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The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Alessandro Volta, inventor of the batteryMichael Faraday, inventor of the electric motorMarie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivityAlbert Einstein, creator of the Theory of RelativityAlexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibioticLinus Pauling, chemist and peace activistBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 15,287Headword count: 1,631Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for ...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Antoine Lavoisier who wrote the first modern chemistry textbookHumphry Davy who discovered `laughing gas''Charles Darwin who changed people''s ideas with his theory of evolutionGregor Mendel who first discovered the science of geneticsLouis Pasteur who saved millions of lives by killing germsFrancis Crick who helped to discover the structure of DNABRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 13,021Headword count: 1,064Each book includes a full recordi...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel PrizeAndrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor peopleJohn D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all awayThomas Barnardo who created homes for poor childrenHenry Wellcome who used his money for medical researchMadam C. J. Walker who gave her money to the African-American communityBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 13,950Headword count: 1179Each book includes a full recording ...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello-playerLouis Armstrong, the American trumpet-player and singerFrank Sinatra, the Italian-American singer and actorEdith Piaf, France''s famous singing starMaria Callas, the Greek opera singerElvis Presley, the man who changed pop musicBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 14,723Headword count: 1,121Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher r...

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.Contents:Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USAPerez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as `the King of Mambo''Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the USALuciano Pavarotti, one of the world''s best opera singersJohn Lennon, member of the famous band The BeatlesBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 7,530Headword count: 687Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt....

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease, smallpoxFlorence Nightingale, the nurse known as `the lady with the lamp''Elizabeth Garrett, England''s first female doctorCarl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mindJonas Salk who defeated the dangerous illness, polioChristiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heartBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 10,006Headword count: 883Each book includes a full recording...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Galileo who wanted to show that the earth went around the sunRene Descartes, the Frenchman who famously said `I think, therefore I am''Sir Isaac Newton who proved how gravity worksCarl Friedrich Gauss, `the Prince of Mathematicians''Charles Babbage who invented computersAda Lovelace who wrote the first computer programBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 8,351Headword count: 790Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: vis...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leaderQueen Elizabeth I who ruled England for 45 yearsGeorge Washington, the first president of the USAKing Louis XVI, the last king of FranceWinston Churchill who led Britain in the Second World WarChe Guevara, the Argentinian doctor who fought for revolutionBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 18,924Headword count: 1,654Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of EnglandSaladin, historic Muslim leaderGenghis Khan, famous leader of the Mongol empireCatherine the Great, the woman who turned Russia into an empireAbraham Lincoln who stopped slavery in the USAQueen Victoria, the famous British QueenBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 6,360Headword count: 628Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for vid...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing pressLouis Braille, creator of an alphabet for blind peopleAlexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephoneThomas Edison, inventor of the electric light bulbGuglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless systemJohn Logie Baird, inventor of the televisionBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 6,805Headword count: 726Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/re...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Marco Polo who taught the world about ChinaIbn Battuta who travelled to 44 countriesChristopher Columbus who discovered new worldsJames Cook, first to sail around the world in both directionsDavid Livingstone who explored AfricaYuri Gagarin, the first man to go into spaceBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 14,679Headword count: 1,163Each book includes a full recording of each story online.PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, tea...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Mayer Amschel Rothschild who started a bank which made his family richCornelius Vanderbilt who became one of the richest people in the USAW. K. Kellogg who started the world''s biggest cereal companyElizabeth Arden who built the Elizabeth Arden cosmetics companyWalt Disney who started the famous entertainment companySoichiro Honda who started the Honda motorbike and car companyBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 6,901Headword count: 623Each b...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Henry J Heinz, the man who invented tomato ketchupWilliam Lever who made millions from soapMichael Marks, founder of the Marks and Spencer storesHenry Ford, who mass-produced cars and made them affordableCoco Chanel, the businesswoman who changed fashion for womenRay Kroc, the man who created the McDonald''s chain of restaurantsBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 18,209Headword count: 1,624Each book includes a full recording of each story onl...

The animal kingdom''s greatest celebrities and weirdest wonders have been herded together inside this book.Apes and anacondas, penguins and parakeets, whales and wallabies, there''s amazing photographs and fascinating facts about them all. So come on a journey from the frozen Arctic, through the boiling desert, to the bottom of the deep blue sea and discover about the wonderful creatures we share our planet with.This brightly illustrated and engaging book will give hours of pleasure as well as h...

A practical teacher guide book for teaching young children to read and write in English.Introducing English to Young Children: Reading and Writing, is a practical guide book, showing teachers how to use the highly-motivating Playful Approach when starting to teach reading and writing to pre-school and lower primary-aged children. There are ideas for creative and meaningful projects and help for teachers to plan, manage and assess lessons. The book explores how children move towards becoming auto...

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. How do you want to spend your vacation? Relaxing on a beach, whitewater rafting, at the carnival in Rio? Dream about your perfect vacation as you read! Use your unique code inside the book to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises. Word count: 1511. Lexile Reading Level: 63...

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. Can teenagers dominate sports, movies, and even the business world? This reader shares the stories of some exceptional young people - regular kids who do incredible things. Use the unique code inside the book to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises. Word count: 1701. Lexi...

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. Water has powered industry for ages, helping to drive industrial growth. However, the awesome power of water can have some very negative consequences. Floods, tsunamis, and erosion all threaten our partnership with water. Use the unique code inside the book to access the online reader, complete with videos ...