A0 This story by Mark Twain explores the saying: ‘The grass is always greener on the other side!’ A poor boy and a prince swop places with unforeseen consequences. ...
A1 ‘This isn’t going to stop us! We’re definitely going to find Wills!’ In this Reader you will find: Focus on… | Comprehension activities | Glossary of difficult words...
B1 Dickens favorite Christmas story shows us the difficult lives of the poor, but it is also a story of hope, where the future can be better. Ebenezer Scrooge...
A1.1 In this story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a young girl called Mary starts out as unloved and unlovable. She moves home and, through her contact with country life and...
C1 Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th-century literary classic. “Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?” Could it be the same young...
B2 One of the most widely-read books worldwide. Moby Dick is the saga of Captain Ahab and his continuous pursuit of Moby Dick, the great white whale who maimed him...
A0 Ann is ALWAYS losing her things and her teacher is angry. But help is on the way! Granny Fixit and her piece of yellow string solve all her problems...
Stage 3 300 headwords | A1.1 | Movers | Fairy Tales ‘Oh no! I must go. The magic stops at midnight,’ said Cinderella. ‘Wait! Come back! I don’t know...
C1 Mrs. Dalloway is a novel that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in post-World War I. It is one of Woolf’s best-known novels. London 1923....
A0 Jack is on his summer holidays. He’s at the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Alfie is Jack’s dog. He’s on holiday too! Follow Jack and Alfie in their...
A0 ‘The small dog has the football! The small dog has the football! Granny Fixit, can you fix it? Granny Fixit, can you fix it? Can you get the ball...
A0 These are two of Hans Christian Anderson’s most popular stories. In "The ugly duckling", the farmyard animals reject a little duck because he is different. In "The princess and...
A1 Rumbledumble’s greatest loves are: Anna and the other children, his garden and his little dog Maxi. When Maxi gets lost Rumbledumble and the children search everywhere for him. But...
B1 ‘There’s daggers in men’s smiles’ (Act II, Sc. III) Tag Ambition Power Macbeth is a brave general, loyal to King Duncan and to Scotland. Until that is, he...
B1 Jane Eyre was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote: ‘It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many...
A1 The bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. In this Reader you will find: Information about Lucy Maud Montgomery | A section focusing on background and context...
A1 Aladdin is a poor boy who plays all day long in the streets with his monkey, but something will change his life. Aladdin loves Bulbul but his love...
B2 A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s most famous historical novel. Set in Paris and London at the time of the French Revolution, this is the story...
A2 Do you enjoy walking among the trees and watching for forest animals? Do you know how important forests are for our world and our health? This book is about...
A2 Join Irene and Camilla in the beautiful Italian city of Florence. There are lots to see! Read also about how the girls spend their days and about their special...
A1 Why doesn’t summer come to the Giant’s garden? Find out how the Selfish Giant changes and learns about friendship. A Giant lives in a castle with a beautiful...
A1 This story tells the adventure of two children. One is studious and interested in all scientific things. The other is energetic and sporty. Although they live next door to...
A0 Katie has some special friends: Regazza the doll and Monty the mouse. They live in the Land of Forgotten Toys, the place where toys go when they are thrown...
The Woman in White is the first English ‘sensation novel’ full of mystery and dark secrets. After meeting a strange woman one night in London, Walter Hartright begins to...
A1 Which race between two English universities is so famous to be known simply as ‘The Boat Race’? The teams are getting ready. The Oxford – Cambridge Boat Race is...
Can the children save a baby whale on the beach with the help of some Viking children? (And a little help from Granny Fixit, of course!). When the children...
B1 ‘Wow! A date! This is my first date. Maybe next year my diary will be full of photos and secret letters like all my friends. Please come, Luke. Oh,...
B1 ‘A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.’ Late nineteenth-century London: a city of...
A2 ‘I’m going to solve this mystery! I’m tired, but before I turn out the light, I’m going to write down all the things I’ll need for my investigation.’ Tags...
