Helen Crawford-white

Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six-year primary history course. Helping students contextualise historical events, it provides a firm foundation to analyse both local and international history. While based on the English National Curriculum, the course maintains an international focus and encourages students to become well-rounded thinkers. Additional Workbooks provide students with further study in the classroom or at home, including plenty of extension material and extra practice.

Milly má potíže. Ve chvíli, kdy ji čeká nejdůležitější taneční vystoupení v jejím živote, její matka, která je prima balerínou, záhadně zmizí. Zničehonic je Milly pozvána, aby začala studovat na tajemné baletní škole. Pomalu přichází na to, že Labutí dům není jen školou pro baletky, ale i přípravkou pro špióny. Milly zjišťuje, že ona i její matka jsou ve strašném nebezpečí. Dokáže čelit nebezpečí na špičkách?

Even though she's terrified of the sea, a girl who believes her mum might have been a mermaid runs away to the ocean to solve the mystery of who she really is. Stella is the odd one out. She sleepwalks, is terrified of water, yet obsessed by the ocean. Her mum who died when Stella was eight remains the biggest mystery of all. Who was she and why did she give Stella a necklace called 'the word of the sea' before she died? Nobody can give her any answers. Her father is consumed by grief and her grandmother's memories are fading with dementia. When Stella's only friend in the world, Cam, moves house, Stella runs away. She's determined to find out who her mum was and who she is too. She ends up in the Crystal Cove, a run-down aquarium with a mermaid show. There she meets Pearl who reveals disturbing secrets. It's only by facing her fear of the ocean that Stella will truly uncover the truth. This is an exquisitely imagined story about a girl on an adventure above and below the waves.