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1. 1. The Battle of Monte Cassino 1944. The Wartime Odyssey of Antek Srebrny 1939-1944. Part 4, Hubert Ronek

   Antek Srebrny is a soldier in the Second Polish Corps, and a soldier to handle special tasks to boot! These consist in foiling the enemy's evil plans. The stakes are now very high. The Polish units are preparing for their most important battle - the battle to capture the monastery at Monte cassino. Even Corporal Wojtek is taking part in the preparations, and there would be nothing strange about it if it was not for the fact that he's a bear. The attack is about to start but the artillery need...

2. 2. Pride and Prejudice / Duma i uprzedzenie. Czytamy w oryginale wielkie powieści, Frances Hodgson Burnett

   Seria wydawnicza ?czytamy w oryginale? zawiera adaptacje największych dzieł literatury światowej w wersji dwujęzycznej, przeznaczonej dla uczących się języka angielskiego. Adaptacja powieści Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice. Duma i uprzedzenie została przygotowana z myślą o czytelnikach na poziomie średnio zaawansowanym, jednak dzięki obecności polskiego tłumaczenia z książki korzystać mogą również początkujący w nauce języka angielskiego.

3. 3. Shield of Sparrows wer. angielska, Perry Devney

   Long ago, the gods unleashed monsters to remind us of our insignificance.But I didn`t need a deity to tell me I was powerless. Being a princess had never been more than a performance.Until the day an infamous monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day I married a stranger, signed a magical treaty, and set off across the continent to the most treacherous kingdom in all the realm.That was the day I learned that not all myths are make-believe.And that the only way to kill the monsters we fear ...

4. 4. The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs. Penguin Readers Level 2 wer. angielska, Craig Barr-Green

   With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present...

5. 5. My day with STEM. Science. Wersja ukraińska, Anne Rooney

   With the help of the books in the "My Day with STEM" series, children learn many interesting facts about mathematics, science, technology and engineering. This will allow young readers to test themselves in the most modern and relevant professions and conduct a series of simple scientific experiments. Intelligent people will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in lessons at school.

6. 6. Magic Tree House. Afternoon on the Amazon, Mary Pope Osborne

   Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Monkeys!!  Get lost in time with Jack and Annie in this full-colour graphic novel adaptation of a children`s classic, perfect for readers aged 5–7.  Be careful what you wish for in the magic tree house – it might just come true! This time, Jack and Annie have been whisked away to the Amazon rainforest . . . Watch out for that crocodile!Jack and Annie are in for a wild ride as they continues their quest to save their friend, Morgan le Fay. From ...

7. 7. How to See Like a Machine. Images After AI, Trevor Paglen

   Today our world is under the watchful and tireless eye of computer vision, with cam eras and monitors tracing our every move. Furthermore, generative AI is now able to render a synthetic world indistinguishable from reality for us to explore. Trevor Paglen goes in search of the ways and means of understanding this new visual universe. Instead of asking what these technologies "say" about the world, he teaches us to ask what they "do" and where such images come from. Exploring the esoteric wor...

8. 8. Camp Jupiter Classified, Rick Riordan

   An official companion guide to the bestselling Heroes of Olympus series, set in the incredible world of Percy Jackson!It's the February after Gaea's defeat. Camp Jupiter, like everyone else, should be celebrating. But something is causing chaos.Mysterious, sinister incidents are wreaking havoc throughout the camp. Suspicion quickly falls on Claudia, the Fourth Cohort's newest probatio. After all, the mischief started shortly after she stumbled into camp.To find out the truth, delve into the p...

9. 9. X and Other Stories, Zamyatin Yevgeny

   Only edition in printFrom the stark depictions of rural Russia in `Provincial Life` to the vivid portrayal of an artillery unit in `At the End of the Earth`, from stories such as `The Cave` and `Mamai`, describing the terrible conditions endured by the citizens of Petrograd in the years of the civil war, to `X`, a light-hearted, slightly absurdist example of metafiction, through to the sombre tones of the final story in this volume, `Flood`, this collection represents some of the best fiction...

10. 10. Cooking with Sausages. Delicious Things to Make with Everything from Chipolatas to Chorizo, Max Halley

    “This is no silly sausage. It's a very clever, funny sausage, full of brilliant ideas, not the least of which is Saussaladiere – the first recipe I am going to make!” Yotam Ottolenghi“Max has made me want to only eat sausages for the rest of my life.” Simon Rimmer"An indispensable guide to cooking, eating, and embracing one of life's great joys, the mighty sausage. Who better to guide us on this journey than Max Halley?!" Ben LippettYou can`t help but smile at th...

11. 11. According to situations. Wersja ukraińska, Olga Kobylyanska

    A woman and her "relationship" with the world is the main theme of Olga Kobylyanska's prose. To marry happily or to neglect personal happiness for the sake of art? This is the point at which searches are focused in the story "By Situations" and the short story "Ideas". A fatal coincidence, mystical signs and hypnosis sessions are intertwined with conversations about people and music, the choice of a life path and the chaos of a woman's soul, money and bet...

12. 12. Chatka Puchatka, Alan Alexander Milne

    Nowe wydanie "Chatki Puchatka" - tym razem dwujęzyczne. Każdy może, czytając przygody Krzysia, Kubusia, Prosiaczka i ich przyjaciół, zaglądać do angielskiego oryginału. Dorosłym pozwoli to docenić urodę przekładu Ireny Tuwim, a dzieciom może ułatwi zapamiętywanie obcych słówek. - Jestem Puchatek - rzekł Puchatek. - Jestem Tygrys - powiedział Tygrys. - Aha - powiedział Puchatek, bo nigdy przedtem takiego zwierzęcia nie widział. - Czy Krzyś cię zna? - Pewnie, że...

13. 13. The Cruel Prince, Holly Black

    First in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. The sequels - The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020. Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019. Winner of the silver INKY for best international YA book.  "A dark jewel of a book... intoxicating" - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some ...

14. 14. Better than the movies, Lynn Painter

    See where it all began with the bestselling romance everyone's talking about – every movie you've ever loved in one epic love story. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of  Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com is hopelessly romantic with enemies to lovers and grumpy x sunshine energy!    Liz hates her annoyingly attractive neighbour but he`s the only in with her long-term crush … Per...

15. 15. Poirot. The Clocks, Agatha Christie

    A typist uncovers a man`s body from behind the sofa… As instructed, stenographer Sheila Webb let herself into the house at 19 Wilbraham Crescent. It was then that she made a grisly discovery: the body of a dead man sprawled across the living room floor. What intrigued Poirot about the case was the time factor.Although in a state of shock, Sheila clearly remembered having heard a cuckoo clock strike three o`clock. Yet, the four other clocks in the living room all showed the time as 4.13...

16. 16. W zimowe wieczory. Czytamy w oryginale, Charles Dickens

    Zanurz się w magiczny świat klasycznej literatury angielskiej i jednocześnie rozwijaj swoje umiejętności językowe z serią "Czytamy w oryginale". To niezwykła okazja, by odkryć piękno ponadczasowych opowieści w ich pierwotnym brzmieniu, wspierając swoją przygodę z nauką angielskiego. Wyobraź sobie, że czytasz arcydzieła, które od dziesięcioleci inspirują pokolenia, a zarazem bez trudu przyswajasz nowe słownictwo i konstrukcje gramatyczne. Czyż to nie idealne połączenie rozrywki i edukacji, zwł...

17. 17. Bluey. Let's Stick! wer. angielska

    Super sticker scenes book with over 200 stickers! Join in with all the fun Bluey and Bingo get up to from days at the beach, horsey weddings, sleepovers, market trips and heaps more. LET'S DO THIS!With twelve sticker scenes for little hands to decorate, it's the perfect book to keep Bluey fans busy.

18. 18. Miss Marple. A Murder is Announced, Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie`s most ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans AND book lovers. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: `A murder is announced AND will take place ON Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.` A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable ...

19. 19. Animal Farm, Folwark zwierzęcy. Literatura w oryginale, George Orwell

    Literatura w oryginale to nowa seria wydawnicza prezentująca najważniejsze dzieła literatury światowej w wersji dwujęzycznej angielsko-polskiej. To znakomite narzędzie do nauki języka, ale także unikatowa możliwość poznawania wielkiej literatury przez porównywanie tekstu oryginalnego z polskim tłumaczeniem.

20. 20. Anne & Pollyanna. Czytamy w oryginale, Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Seria wydawnicza „czytamy w oryginale” zawiera adaptacje największych dzieł literatury światowej w wersji dwujęzycznej, przeznaczonej dla uczących się języka angielskiego. Śledząc losy bohaterów, możemy na bieżąco porównywać tekst angielski i polski. Anne of Green Gables. Ania z Zielonego Wzgórza Lucy Maud Montgomery i Pollyanna Eleanor H. Porter to dwie ponadczasowe powieści o niezwykłej sile optymizmu i wyobraźni. Obie historie łączy motyw osieroconych dziewcząt, których nieposk...