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You must be the best judge of your own happiness.Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, rich, intelligent and a snob. She says she will never marry, but loves matchmaking and is determined to find a suitable hu...

When Uncle Jack and the children find some homesick baby meerkats, sad and lonely in a cage, they decide to take them home to the Kalahari Desert. Getting there is easy in Uncle Jacks balloon. But the...

Dickens famous 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 loves only one thing - money. He has no friend...

Join us on an A-Z journey around the festivals of Britain! Would you like to learn about the biggest dog show in the world? Or how many fire festivals there are in Britain? Do you want to know what ha...

Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. Theyre off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all the winter as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place fa...

Newland felt more and more embarrassed. The men were all staring into the box where May was sitting between her mother and her aunt, he didnt recognise the lady in the strange dress, and he didnt know...

Use this play-script version to prepare a fun and amusing stage version of the English legend of Robin Hood.Follow Robin Hoods adventures in Sherwood Forest in this easy-to-follow drama version based ...

Once upon a time, a long time ago, in London there was a happy family in a happy house. Happy parents, happy children, and a happy dog.Never leave your windows open at night. Anything can get in. The ...

Part of the Real Lives collection. Written with Action Aid International Italia.Smile with me in the Congo. Join Ça Depend, a young boy from the Congo. Discover his country, in the heart of Africa, an...

Oh! says Alex, a little surprised. Dont you feel African at all? No, not at all! Marquat replies firmly. Just because Im black doesnt mean Im not British. I am British, just like you!Marquat, born in ...

In Real Lives, aimed at Young A2 and Teen A2-B1 readers, real children and teenagers from different countriesand continents present their daily life and environment. The series is specifically geared ...

They dont have apples Potatoes or beans Or even a pea. They dont have pears. They dont have grapes. Poor Robin and PB3!An extraterrestrial adventure in which a bully gets more than he expects. When Fr...

Part of the Real Lives collection.Join Ivan in the beautiful Russian city of Saint Petersburg.Youll discover that theres lots to see and do and special places to visit for good luck. Youll also learn ...

View a sampleLook at the parrots! Pink and blue, Grey and purple, Green ones too. -Parrots parrots everywhere One on the wardrobe, One on the chair.When Jill and Ahmed find themselves on a magic pirat...

How we look after water is something that will greatly affect the future of our Earth and the wellbeing of its inhabitants.This book asks children to think about the questions What do you know about w...

Hello! My name is Black Beauty. And Im a horse. I have an interesting story to tell you. I want to tell you about my life.My story starts with my mother, who taught me many things. And, when I close m...

Heart of Darkness is classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the ´100 best novels´ and part of the Western canon. Marlow, a man who has spent his life at sea, tells the story of a j...

An adventure novel featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations.Richard Hannay is bored. He is all alone in a...

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 people, she gradually changes. She ...

In this funny adventure in a biopark a monkey takes Granny Fixits small yellow bag! What does the monkey take out of the bag? And what can Granny Fixit, Lucy and Bill do to get it back?Vocabulary area...

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 go with their mother to a Viking archaeological...

PB3 finds that helping isnt always as easy as it seems and its important to think before you act!PB3 and his robot, Robin, are with their Earth friends, Ben and Sue finding out about life at the beach...

Im sorry, Grandma. Mummy is right. It isnt safe to stop in the woods, says Little Red Riding Hood. Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the forest. Her name was Little...

Who wants to go on a trip to London? You? Then join us on our A-Z journey through this ancient and modern city. Its a city which is full of surprises and theres always something to see and do in this ...

Crusoes father wants him to lead an ordinary honest life at home, but Crusoe wants nothing more than to travel around the world. His first voyage is a disaster but he survives and instead of returning...

This story by Mark Twain explores the saying The grass is always greener on the other side! A poor boy and a prince swap places with unforeseen consequences.Through the story, the reader empathises wi...

Has Harriet got the detective skills of her father?The portrait of Lord Methody, the founder of Methody School is missing. But who could want the portrait of this unpopular man and why? Harriet Holmes...

This adventure story tells the beginnings of the legend of Robin Hood, a legend that has fascinated generations of children.It starts when Robin Hood comes home to England after fighting for King Rich...

After many more days and nights of study, I discovered exactly how life was created. With this knowledge I became the first man in history to have the power to create life from death.Victor Frankenste...

A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.Dorian is visiting his friend, the kind and gentle painter Basil Hallward, when he meets Lord H...

Enjoy reading about this little boy and discover if he stays true to himself even with all the changes in his life.In the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in New York. They are quit...

