Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales are fully decodable so children can read some of the best known stories from around the world for themselves! Dick and His Cat is based on the traditional tale of Dick Whittington, about the boy who goes to London to earn his fortune.
Learn the facts! In Wombats Poop Cubes, you will encounter some of the most unbelievable, entertaining, and no-frills factoids ever. Each page features a fact broken down into just three words. Why? Because gimmicks are great, and so is getting to the point. If you crave more information beyond those three special words, check out the full backstory alongside the fact. Fill that brain of yours with memorable gems of truth to learn hundreds of new things, to become an unstoppable trivia partner, or for no particular reason at all. Included are shocking and concise truths such as: · Vikings rap battled. · Bees get drunk. · Abraham Lincoln wrestled. · Kangaroos can’t reverse. · Apples are roses. · Rabbits attacked Napoleon. Have some fun. Keep it short. Get some facts!
Compelling trivia for our age of disinformation American culture is awash in lies. Despite the fact that we have the truth at our fingertips at all times, Americans still believe lies about everything from health to politics to science to business. This clever trivia book debunks the 500 most common untruths and shows readers why we are all so susceptible to misinformation, and also includes a chapter on facts that are true, but seem like bullsh*t. Sample Lies: Left and Right Brain There’s no solid division between hemispheres; the left brain can learn “right-brain skills” and vice versa. Three Wise Men Nowhere in the Bible does it specify that there were three. Flush Rotation A flushed toilet doesn’t drain the other way in the opposite hemisphere. The Coriolis effect doesn’t apply to water in toilets. Einstein was a terrible student and failed mathematics. Albert Einstein actually aced his report cards. His reputation for being a notoriously terrible student? That came from his habit of talking back to his teachers when he felt they were acting too authoritarian. Sample Facts that Seem Like Bullsh*t: A day on Venus is longer than a year. A chicken lived without a head for 18 months. Human children don't get kneecap bones until they're around three years old. A mantis shrimp can punch with the force of a 22-caliber bullet.
Four well-loved traditional tales that have been retold in line with your child's phonics learning at school. This Read with Oxford Stage 2 collection is ideal for children who are developing early reading skills. Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence.
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Carry leidet unter einer psychogenen Amnesie. Sie hat etwas Furchtbares erlebt, etwas so Schreckliches. dass sie durch den Schock ihre Erinnerung verloren hat und auch keine neuen Erinnerungen behalten kann. So findet sie sich zu Beginn des Buches an einem ihr fremden Ort wieder, ohne zu wissen, wie sie heißt und wer sie ist. Es gibt niemandem, dem sie trauen kann, deshalb beschließt sie zu fliehen, doch diese Flucht führt sie unwissentlich immer näher an den Ort, an dem der Mörder ihr auflauert.