Koko le petit moineau était perché au sommet d'un arbre dans la forêt et au pied de l'arbre 4 ours marchaient tranquillement. Il faisait très chaud car il n'avait pas plus depuis plusieurs semaines. Un aigle dit à Koko que quelque chose de grave allait arriver. Mais qu'allait-il se passer de si grave?

Koko le petit moineau était perché au sommet d'un arbre dans la forêt et au pied de l'arbre 4 ours marchaient tranquillement. Il faisait très chaud car il n'avait pas plus depuis plusieurs semaines. Un aigle dit à Koko que quelque chose de grave allait arriver. Mais qu'allait-il se passer de si grave?

All key exam topics and vocabulary covered. Practice of all main test task types in Reading, Listening, Use of English, Writing, and Speaking. Exam techniques, preparation strategies, and useful study tips. Multi-ROM containing recorded material for the Listening tasks and tapescripts. Word Bank with key vocabulary, Speaking Bank with useful communicative phrases, and Writing Bank with model texts and advice. Smart answer key that explains why an answer is correct.

Russian literature for children and young people has a history that goes back over 400 years, starting in the late sixteenth century with the earliest alphabet primers and passing through many different phases over the centuries that followed. It has its own success stories and tragedies, talented writers and mediocrities, bestsellers and long-forgotten prize winners. After their seizure of power in 1917, the Bolsheviks set about creating a new culture for a new man and a starting point was children's literature. 70 years of Soviet control and censorship were succeeded in the 1990s by a re-birth of Russian children's literature. This book charts the whole of this story, setting Russian authors and their books in the context of translated literature, critical debates and official cultural policy.