Vancouver is Canadas gateway to the Pacific Rim. Allan introduces us to the city, his family, and friends. His days are filled with sports, school, and everyday family life. Join Allan and his friends...

You must start packing, Ned, says his mother, We are leaving early tomorrow... the mountains, remember?Ned is not happy when his parents take him on holiday to a small mountain village - he wants to s...

Treasure Island is an adventure novel, narrating a tale of pirates and buried gold. It is known for its atmosphere, characters and action.After Jim Hawkins finds a map in an old sea chest, he starts a...

Im going to solve this mystery! .m tired, but before I turn out the light, Im going to write down all the things Ill need for my investigation.Sally wants to be a detective and her hobby is solving my...

The stories of ten people who have changed the world from protecting world peace and the rights of women and children to saving the environment. It is possible to change the world and the stories of t...

Discover my Perù. Juanita has a dream she hopes her alpaca will have two little babies, one for her and one for her brother. But usually alpacas only have one baby at a time Lets find out more about t...

A man goes back to the house where he grew up and becomes a little boy again.Tom visits the house he lived in when he was a little boy, and he finds an old newspaper in the wardrobe. He picks it up, a...

Join Irene and Camilla in the beautiful Italian city of Florence.Theres lots to see! Read also about how the girls spend their days and about their special hobby playing the piano!

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 is impossible. She is a princess and he is just a poor...

Two police officers, Harry and Emma, are sent to investigate an ancient Egyptian tomb where stolen gold is hidden. Harry is not happy and his mood gets worse when he finds out that a young girl is goi...

Joyces first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time.An ambitious mother, a boy in love, a lonely older man, a cynical intellectual and a gir...

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde One of Oscar Wilde’s funniest plays, The Importance of Being Earnest was described by the dramatist as being ‘a trivial comedy for serious peo...

We dont stop at any towns for days and days. We just keep going down the river.This is the story of Huckleberry Finn and his adventures on the Mississippi river. Hucks father kidnaps him from his new ...

The unmissable story of four sisters whose father is fighting in the American Civil War. Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are the four March sisters, all very different, but always there for each other. With the...

Granny Fixit is in the park listening to the birds. How can she distract the children?There are two children. They arent enjoying the park! Theyre playing a video game! How can Granny Fixit distract t...

A young beggar boy meets the Prince of Wales by chance. It is a moment that will change their lives forever.Two boys are born on the same day, but their lives are very different. Edward Tudor is a pri...

Great Expectations depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. Pip is born poor, but one day his life mysteriously changes. He is sent to London to learn to become a gentleman....

Gavin, Max, Rose and Isabel are excited about starting their first year at the Music, Art and Dance Academy of London.Theyre all very different but they soon become good friends. Its going to be hard ...

The novellas impact is such that it has become a part of the language.Jekyll is a famous London doctor, but something unusual is happening in his house. Who is his strange young friend? Why does Jekyl...

Its night. Sally is having dinner with her uncle, Coco the clown. Suddenly something lands on the roof of Cocos caravan! OH! Its a spaceship!PB3 and his robot, Robin, come down the stairs of the space...

Can you imagine being whooshed away by the wind to a magic land of witches and strange characters? Have you ever met Munchkins or Winkies or monkeys with wings and an all powerful wizard? This is the ...

Ant house is small and very nice. In summer its cool and in winter its warm. Grasshopper hasnt got a house. She livesoutside. She doesnt think about winter. She likes singing! She sings all day! Its v...

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. - William Shakespeare, Hamlet.After Hamlet sees his fatherâs ghost, he begins to act in a strange way. He now knows the terrible secret o...

Martha the mammoth and her prehistoric animal friends are playing happily together in the wood when Martha discovers a baby woolly rhino called Ryan who has lost his mum and dad. While Martha and her ...

Is it OK to trust everyone?Read about the Gingerbread Man as he runs away from an old woman, an old man, a cow and a horse. No one can catch him! But then he meets a fox... Who is more clever? The fox...

Three children and their mother move to a new home because their father gets sent away. They are sad at the beginning of their new life, but they make a new friend along the way and live a lot of adve...

Jack is on his summer holidays. Hes at the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Alfie is Jacks dog. Hes on holiday too! Follow Jack and Alfie in their fun adventures at the beach.Topics At the seasid...

Jonathan Swifts best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. Gulliver is a doctor on a ship. He travels from England to many places. He meets little people and giants, he meets pe...

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 realise that this mysterious wom...