Elementary

How did people make and watch films in the past? Do you know what magic lanterns or kinetoscopes were? Or nickelodeons or drive-ins? Find out in this book!

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Paris, 1792, people are dying. Aristocrats are running from angry revolutionaries, and a brave Englishman is helping them. He and his friends are taking them to England. But who is this Englishman, this 'Scarlet Pimpernel'? The revolutionaries really want to know and then they can kill him.

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Learn about the more important musical styles in Europe and North America from the middle ages to today. Read about the history of the minstrels and troubadours, ragtime music, jazz, blues, rock, pop, rap, grunge and many more. It’s all here.

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It's snot easy to find a reader this entertaining! Learn about mucus in humans and animals, and even in the laws of our countries!

Cambridge Discovery Education Interactive Readers are the next generation of graded readers - captivating topics, high-impact video, and interactive exercises designed to motivate and engage. These 96 leveled (A1-B2+), highly engaging titles feature Discovery Education™ videos that are fully integrated into the pedagogy of the readers. Choose from four formats: book plus access code for online content; online only; iOS app; and Android app. The online version of these readers comes complete with a learning management system - class creation, progress tracking, gradebook, and more - which frees teachers from the mundane task of h

"The Prince and the Pauper" is the story of how when young Prince Edward Tudor of Wales and Pauper Tom Canty switch clothes that they are mistaken for each other and end up switching places. Prince Edward learns of the struggles of the commoners of England while Tom discovers what it is like to be a Prince and then a King. "The Prince and the Pauper" is both a delightfully comedic tale and a biting social commentary on the inequities among different social classes.

How do you get a licence if you want to keep a monkey? What can you do if your wife has a lover? How can you see into the future? Where can you go for an exciting but cheap holiday somewhere hot and far away? How can you persuade your girlfriend or boyfriend to marry you?

The characters in these six original short plays are looking for answers to these questions. While trying to solve their problems, people get into some very funny situations. Each play gives an amusing view of life today, and there is often an unexpected ending.

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PLAYSCRIPT

Boston in the 1600s is a small town, but a large crowd waits for Hester Prynne outside the prison. She carries a baby in her arms and the scarlet letter “A” is on her dress. “A” is for adulteress. Who is the father of her baby? Nobody knows and Hester will not say.