Languages

From the huge wamp ice-creature on Hoth to Jabba's slobbering pet rancor, the galaxy is full of weird and wonderful monsters. Learn about the fast-moving acklay, a fierce predator from Vendaxa, used to terrorize condemned prisoners in the Arena and read all about dianogas, the garbage squids that...

After a lifetime spent living firmly in English, Lauren Collins finds herself adrift in French-speaking Geneva. Having fallen in love with Olivier, a Frenchman, Lauren wakes up one day to the realisation that she is living in a community where she cannot speak the language, and that she is marrie...

A language barrier is no match for love. New Yorker journalist Lauren Collins discovers this first-hand when, in her early 30s, she moves to London and falls for Olivier, a Frenchman. As their relationship begins to grow, Lauren senses that there are things she doesn't understand about Olivier, h...

Animals can live in many different parts of the world - on hot sand, in the cold Arctic, in forests, and on mountains. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or secon...

Step right up, fearless readers! Today, in this very book, we will prove to you that a snake can hide in a snowflake, that pigs can paint, and that the ones who copy the most are not necessarily cats! Prepare to be amazed by the game of hide-n-seek the words play! These tricksters are true expert...

From Hypatia to Marie Curie, this book shines a spotlight on the inspiring women whose incredible scientific ideas changed the world. Covering women's scientific contributions, pioneers in the field, women in technology, engineers, and mathematical geniuses, this book introduces children to the n...

Most things that you own were invented by someone. From the TV in your lounge to the washing machine in your kitchen, they all started as just a tiny idea in someone else's mind. It's time to dive into the world of inventors and inventions!

Language is always changing. No one knows where it is going but the best way to future-cast is to look at the past. John Simpson animates for us a tradition of researching and editing, showing us both the technical lexicography needed to understand a word, and the careful poetry needed to constru...

How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental 'Historical Thesaurus of the Ox...

In this quirky and humorous volume, Graeme Donald explores the fascinating links and curious connections between words. While at first these word pairs may appear to have very little in common, owing to years of linguistic shift, their origins can be traced back to the same root. In exploring the...