Mommy, Daddy, and Dorothy's brother, Martin, all wear glasses. But not Dorothy. She knows that glasses make people see better, and she wants to see better, too. Never mind that she can see perfectly without them. She feels like an outsider in her own family, and so she draws glasses on her face and on all her toys. But when she tries on her Daddy's glasses, she gets a big surprise!

Includes audio CD. This manual is designed for the English speaker at the beginners level, who would like to start speaking Russian and use simple constructs and basic grammar.

The author examines the recent US led war in Iraq and how this fits the pattern of US led military interventions in Afghanistan, Haiti, Serbia and more.

The Danish novelist, poet and playwright Hans Christian Andersen is known throughout the world primarily as a storyteller. His tales and stories have been translated into more than 100 languages. The strength and immortality of Andersen's fairy tales lies in the fact that they are poetic, wise, imbued with goodness, love for nature and beauty in all its manifestations. Many heroes of his...

The book, a collection of articles written by Russian and Western authors, examines the challenges facing Russia today.