A time of waiting : stories from around the world

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A time of waiting : stories from around the world

retold by Clare West

(Oxford bookworms library / series editor, Jennifer Bassett, World stories ; stage 4)

Oxford University Press, 2012

  • : Reader
  • : [audio CD pack]
  • : [2 audio CDs]

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"This simplified edition Oxford University Press 2012" -- T.p verso

Audio CD pack: accompanied by 2 sound discs

Contents of Works

  • A place to stay / Swapna Kishore
  • The silk fan / Teoh Choon Ean
  • Meeting Susamatekkie / Tod Collins
  • Clean sheets / Sue Seah
  • Or be killed / Elise Moser
  • Down south / Peter James
  • An old wife's tale / Luke Jorsling
  • Swamiji's ring / Ridjal Noor
  • The policy / Sylvia McNickle
  • Anywhere but here / C.J. Onyia
  • Recycling / Eleamor Verbicky-Todd
  • Eclipse / Lee Jing-Jing
  • The one-armed thief / Kachi A. Ozumba

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: [audio CD pack] ISBN 9780194794596

Description

When did you last meet a polar bear, or go to a magician for help? These stories offer many different experiences. Some are strange, some are scary, some are sad, some are blackly funny. A few are shocking - when Lin Lin returns home for a funeral, she learns a dark and terrible family secret which may destroy her. Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world. These stories are from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, and Trinidad.
Volume

: Reader ISBN 9780194794602

Description

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.

by "Nielsen BookData"

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