Original / British EnglishTina Daniels is thirteen years old and a star. She sings beautifully, and everyone loves her. Her mother has big ideas about Hollywood, but Tina is not happy. One day she goes away on a train. Who does she meet? What does she see? Read about Tina’s new life.
Original / British EnglishMandy Brown is in the desert with Abdullah, and an oryx ranger. But there are poachers in the desert too – and a mother oryx is dead. Can Mandy and Abdullah catch the poachers? And can they find the dead oryx’s baby?
Original / British EnglishNorma is always right. But has she got the right train tickets? What happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee with Mrs Price? And is David ready for his wedding? The answers are in these six sketches.
Original / British EnglishKaren’s job takes her to many places. She loves art, and in Rome she sees some beautiful pictures. But the artist can’t sell them and he has no money. Karen likes the young man. Can she sell his pictures for him?
Original / British EnglishThe houses in Newton Road are small, but people are very happy there. Then a civil engineer wants to knock down the houses and build a new road. The people of Newton Road are very angry. But can they win the battle?
Original / British EnglishAli wants to take photos of people and places in Istanbul, but he has a big problem. He hasn’t got a camera. How can he get one?
Original / American EnglishTom breaks his leg in a football game — it’s not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again—and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?
Original / British EnglishThe stories in this book are exciting and sometimes very strange. Some are sad and some are happy. We meet many interesting people – a young man in love, a lonely customer in a shop, a shy soldier. Strange things happen to all these people. But life is strange sometimes.
Original / British EnglishThis is Nicky’s first visit to New York. He is going to stay with his aunt, but she is not at the airport. Then some older boys on motorbikes play a dangerous game with him. Not long after he arrives, the police are looking for Nicky. Can he find his aunt before the police find him?
Original / British EnglishMike is an assistant van driver. He meets Jennifer in her father’s shop – and he likes her very much. Jennifer is going to go to the cinema with him. But he is very late, and Jennifer is very angry. Is it really Mike’s lucky day?
Original / British EnglishMarcel and his friend Céline are on holiday in Los Angeles. They are staying in the home of Arnold Waldman, a famous film director. But on the first night of their holiday, kidnappers take away Arnold’s daughter…
Original / American EnglishMahatma Gandhi died in 1948, but his name is famous around the world. He fought for change in South Africa and then at home in India. But he lived a simple life and he protested without violence. People watched him and they loved him. Many follow his ideas today.
Original / American EnglishThe Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10,000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the world’s weather and wildlife, but it is disappearing fast. Read this book and learn about this wonderful forest — and its problems. What will its future be?
Original / British EnglishMarcel visits his friend, Henry, in London. Henry knows a professor and he has some very interesting letters – by William Shakespeare! Marcel and Henry want to see the letters, but they are not in the professor’s flat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them?
Original / British EnglishHas Mrs Brown killed Granny on the beach? Why does Mrs Hill want to leave her husband? Who wants to steal the Professor’s invention? And what is little Johnny trying to say? Discover the answers when you read the plays in this book. They are plays about ordinary people and the unusual, often funny, things that happen to them.