In the summer of 1783 the grandees of the East India Company were horrified to learn that one of their finest ships, the 741-ton Grosvenor, had been lost on the wild and unexplored coast of southeast Africa. Astonishingly, most of those on board reached the shore safely--91 members of the crew and 3[...]

Indigo Russell is a student at Ridgemont High School, in Ottawa, Canada. Ever since she can remember, she can see and hear things ...before they happen. Oh, and she can talk to the dead. Pretty cool, right? Not really. Indie doesn't want anyone to know - she just wants to be a normal teenager. She j[...]

With 170 contributors, a scope that is peerless, international and crosses centuries. "The Assassin's Cloak" pays tribute to a fascinating genre that is at once the most intimate and public of all literary forms. There are several diary excerpts for every day of the year beginning with Samuel Pepys [...]

When a hippopotamus comes round to your house don't be worried or scared by his size, just hug him and open the door really wide because...that's what makes a hippopotamus come inside! What do you do when a hippopotamus comes to visit? Play splashy-sploshy games, of course, to make him happy. Share[...]

Master investments with "Schaum's" - the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love "Schaum's Outlines" because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their tes[...]

International Express combines general English with business situations, giving students the social and functional English they need to work, travel, and socialize.[...]

Presents fiction at an interest level for Year 1 and 2. The Teaching Notes included in the pack of six offer support for every title. They include: suggestions for guided reading; support for comprehension; support for writing and independent work; and, photocopiable parent's page for suggestions fo[...]