Longman Easystarts is a series of low level readers aimed at students who are just starting to read and who want to read books which are simple but not childish. language level is controlled and each page has text and illustrations. This tells the story of a girl who makes friends with a dolphin.
"Felix is not a happy bird. He comes from Brazil but he doesn't live there. He lives in New York in a cage. Then one day his cage opens and Felix says goodbye to New York. Can he find his family in Brazil again?
Kelly Logan reads about the Tall Man in the newspaper. Hes a dangerous criminal, but nobody knows what he looks like, except that he is very tall. But sixteen-year-old Kelly has her own worries -how will she get on in the big city? Shes too busy to think about the Tall Man, until a late-night phone message makes her think again. Find out what happens next in this fast-moving thriller.
Original / British English Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. One evening, at the Louvre museum, he sees a man steal a famous painting -- the Mona Lisa. Marcel follows the thief to Venice and risks his life to get the painting back again.
Original / British English Maisie King lives in the Bahamas. Her mother and father work at an Animal Hospital. Maisie has a new friend. His name is Ben and he's a dolphin. Ben is very ill. Maisie helps him. Then Maisie has a big problem. Can Ben help her?
Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading.Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page.Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities.Through the imagination of some of the world’s greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves.Find out more at english.com/readers
Original / British English Marcel and his friend Celine 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...
Longman Easystarts is a series of low level readers designed for students who are just starting to read and who want to read books which are simple but not childish. The stories are considered particularly suitable for students strting English at secondary school. The language level is pitched lower than Longman Structural Readers Stage 1 (which has a basic vocabulary of 300 words) and the vocabulary, structures and sentence length are carefully controlled. Each page of the book is made up of 2/3 of illustration and 1/3 of text, and the illustrations should facilitate and reinforce comprehension as well as making the books attractive to students. There are questions at the back, and an accompanying cassette is available which contains readings of all six stories in the series. "Flying Home" is the story of a parakeet who escapes from his cage in New York and sets off to find his rainforest home. Stephen Rabley has written several Longman Structural Readers, including "Customs and Traditions of Britain", "The Gold Lasso" and "Photo of the Tall Man".
Original / British English Tommy Grant is a taxi driver. One morning his boss telephones him. 'Can you be at the Ritz hotel at 9 o'clock?' he asks. The 12-year-old son of a film star is in London. His name is Dino. 'Be very nice to the boy, ' Tommy's boss says
Longman Originals is a series of graded readers in four stages. All the stories are original - that is to say, written especially for the series. Originated from the Longman Structural Readers, the series aims to offer a stimulating range of modern stories, including detective stories, adventure and romance.
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 professors flat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them?
Original / British English Maisie King lives in the Bahamas. Her mother and father work at an Animal Hospital. Maisie has a new friend. His name is Ben and he's a dolphin. Ben is very ill. Maisie helps him. Then Maisie has a big problem. Can Ben help her?
There are fireworks in London on 5th November when Marcel goes to stay with his friend, Henry. Henry lives next door to a professor who is looking after some very special letters written by William Shakespeare. When Marcel and Henry go to look at them, they are not there. Someone has stolen them But Marcel is a detective, and he has to find the Shakespeare letters. A thrilling mystery novel featuring Marcel, the French mouse detective.
Felix the parrot is miserable in his cage in a New York apartment. He manages to escape and starts flying south. His hope is to go back to the Brazilian rainforest, but will he be able to find his way home?
Original / British English Joanna Jimbuku is a nurse in Australia. She works with a Flying Doctor. One day a baby is very ill. Joanna takes the baby to Sydney. It's her first visit to a big city, and she loves it. Does she stay in the city or go home?
Billy wants a new bicycle, but he doesn't have enough money to buy one. His grandmother tells him about a photo contest and first prize is £500. All he has to do is send a photo of himself with the Queen. Will Billy and his sister find the Queen and take a photo with her?
Kate Grant comes from Canada. She is visiting Europe with her mother and father. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous picture, Girl with a Pearl Ear-ring. What can Kate do?
Holly and her brothers go to Barcelona for a football game. First, Holly wants to see famous places in the city, but her brothers want to go to a funfair. Then a man takes Holly's bag, and the tickets for the game are in it!
Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities. Through the imagination of some of the world’s greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves. Find out more at
Original / British English It's 1798. Sam Tinker and his daughter Jenny live in London. One day a thief puts a watch in Sam's hand. 'Take this, ' he says, and runs away. Two policemen see the watch and take Sam away. What can Jenny do? Can she help her father
Marcel, a French detective mouse, visits his friend Celine at the Louvre where he witnesses the theft of a famous painting, the Mona Lisa.
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?
Shelley Marn is a Californian student on holiday in Europe. She meets a young English couple, Clare and Nick Harman. The Harmans ask Shelley to have lunch with them. Shelley agrees, but strangely, she never arrives. Why? What has happened?
Original / British English Marcel is a mouse and a famous detective. He lives in Paris. One evening, two thieves steal a very expensive diamond ring -- the 'White Star'. Then they steal a car. Marcel follows them across Paris to a cafe. Can he get the 'White Star' and bring it back?
Rainforests, Planet Report, Animals in Danger, the Greenhouse Effect, Acid Rain, Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power, Deserts and Water
Youth culture began in America in the nineteen fifties. Why America and why the fifties? Well, there were several reasons, the second world war was over; rock and roll had just begun; TV was becoming popular; young people had more money than ever before and they wanted to have fun. This dossier looks at both sides of teenage culture - pop and politics, fashion and famine.
Longman Originals is a series of graded readers. All the stories are specially written for EFL students and follow internationally established language guidelines.
Text in English, Niveau A1
Original / British English Billy and his sister want new bicycles, but they don't have any money. Then their grandmother has an idea. There's a competition in Palace magazine. The first prize is GBP500. 'What do you think?' Billy asks his sister. 'We can buy two new bicycles for GBP500,' she says.
Kate Grant comes from Canada. She is visiting Europe with her mother and father. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous picture…“Girl with a Pearl Ear-ring.” What can Kate do?
Shelley Marn is a Californian student on holiday in Europe. She meets a young English couple, Clare and Nick Harman. The Harmans ask Shelley to have lunch with them. Shelley agrees, but strangely, she never arrives. Why? What has happened?
Fashion desginer Finn McGill turns down a fashion job in Paris to go back to her home town, Belfast, and set up her own business. But Finn soon fins that she cannot keep political troubles of Belfast separate form her life.
