Golding Julia Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2009	DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ 5 Оценка:
Freydis has been left for dead following a raid by pirates on her father's Viking stronghold. Her brother has been kidnapped-and Freydis's father is hell-bent on revenge. But this is a volatile man who loathes his daughter and is driven by love of his son. Reluctantly he takes Freydis with him on his journey, giving her a slave-Enno-to tend her. As Freydis's father becomes more bitter and cruel, and the hunt for his son becomes increasingly desperate, Freydis and Enno draw closer together. But when battle looms on the horizon, the bonds of friendship, obedience and loyalty are tested to the limit.
1276 anarho 24 июля 2010	Скачать книгу

The Lastling	Oxford University Press
Автор: Gross Philip Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2005	PDF, 240 страниц, 7.20 МБ 8 Оценка:
Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and her uncle's friends. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins their party as his protector has died in an accident. As the trek progresses, Paris realizes the true reason for the journey — her uncle and his friends are a strange, gourmet dining club, dedicated to hunting down and eating the rarest possible animals. So when they discover a young yeti-like creature, who is very nearly human herself, Tahr convinces Paris that they have a duty to protect her, come what may. Dramatically told in a lyrical style by Philip Gross, a well-known poet for both adults and children.
868 admin 22 апреля 2009	Скачать книгу

Rowan the Strange	Oxford University Press
Автор: Hearn Julie Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2010	DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ 5 Оценка:
How does a doctor examine a person's brain? They won't use any knives on me, will they? Rowan knows he is strange. But dangerous? He didn't mean to scare his sister. In his right mind, he wouldn't hurt a fly. But there's a place he can go where they say they can fix his mind... Beyond the bars on the window, England is at war. Behind them, Rowan's own battle is only just beginning. This amazing story gives a thought-provoking look at life in an asylum and the experimental treatments practised at the start of the Second World War. For Rowan, nobody could ever have predicted the effect these treatments would have...
1276 anarho 24 июля 2011	Скачать книгу

Bunker 10	Oxford University Press
Автор: Henderson J.A. Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2007	PDF, 256 страниц, 7.68 МБ 0 Оценка:
At eight o'clock in the evening, on Monday 24th December 2007, Pinewood Military Installation exploded. The blast ripped apart acres of forest and devastated the remote highland valley where the base was located. No official cause was given for the incident. Inside Pinewood were 185 male and female military personnel — a mixture of scientists and soldiers. There were also seven teenagers there. This is the story of their last day...
927 lawyer_78rus 25 июня 2009	Скачать книгу

Sigrun's Secret	Oxford University Press
Автор: Jensen Marie-Louise Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2011	PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ 8 Оценка:
Their garments are black as night. They carry torches in their hands, darkness and anger in their hearts. They are coming.' When a dark family secret is exposed, Sigrun's peaceful life is shattered. Forced to pay for her parents misdeeds, she finds herself exiled from all she knows — and from the boy she loves — for three long years. Yet more secrets lie ahead; not least the power Sigrun finds awakening in herself, seemingly passed to her from a mysterious amulet. Can she use her new-found gift to save herself and those around her from the dangers they face? And will true love wait until her return?
1161 admin 19 февраля 2013	Скачать книгу

Outland	Oxford University Press
Автор: Lassiter Rhiannon Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2010	PDF, 224 страницы, 6.72 МБ 0 Оценка:
We have no idea what's behind of any of these Doors, she said. It could be dangerous for us... and we could be dangerous for it. The city of Shattershard lies in ruins following a war engineered by three teenagers from Earth. The devastation has left Laura blind, Alex injured, and Zoe without a way home. Forced to leave Shattershard, they're now caught between worlds and face thousands of Doors — with no way of knowing what lies beyond them. And in unknown worlds there are unknown rules. Rules that, when broken, carry a price... 'Lassiter... is a young writer to look out for' The Times.
812 allkonekt 11 октрября 2013	Скачать книгу

