Pearson Ders Kitapları

From the top of Mount Rushmore, the heads of four U.S. presidents look down on the world below: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Who were these great men? How did they become president? And what changes did they bring to the United States of America?

Water. We drink it. We cook with it. We wash with it. We can’t live without it. Most of us don’t think about it much. But it is not there for everybody, and our world is changing fast. We have to think very carefully about water, and about our use of it.

Apollo 13 is an exciting movie and a true story! It is Monday, April 13, 1970 and Apollo 13 is flying to the Moon. Suddenly, something goes wrong. The ship is losing power and oxygen. Will the astronauts walk on the Moon? Will they get home again?

When Eddie dies, trying to save a child from a terrible accident, he wakes up in heaven. Heaven, he discovers, is a place where your life on Earth is finally explained to you. It is explained by five people, friends or strangers, who somehow affected your life and who changed its path forever.

Adam and Lily are on holiday in Africa. They want to see the animals the Big Five. But one person in their group is not very happy, or very friendly. Who is she? What is she doing in Kenya? What is her problem?

An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes. Why can't Dorian show it to andbody? What is its terrible secret?

Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious 'speckled band', a family who think five orange pips are a sign of death, and a banker who believes that his son is a thief. But are things really as they seem to be?

A mountain climber, high in The Andes, falls into a strange valley. In London a man is looking for a green door. A third man tries to help an unhappy ghost. Each of these exciting stories shows us two very different worlds. But which is better? And can we be happier in another world?

Richard arrives in Thailand, looking for adventure, and hears about idylic 'beach' on a secret island. He finds the island and the community of travellers living there. It appears to be paradise on earth. But paradise soon turns into hell... The Beach is also a popular film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Anna Karenina, one of world literature's geatest novels, tells the story of a beautiful young woman who is unhappily married to a man much older than herself. When she falls in love with a handsome young soldier, life suddenly seems wonderful. But real happiness is not so easily found...

These books encourage readers to think and express themselves independently, teaching them how to think rather than what to think. Includes activities to encourage critical and creative thinking. Provides case studies, recounts, reports, discussions and persuasion text.

Oliver's mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first years are col and loney and then he runs away to London. Bu he fall into the hands of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Skyes. They try to turn Oliver into a criminal. Will he escape to find a better life?

More than 2000 years ago, traders brought spices and incense by camel caravan across deserts and mountains from the south of Arabia to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the story of that journey, and of the rich and beautiful cities on the way.