Read The Olympics to find out all you need to know about this global sporting event, including answers to the following questions:
- How many events were there at the first Olympics?
- What is the oldest Olympics... more>>
"Forward to Beijing: A Guide to the Summer Olympics":
Explains for each Olympic Sport: the rules; the special terms & vocabulary.
Lists: impressive Olympiad achievements of the past.
Contains: fascinating insights... more>>
The first Olympc athletes stepped on to the track at the great stadium in Olypia in 776 BC. Held every four years, the Olympic Games were the most important sporting event in the ancient Greek world. Wars and feuds... more>>
The Search for Tutankhamen is about the hunt for an ancient tomb in Egypt and how it was finally discovered in the Valley of the Kings.
Heinemann English Readers is an exciting new series offering extensive reading... more>>
Frederick Stewart was known by his contemporaries as the "founder of Hong Kong Government Education". He was the first headmaster of the Central School, now Queen's College, which led Hong Kong English education from... more>>
Different languages and cultural practices are what make life both interesting and challenging when embarking on life as an expat. A successful intercultural relationship often demands much time and effort on both... more>>
Jack and Annie set off to find an original copy of an ancient Chinese myth. Armed only with their magic library cards, they must take on a book-burning emperor. But with the help of a scholar and a silk weaver, they... more>>