Shadowland	Oxford University Press
Автор: Lassiter Rhiannon Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2010	PDF, 208 страниц, 6.24 МБ 7 Оценка:
What happens here is real and dangerous. You have stumbled into a darkness you don't understand. They thought they could handle it. They thought they understood the rules. They were wrong. Now four of Earth's teenagers are trapped in new and unfamiliar worlds — paying for their part in destroying the city of Shattershard... and almost destroying each other. Each thinks they know their friends from their enemies, but who can they really trust? And will they ever find their way home? Shadowland is the third part of a fast-paced fantasy which shows what it might really be like to travel into another world.
754 anatoly_24 17 августа 2012	Скачать книгу

Cyrano	Oxford University Press
Автор: McCaughrean Geraldine Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2008	PDF, 176 страниц, 5.28 МБ 0 Оценка:
Cyrano de Bergerac is a flamboyant character and a skilled swordsman, not in the least afraid of drawing attention to himself in public — for he can be highly amusing, even at his own expense, with jokes about his enormous nose. But he has a weakness: he has fallen in love with his beautiful cousin Roxane, and because of his own appearance is too ashamed to declare his love. Meanwhile Roxane is besotted with a handsome, but foolish young man, Christian, in the same company of guards as Cyrano. Cyrano is devastated by this, and horrified by her request that he should protect the young man and encourage him to write her love letters. Writing letters is something Christian can't do — but Cyrano generously offers to help, even if it means breaking his own heart. Soon Cyrano pours out his feelings in the most romantic letters ever. The question is will Roxane discover the truth? And if she does will it be too late for Cyrano?
637 kubinec12 12 мая 2011	Скачать книгу

Forever X	Oxford University Press
Автор: McCaughrean Geraldine Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2008	PDF, 128 страниц, 3.84 МБ 7 Оценка:
The Shepherd family have set off on their usual summer holiday under a cloud of gloom at the predictability of it all. When the car breaks down, they are forced to stay the night at the nearest B&B. To their dismay they find themselves at a place where Christmas comes every day of the year, complete with turkey and Santa Claus. And they discover it's even stranger than that, with the girl in the elf costume, the mysterious Mr Angel and the police seeking a fugitive. Stranded in this bizarre environment, unusual friendships develop and the relationships that have been so set in their ways are turned upside down. Full of comic moments, tension and drama, this is a highly satisfying read.
463 liego55 21 августа 2010	Скачать книгу

Gold Dust	Oxford University Press
Автор: McCaughrean Geraldine Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2007	PDF, 240 страниц, 7.20 МБ 8 Оценка:
Inez and her brother are amazed to find a huge hole being dug right outside the front door of their father's shop. Then suddenly more holes appear all over the main street and before long the cars can't use the road and everyone has to walk around balancing on planks of wood. It can only be a matter of time before the foundations give way and the whole town collapses. People are travelling from all over the country — the word on everyone's lips is GOLD. A fast-paced tale of a South American gold rush, told with all Geraldine McCaughrean's usual skill and verve.
869 admin 22 апреля 2011	Скачать книгу

A Little Lower Than the Angels	Oxford University Press
Автор: McCaughrean Geraldine Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2003	DOC, 144 страницы, 1.00 МБ 0 Оценка:
Gabriel has no idea what the future will hold when he runs away from his apprenticeship with the bad-tempered stonemason. But God Himself, in the shape of playmaster Garvey, has plans for him. He wants Gabriel for his angel... But will Gabriel's new life with the travelling players be any more secure? In a world of illusion, people are not always what they seem. Least of all Gabriel. Geraldine McCaughrean is considered an exceptional writer of our time. She has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Whitbread Award (twice) and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award.
520 alex033ru 19 февраля 2009	Скачать книгу

Not the End of the World	Oxford University Press
Автор: McCaughrean Geraldine Издательство: Oxford University Press, 2005	PDF, 192 страницы, 5.76 МБ 5 Оценка:
Everyone knows the story of the Flood, the men God chose to survive, the animals that went in two by two. But what about the others that sailed on the Ark — the women and the children? This adventure story asks what it was really like when the heavens opened and the world drowned — and what might have happened in the days that followed. With a frighteningly zealous and single-minded Noah; Japheth and his young wife, Zillah, concerned for the welfare of the animals; the stowaway boy and baby found by Noah's daughter Timna; and the animals themselves, continuing to act as animals do, whatever their surroundings, this is an extremely compelling and at times very frightening story, beautifully written as ever by Geraldine McCaughrean.
694 zorkuzz 15 августа 2009	Скачать книгу

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