New Releases by John Lechner

The first Chechen language course available in English! Chechen is spoken by over 1.4 million people worldwide, mostly in the Chechen Republic. It is also spoken in the Chechen diaspora in Russia, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Middle East, notably in Jordan and Turkey. It is a Northeast Caucasian language that is written in the Cyrillic script. Ideal for those new to Chechen, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner''s Chechen with Online Audio teaches both written and spoken Chechen using modern pedagogy, and includes: - An introductory section on the Chechen language and its main features - Twelve carefully-paced chapters, each one opening with dialogues about an everyday topic followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises - Dialogues in 3 forms: literary Chechen (Cyrillic), spoken Chechen, and Romanized - Answer key to the exercises - Chechen-English and English-Chechen glossaries - Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

A very clever stick finally discovers how he can communicate with the world around him.

Sticky Burr is on the verge of being kicked out of his village in Burrwood Forest because he is not prickly enough to suit some of the other burrs, but when the village is attacked by wild dogs, Sticky Burr and his friends come to the rescue. Reprint.