Oxford Read and Imagineは、物語を楽しみながら想像力とリーディングスキルを育むフィクションシリーズ。
・生徒は、親しみやすい登場人物たちとともに幾多の出来事をくぐり抜け、一緒に学んで成長していきます。
・一般的なコースブックのシラバスが扱っている語彙や文法を用いているので、副教材としてもお使いいただけます。
・電子書籍版では、インタラクティブなアニメーションとともに臨場感を感じながらストーリーを楽しめます。

Oxford Read and Imagineは、物語を楽しみながら想像力とリーディングスキルを育むフィクションシリーズ。
・生徒は、親しみやすい登場人物たちとともに幾多の出来事をくぐり抜け、一緒に学んで成長していきます。
・一般的なコースブックのシラバスが扱っている語彙や文法を用いているので、副教材としてもお使いいただけます。
・電子書籍版では、インタラクティブなアニメーションとともに臨場感を感じながらストーリーを楽しめます。

Oxford Read and Imagineは、物語を楽しみながら想像力とリーディングスキルを育むフィクションシリーズ。
・生徒は、親しみやすい登場人物たちとともに幾多の出来事をくぐり抜け、一緒に学んで成長していきます。
・一般的なコースブックのシラバスが扱っている語彙や文法を用いているので、副教材としてもお使いいただけます。
・電子書籍版では、インタラクティブなアニメーションとともに臨場感を感じながらストーリーを楽しめます。

Oxford Read and Imagineは、物語を楽しみながら想像力とリーディングスキルを育むフィクションシリーズ。
・生徒は、親しみやすい登場人物たちとともに幾多の出来事をくぐり抜け、一緒に学んで成長していきます。
・一般的なコースブックのシラバスが扱っている語彙や文法を用いているので、副教材としてもお使いいただけます。
・電子書籍版では、インタラクティブなアニメーションとともに臨場感を感じながらストーリーを楽しめます。

Oxford Read and Imagineは、物語を楽しみながら想像力とリーディングスキルを育むフィクションシリーズ。
・生徒は、親しみやすい登場人物たちとともに幾多の出来事をくぐり抜け、一緒に学んで成長していきます。
・一般的なコースブックのシラバスが扱っている語彙や文法を用いているので、副教材としてもお使いいただけます。
・電子書籍版では、インタラクティブなアニメーションとともに臨場感を感じながらストーリーを楽しめます。

ラダーシリーズは、使用する単語を限定して、やさしい英語で書き改められた多読に最適な英文リーダーです。
巻末にはワードリストが付属、辞書なしでどこでも読書が楽しめます。
自分にぴったりの1冊が選べるから、自分に合ったペースで英語と付き合えます。

使用語彙1300語 / TOEICテスト350点以上 / 英検3級以上

王女と新聞記者の、ローマを舞台にした一日だけの恋物語。日々の公務で窮屈な生活を送る王女がジョーと出会い、 スペイン階段、真実の口など、ローマの観光スポットをまわり休日を満喫する。新人女優であったオードリー・ヘップバーンがアン王女を演じ、 映画は大ヒットを記録した。

ラダーシリーズは、使用する単語を限定して、やさしい英語で書き改められた多読に最適な英文リーダーです。
巻末にはワードリストが付属、辞書なしでどこでも読書が楽しめます。
自分にぴったりの1冊が選べるから、自分に合ったペースで英語と付き合えます。

使用語彙2000語 / TOEICテスト600～700点 / 英検2級以上

21世紀のメディアを作ったスティーブ・ジョブズ。製品だけでなく、ジョブズが残した言葉も長く語り継がれていくことだろう。 簡潔な文体で誰でも完読できる！ TOEIC対策にも最適。 ベージュの重たくて醜い、箱形コンピュータではなく、フレンドリーで楽しいものを作りたい。 どんなに反対されても、“Think Different” の精神を曲げなかったジョブズが世に送り出したのは、 シースルーのブルーのケースに入ったコンピュータだった。 後にいちご色などの多色展開も行い、コンピュータのデザインや色に一石を投じることとなる。 アップル社の創業者の一人でありながら、一度は追放されたジョブズの波乱の生涯がシンプルな英語で楽しめる。

In his first book for young adults, Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school. This heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written tale, featuring poignant drawings that reflect the character's art, is based on the author's own experiences. It chronicles contemporary adolescence as seen through the eyes of one Native American boy.

邦題「はみだしインディアンのホントにホントの物語」

【対象年齢】
小学校高学年以上

『ハンガー・ゲーム』3部作より第1作です。本シリーズではダークな近未来を舞台に、 恐ろしいリアリティ番組が繰り広げられていきます。12人の少年と12人の少女は、 「ハンガー・ゲーム」と呼ばれるライブ・イベントに余儀なく出演させられます。 番組のルールはただひとつ…殺すか殺されるか。16歳のカットニス・エヴァディーンは、 妹の代わりにゲームに参加することを死の宣告と受け止めます。 しかし、カットニスは以前にも死と隣り合わせになったことがありました。 彼女にとって、生き残ることは第二の天性だったのです。

First in the ground - breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from other ancient peoples, and the roles the Ten Commandments have played in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also looks at what each individual commandment means and how together they form the basis of leading a moral life as well as forming a just government.

Put on your dancing shoes and move to the music.

Rock and roll sprang from a combination of African-American genres, Western swing, and country music that exploded in post World War II America. Jim O'Connor explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle.

This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs.

Signed on September 17, 1787, the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues and the key players who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen. Illustrations.

Which of these facts are true?
It was a gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village
On a June night in 1969, a crowd stood up against police harassment there
It sparked the beginning of the LGBTQ rights movement in America
All of the above!


