Secret serpents, devilish demons, mysterious magicians - the folk tales of Iraq teem with otherworldly creatures, magic and earthy humour. Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird has gathered together the very best Iraqi stories during her time in the Middle East - stories ranging from thieving porcupines who get their come-uppance to the hilarious tale of the chaos caused by a handsome stranger who knocks at a house inside which lurks a marriageable daughter. Meticulously researched and elegantly retold, the stories reveal the true, traditional heart of Iraq, far removed from today's news headlines.
In 1967, at the age of 23, Elizabeth Laird set off for Addis Ababa to take up her first teaching post. She was introduced to Haile Selassie, made a pilgrimage across the mountains on foot to the ancient city of Lalibela, hitched a ride on an oil tanker across the Danakil Desert, and was arrested for a murder she had not committed. Back in Britain, Laird established herself as a major author of fiction for children and young adults, but she always wanted to return to Ethiopia. Her chance came in the late 1990s, when the British Council in Addis Ababa invited her to collect folk stories from every region of the country. Encountering ex-guerrilla fighters, camel traders, Coptic nuns and tribespeople en route, Laird has written a remarkable account of her journey interwoven with a treasure trove of stories featuring princes and maidens, snakes and lions, zombies and hyena-women.
Beautiful Bananas ia an imaginative picture book in the African folktale tradition. A little girl sets off through the jungle to take a beautiful bunch of bananas to her grandfather. On the way she encounters a number of wild, but friendly animals who take her bananas, but then apologise and replace them with various treats, until finally an elephant gives her another bunch of bananas. A beautiful circular tale, the kind of which often appears in folklore around the world. This particular story is often heard in East Africa.
En respuesta a un atentado suicida palestino, los militares israelíes cercan la ciudad de Cisjordania. Karim Aboudi de doce años y su familia quedan atrapados en su hogar en Ramallah por un toque de queda estricto. Pero Karim, atrapado en casa con su hermano adolescente y sus padres, se escapa para jugar al fútbol con sus amigos. Cuando acaba el toque de queda él y sus amigos descubren un pedazo de tierra abandonado, el sitio perfecto para un campo de fútbol. Pero en esta ciudad hay peligro constante, aun para los niños. Este libro ayudará a lectores jóvenes a entender uno de los peores conflictos que afligen nuestro mundo.
This is a Beginner Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
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A neat and beautiful collection of wonderfully varied folk stories gathered from across East Africa and the Middle East TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 7 11 Its much loved stories beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love
The police are looking everywhere for a spy. Simon Simple is so busy trying to start a holiday romance with Samantha that he doesn''t see what is in front of his nose.
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