Penguin Readers Level 2: The Puffin Keeper

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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series designed for learners of English as a foreign language. It features carefully adapted texts, new illustrations, and language exercises, with print editions providing access to additional online materials. The series includes popular classics, contemporary fiction, and engaging non-fiction, introducing learners to bestselling authors and captivating content. The eight levels align with the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Each Reader includes exercises to practice grammar, vocabulary, and essential exam skills, along with questions that test comprehension and enhance vocabulary. The Puffin Keeper, a Level 2 Reader, corresponds to A1+ in the CEFR, featuring sentences with a maximum of two clauses and introducing future tenses, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is supported by illustrations on most pages. With the print edition, readers can access online resources like a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans, and answer keys. The story follows five-year-old Allen Williams, who meets lighthouse keeper Benjamin Postlewaite on Puffin Island. Years later, Allen returns to find Ben caring for a puffin, and he helps Ben transition from lighthouse keeper to puffin keeper.