Archeologist Tim Saunders sits opposite a mysterious girl on a train in Egypt. He notices the bracelet she's wearing. He thinks it may be a treasure from the lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra. Is Tim going to make a great discovery? And is there a curse on the lost treasure?
Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Cladius, murdered Hamlet's father and married the young prince's mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan?
The wonderful story of fairies, dreams and lovers is as popular today as it was in Shakespeare's time. In a wood outside Athens, for young people are following their dreams, while fairies play strange games with them. Their world seems unreal - but is it really very different from our own?
On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. This is the full story. Why did the Titanic sink so quickly? Why did so many people die? What are the stories of all those people, young and old, rich and poor?
Why has Dr Jekyll made a friend of the frightening Mr Hyde? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the good Dr Jekyll? Then there is a murder. Everybody is looking for Mr. Hyde. But the evil little man has disappeared. Or has he?
Strange and wonderful things happen in the seven short stories in this book. Oscar Wilde takes us into a world of kings and queens, mermaids and witches, giants and dwarfs, and talking animals. Exciting and amusing, happy and sad, these are stories for people of all ages.
Apollo 13 is an exciting movie - and a true story! It is Monday, April 13, 1970 and Apollo 13 is flying to the Moon. Suddenly, something goes wrong. The ship is losing power and oxygen. Will the astronauts walk on the Moon? Will they get home again?
The story of Robin Hood is very famous. Robin Hood robbed rich people and gave the money to poor people. He loved adventure, and he was the best fighter in England. The greedy Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin, and the beautiful Lady Marian loved him. His most famous adventures are in this book.
One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit-hole - and arrives in 'Wonderland'. Here, caterpillars can talk, rabbits have watches and the Queen wants to cut off everybody's head!
Sheherezade is beautiful and clever. She also knows many wonderful stories - a thousand and one! Some of them are in this book. We meet many different people in these stories - a clever servant girl, a boy judge, a stupid barber and forty bad thieves.