How did a spontaneous protest outside of a New York City bar fifty years ago spark a social movement across America? Find out about the history of LGBTQ rights in this Who HQ title.

In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn’s doors and yelled, “Police! We’re taking the place!” But the people in this New York City neighborhood bar, members of the LGBTQ community, were tired of being harassed. They rebelled in the streets, turning one moment into a civil rights movement and launching the fight for equality among LGBTQ people in the United States.

Four score and seven years ago . . .” begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With black-and-illustrations throughout, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life.

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series.

On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting.

At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute, the Hindenburg was gone, people jumping from windows to escape. However, only 62 of the 97 crew members and passengers onboard survived. The exact cause of the disaster is still unknown and remains a fascinating historical mystery perfect for this series.

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world.

The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 American troops. Presenting all sides of a complicated and tragic chapter in recent history, Jim O'Connor explains why the US got involved, what the human cost was, and how defeat in Vietnam left a lasting scar on America.

On August 15, 1969, a music festival called "Woodstock" transformed one small dairy farm in upstate New York into a gathering place for over 400,000 young music fans. Concert-goers, called "hippies," traveled from all over the country to see their favorite musicians perform. Famous artists like The Grateful Dead played day and night in a celebration of peace, love, and happiness. Although Woodstock lasted only three days, the spirit of the festival has defined a generation and become a symbol of the "hippie life."

American Association of University Women Award for Juvenile Literature 2016 Nominee.

Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T--these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era: the Roaring Twenties. Author Mortlock hits all the highlights of this heady age that still feels modern even a hundred years later. Illustrations. 5/8.

The Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean. The isolated location of the islands has allowed a vast number of species to develop that are original to each island, such as the blue-footed booby, the marine iguana, and of course, the giant Galapagos tortoise, which may live to be over one hundred years old. Studied by Charles Darwin during his historic voyage on the HMS Beagle, the island life contributed to his groundbreaking theory of evolution. Today the islands area popular tourist destination and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum's dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota. Does that sound like a wacky idea? Many at the time thought so. Borglum faced a lot of opposition and problems at every turn; the blasting and carving carried out through the years of the Great Depression when funding for anything was hard to come by. Yet Mount Rushmore now draws almost three million visitors to the Black Hills every year. This is an entertaining chronicle of one man's magnificent obsession, which even today sparks controversy.

When the plans for the Eiffel Tower were first announced, many people hated the design of the future landmark, calling it ungainly and out of step with the beautiful stone buildings of the city. But once it went up for the World's Fair in 1889, the people of Paris quickly fell in love with the tower. Today it seems impossible to imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, which greets millions of visitors each year who climb up its wrought-iron stairs, ride its glass elevators, and enjoy the wonderful views of the city spread out below it.

If you've never known what a wildebeest is, you'll find out now in this latest Where? Is title about the Serengeti.

Each year, over 1.5 million wildebeest make a harrowing journey (more than one thousand miles!) between Tanzania and Kenya. They are in search of new land to graze. Even if these creatures avoid vicious attacks from lions and crocodiles, they could still fall prey to thirst, hunger, and exhaustion. This book not only follows the exciting Migration, but also tells about the other creatures and peoples that co-exist along these beautiful landscapes of the Serengeti.

世界の名所を紹介する子ども向けの読み物。巻末に切り取って使えるミニマップ付き。

対象：小学生～一般
120㎝ / 112ページ / ペーパーバック
［タイトルリスト］
・WHERE ARE THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS?(ガラパゴス諸島)
・WHERE ARE THE GREAT PYRAMIDS?(エジプトのピラミッド)
・WHERE IS EASTER ISLAND?(イースター島)
・WHERE IS MACHU PICCHU?(インカ帝国の遺跡マチュ・ピチュ)
・WHERE IS MOUNT EVEREST?(エベレスト・チョモランマ)
・WHERE IS STONEHENGE?(イギリスの遺跡ストーンヘンジ)
・WHERE IS THE AMAZON?(アマゾンの密林)
・WHERE IS THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE?(魔の海域バルミューダ・トライアングル)
・WHERE IS THE EIFFEL TOWER?(パリのエッフェル塔)
・WHERE IS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER?(北アメリカのミシシッピ河)
・WHERE IS THE TOWER OF LONDON?(ロンドン塔)
・WHERE IS THE WHITE HOUSE?(アメリカ合衆国のホワイトハウス)

A Tennessee country girl with big dreams
A world-famous singer, actress, and author
The creator of Imagination Library, which has given over sixty million books to kids

Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn’t stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose “Imagination Library” reading initiative reaches children throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. There is simply no one like Dolly Parton!

A girl who loved to tap-dance
A brilliant reporter who dares to speak the truth
A world-famous women’s rights champion


As a field reporter in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem worked hard to dig up important stories. She went undercover to expose the grim realities of gender inequality in America. As her message continued to grow, she became the spokeswoman of the women’s liberation movement and created the feminist publication, Ms. magazine. Steinem continues to speak and write about women and women’s roles in media and politics.

Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college, his comic strip Igdoof was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional. Then, an idea struck: Jeff would write a journal from the perspective of a child, illustrated with doodles just like a kid might do. And so, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series was born--and it was a hit! In this biography, Jeff's brother, Patrick Kinney, provides a knowledgeable look at the life of this best-selling author/illustrator. From Jeff's childhood pranks to his job developing online games, kids will love the chance to learn more about the creator of the popular Wimpy Kid books.

Learn how Blume went from being a stay-at-home mom to one of the most beloved American authors of the 20th century, noted for such classics as "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, " which addressed sensitive issues for teens. Illustrations.