This is a story about Granny Fixit and a boy who loses his ball. There’s a skateboard chase through the town when a dog, a cat and then a squirrel take the ball. Can Granny Fixit get the ball back for the boy?
PB3 and his robot are excited to find themselves in a circus! Elephants and jugglers and an acrobat and a clown!
‘In the deep green forest what can you see? Ants and snakes and spiders and monkeys up a tree! In the deep green forest what can you do? Take photos. Climb up and swing from trees too!’
Jane Cadwallader
Harry and the Sports Competition
Aesop
The Hare and the Tortoise
Stage 4 (400 headwords) A2 Flyers
Stage 2 (200 headwords) A1 Starters/Movers
Harry is the very last person to volunteer for a sport competiton! In this story our reluctant hero braves golf and volleyball to come out tops (to everyone’s surprise!).
It’s better to be careful and do things slowly.
Harvey the hare thinks he’s the fastest and the best at everything! But sometimes it’s a good idea to be slow and steady. One day Tilly the tortoise and Harvey the hare have a race. Who do you think wins? Read the story to find out!
Teenagers
Mark Twain - Retold by Jane Bowie
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Anna Claudia Ramos
Expedition Brazil
Stage 1 (600 headwords) A1 Movers
Stage 2 (800 headwords) A2 Flyers/Key (KET)
Stage 3 (1000 headwords) B1 Preliminary (PET)
This novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, the boss of a factory in late 19th century Connecticut, who awakens to find himself transported back in time to early medieval England at the time of the legendary King Arthur. One day, while Hank Morgan is working, a man attacks him and hits him on the head.
Enjoy reading about this little boy and discover if he stays true to himself even with all the changes in his life.
Niara, Yoshi and Gunnar are the lucky winners of a trip to Brazil. Follow them while travelling around this country.
Adult and Young Adult
Edgar Allan Poe
The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Natsume Sōseki
Botchan
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet
Stage 1 (600 headwords) A1
Stage 1 (600 headwords) A1
Stage 1 (600 headwords) A1
Arthur Gordon Pym is eighteen years old and he wants to be a sailor. He hides on a ship, with the help of his friend Augustus. This is the story of his adventures at sea.
Botchan is from Tokyo in Japan. He becomes a teacher and moves from the big city to a small town on an island. He thinks teaching high school students is easy, but life in the country town is different.
A Study in Scarlet is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first story with Holmes and Watson. Come and walk the dark streets of London with the great Mr Sherlock Holmes!
William Shakespeare
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Henri James - Retold by Michael Lacey Freeman
The Portrait of a Lady
Alexander Hope
The Prisoner of Zenda
Stage 2 (800 headwords) A2 Key (KET)
Stage 3 (1000 headwords) B1 Preliminary (PET)
Stage 4 (1800 headwords) B2 First (FCE)
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
– William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.”
‘It’s a risk, but you look so like him, I’m sure no one will suspect you’re not the real King.’
William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair – A Novel without a Hero
Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest
Stage 5 (2500 headwords) C1 Advanced (CAE)
Stage 6 Unabridged Texts C2 Proficiency (CPE)
“Our story begins just outside Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for Young Ladies at Chiswick Mall in London. A large family carriage is waiting for two young ladies, Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp.”
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde