Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatis suitable for Beginner-level students. "Kaori and the Lizard Kng"is a manga-style comic strip story which will have immediate appealwith young teenagers.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Buffy: Halloween" is based onthe hit TV programme and will be immediately recognisable to teensof all nationalities.

Michael Jackson, the man, the music, the mystery - Bog med CD- level 3 - fra 8. klasse (Scholastic - Vicky Shipton) On the 25th June, 2009, MichaelJackson dies of a heart attack at the age of fifty. He was one ofthe biggest stars in the world and he had sold more records thanany other singer. But he was also famous for his unusual privatelife and his strange appearance. Who was the real Michael Jackson?Read about Michael Jackson' journey from child star to 'King ofPop', and the difficulties that he faced, in this amazing story ofhis life. With Fact Files on 'Memories of Michael', 'MichaelJackson, Motown and the colour barrier' and 'Child stars'. Anon-fiction reader which tells the fascinating story of MichaelJackson in an informed and mature way. The Fact File sectiondevelops themes from the reader to enhance the reading experienceand covers subjects such as the breakthrough of black artists intomainstream music. The ‘People and Places’ section gives a visualtimeline of Michael Jackson and th

Limerick, 1934. It's cold and it's wet.Frank, his parents and three brothers have just come back fromAmerica to start a new life in Ireland. But life in Limerick iseven harder than life in 1930s' New York. Frank's `father, Malachy,is from the North of Ireland and people sag he has the "strangelook". He loves his family but he also likes to drink ... Seen through a child's eyes, Angela's Ashestells the true story of Frank's experiences with school, work,girls, death and the Catholic Church.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. The Lost Chronicles is based onthe first series of the hugely successful TV series about a groupof survivors from a plane crash who find themselves on an isolateddesert island.

Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call meIshmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudicemust be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly whatMelville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing theintricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century Britishmating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual,Austen trains her sights on a country village and a fewfamilies--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases.Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune,and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, whomarried above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity tomarry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley iscomplaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane;Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet'svulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters,he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane andElizabeth. His

In a border town in Mexico, a group of young Mexicans begin adangerous journey across the US-Mexico border in search of a betterlife… . Don starts a new job as a marketing manager for Mickey’s, agroup of fast food restaurants. Will he find out the truth behindthe burgers…? And Amber, a high school student, starts to askserious questions about her part-time job at Mickey’s. Maybe theburgers don’t taste so good after all…

Becky Sharp is alone in the world. She has no money, nofortune and no family. However she is clever, funny ... and hasvery .fine eyes. Amelia Sedley is a sweet girl with a good fortune,but some say she is rather boring. As the two girls meet theirhusbands and live their lives in Vanity Fair,which of them findswhat they are looking for?

It's 1957, and Indiana Jones, the .famous explorer, is back! DrIrina Spalko, apower-hungrg Russian scientist, wants to find thecrgsta[ skull - and nothing willstop her. When Indg meets mtutt,their adventures take them.first to Nazca inPeru, and then ta the'lost citg' o.f Akator in the heart o.f the Amazon. But canthegsurvive the terrible dangers that lie in the kingdom ofthe crgstalskull?

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for contemporary graded material that willstimulate students. "Slumdog Millionaire" - the story of a youngboy from the streets of Mumbai who wins popular quiz show 'Whowants to be a millionaire' - won eight Oscars and was a huge boxoffice success. Its strong storyline, set against a fascinatingcultural backdrop is sure to appeal to older students.

For twenty gears, Zorro, the people's fighter, has been inCalifornia's worst prison. When Ra-fael Montero put him there,Zorro lost his -family. He felt that his life was over. WhenMontero comes back to California, the people need Zorro again.Zorro wants to help, but he is an old man now. Can he find a newZorro? Can he stop Moatero's plans? And can he win back the loveo-f his beautiful daughter Elena?

This is the entrancingly entertaining yetamazingly effective guide that shows you how to know the meaning ofwords that you have never seen or heard before, learn the historyof words so that they come alive for you, master an invaluable andpermanent technique of word-viewing within 30 days. This is the onebook that makes you love to learn.

Famous adventurers Rick and Evy O'Connellarrive in Shanghai just as their son,Alex, makes an importantdiscovery - the tomb of the Dragon Emperor, But things start to gowrong when the Emperor magically comes back to life, Rick and Evyfind themselves high in the Himalayas with a stranger called Linand the angry Emperor Mummy. Will the Mummy find the secret toliving forever? Or will Rick and Evy be able to stop him?

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Spiderman 2" is the second tothe phenomenally successful "Spiderman" movies and will beimmediately recognizable to teens of all nationalities.

In 1985, top mountaineers Joe Simpson and his friend Simon Yateswent climbing in the Peruvian Andes. After a series of accidents,Simon was forced to cut the rope which held him and Joe together.At the time, Simon believed that he was sending his friend to hisdeath.An inspiring true story about endurance, courage andfriendship in the face of terror and adversity.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to teenage students with a limited knowledgeof English. "Spooky Skaters" is a comic-strip style reader about agroup of skateboarders from the land of the living and the 'Land ofthe Dead'.

The gear is 1588. Spain is the strongest countrg in the world.The Spanishking, Philip II, is a proud Catholic. England, ruled bklQueen Elizabeth I, is aProtestant country. When the Catholic queen,Marg, Queen oj~ Scots, is executedby Elizabeth, Spain is ready toattack. As the Spanish Armada sails towardsEngland, Elizabethprepares to protect her country, her people and her positionasqueen.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need inthe ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. "Billy Elliot" is based on thaward-winning film and tells the story of a young boy who followshis dream, against all the odds. It also provides an insight intoBritish culture and family relationships.