White fang
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Retells the adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.
Pauline Francis Books
This author approaches writing with a fascination for history, particularly the sixteenth century. Her works delve into the lives of individuals facing difficult decisions in rapidly changing worlds. With a deep interest in the past, she explores themes that resonate with readers today. Her unique style blends historical research with compelling storytelling, bringing past eras to life for a modern audience.
The Secret Garden
- 56 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Sickly Mary Lennox, sent to live with her English uncle, befriends an invalid cousin and discovers mysteries behind the door of a locked garden.
'You said that you wanted danger, didn't you,' says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. And he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them. Will they return alive?
The 'Fast Track Classics' series presents retold, shortened versions of classic novels that are suitable for children working at Key Stage Two. The stories are retold so as to lose none of the strength and character of the originals.
Level 3: Food for Thought
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Original / British English (Available April 2008) Farm work isn't Joe's idea of holiday fun. He wanted to spend the summer surfing. But when he finds himself in the middle of a disagreement about GM (genetically-modified) crop trials, life becomes more interesting. He also meets two very different girls. But what do they really want from him?
A small boy thinks he's the cause of the London Fire in this moving tale of mistakes and redemption It was dark in the attic bedroom and John really wanted a candle. He snuck downstairs and stole the candle from his parents' bedroom. John slept soundly with his candle flickering on the windowsill beside him. But in the morning when he woke, the air was thick with smoke and the smell of burning. London was on fire! And John's candle had disappeared.
"The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father's advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island. He will have to live on this island for the next twenty-eight years"--Back cover note
Gulliver's travels : level 2
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; and a country ruled by horses.
An abridged version of the classic underwater adventure of Captain Nemo and his submarine, The Nautilus.
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is author Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial 1837–39. The story centres on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. After escaping, Twist travels to London, where he meets "The Artful Dodger", a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal, Fagin.
