Original / British English (Available March 2008) Princess Diana, one of the most famous and popular women in the world - the People's Princess. Read here about Diana's short life, her marriage to Prince Charles, her 'war' with the Royal Family and her love and hard work for sick and poor people all over the world.
Sindbad has three journeys. He is on an island, but suddenly it moves, it's a whale! Then a strange bird carries him to a cave full of diamonds. When his becomes rich he goes home with a lovely w
Read about Princess Diana's short life, her marriage to Prince Charles, her 'war' with the Royal Family and her love and hard work for sick and poor people around the world.
La atractiva colección de narraciones que presentamos nos lleva hasta las raíces de muchas fiestas que se celebran en todo el mundo. Penetraréis en la oscura noche de octubre con el temerario Jamie Freel que quiere encontrarse con las hadas, descubrireis como una valiente joven salva a su pueblo del malvado Aman, y seguireis al pueblo de los warau en su viaje que empieza en un agujero entre las nubes, al final del cual descubriran maravillas que nunca habian soñado.Las magnificas ilustraciones de Helen Cann acompañan esta variada coleccion de historias que se adentran en los aspectos mas emocionantes y extraordinarios de las fiestas que se celebran en el mundo
Sabíeu que quan per Halloween truqueu a les portes demanant llaminadures esteu participant en una antiga festa cèltica? O que la majoria de les tradicions nadalenques provenen dels romans? L'atractiu recull de narracions que presentem ens porta fins a les arrels de moltes festes que se celebren per tot el món. Us endinsareu en la fosca nit d'octubre amb el temerari Jamie Freel que vol trobar-se amb les fades, descobrireu com una valenta jove salva el seu poble del malvat Aman, i seguireu el poble dels warau en el seu viatge que comença en un forat entre núvols, al final del qual descobriran meravelles que mai no havien somiat. Les magnífiques il•lustracions de Helen Cann acompanyen aquest variat recull d'històries que s'endinsa en els aspectes més emocionants i extraordinaris de les festes que se celebren al món.
Three stories from around the world. In the Waters of Life a good man makes people better. In Krishna and the River Snake, Krishna and the Snake fight, and they both win! In the White Cloud Fairy, a special lake is always clean.Penguin Young Readers are simplified texts to support children learning English. Each book has activities and there are Factsheets with Teacher's and Parent's Notes.Level 3 titles are written from a 1000-word wordlist and are suitable for students who have studied 200-300 hours of English.
This is the story of Princess Diana's life, her role in the Royal Family, her marriage to Prince Charles and her relationship with her two sons, William and Harry. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.
Princess Diana - the most famous, most photographed woman in the world. This Reader is about her life, her role in the Royal family, about Prince Charles and her two sons, William and Harry, about her glamorous life-style, beautiful clothes and celebrity friends. But most importantly, it is also a look at how Diana's work with the poor and sick led her to become known by millions as the 'Queen of Hearts'. This sensitive portrait of the 'People's Princess' is illustrated with full-colour photographs throughout.
