: Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends of a melancholy that he cannot explain. His friend Bassanio is desperately in need of money to court Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the city of Belmont. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan in order to travel in style to Portia’s estate. Antonio agrees, but is unable to make the loan himself because his own money is all invested in a number of trade ships that are still at sea. Antonio suggests that Bassanio secure the loan from one of the city’s moneylenders and name Antonio as the loan’s guarantor. In Belmont, Portia expresses sadness over the terms of her father’s will, which stipulates that she must marry the man who correctly chooses one of three caskets. None of Portia’s current suitors are to her liking, and she and her lady-in-waiting, Nerissa, fondly remember a visit paid some time before by Bassanio.
: The quizzes in this book and the series are progressive, but also contain elements of revision and reinforcement. The mixed ability questions ensure that most students will get a reasonable number correct, and more able students will find questions to extend them. Content of quizzes across both books covers: number, fractions, decimals, percentages, geometry, measurement, algebra and statistics. Great for revision, and for pre- and post-testing.
: In this collection of Enid Blyton stories, the fairy queen borrows Mollie's new umbrella, Niggle the naughty gnome turns over a new leaf, and Mr Prickles the hedgehog drives the red goblins out of the wood.
: One of a selection of ever-popular short stories for the younger reader, with clear text and illustrated throughout. For age 5 thru 8. This Enid Blyton book contains the stories:
The very old kettle --
Louise and Bobs have an adventure --
The apple that couldn't be found --
Well, really, old grandad --
Polly piglet --
Gillian earns some money --
Billy-dog --
Mr Tweeky's magic poc
: ‘if you go looking for adventure, you will find it’
Rusty and his friends Pitambar and Popat find adventure in no small measure when they set out to climb a mysterious mountain around which legend and superstition have grown over the years. On the way they shelter in a haunted rest house, encounter a tiger, and experience a hilarious mule ride which takes them to the palace of a mad rani who presides over a murder of crows. There are other surprises in store for the boys—a beautiful but mysterious princess, a colony of dwarfs and a wonderful musical stone!