Helbling Readers 2013 by Helbling Mexico & Central America

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Dear reader, In this story Cloudbreak helps the thirsty tree to find some water. And he also helps you to say some new things in English! Now you can: • talk about the weather; • say where things are; • ask for things using “can”.

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Classics Fiction

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Structures and Grades

For information on all the latest titles and lots of free resources for your class, visit

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READING MATTERS Make the most of your Helbling Readers! READING MATTERS

The Helbling Guide to Using Graded Readers Alan Pulverness

Make the most of your Helbling Readers thanks to Reading Matters, a guide to using graded readers in your classroom, written by Alan Pulverness, whose research includes using literature and reading in the EFL class.

Reading Matters includes: • An overview of the structures used in each level • An analysis of extensive and intensive reading • Ideas for developing the students’ reading skills • A wide range of classroom activities • Photocopiable worksheets • Advice on setting up a class library • Pointers for group and individual projects

Reading Matters

• Suggestions for dramatising the readers

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The Blue Island

CLASSICS

Gianluca Garofalo

Structures Present Continuous

In the middle of the sea, far far away, there is a blue island. On the island everything is blue: the houses, the fields, the trees and the butterflies. One day, after a storm, Jay finds a wooden box on the beach.The box is full of seeds and Jay and his mother and father plant them in their garden. But when the seeds grow there is a wonderful surprise for Jay and his family.

Imperatives Can / can’t Have got Let’s Like / don’t like Prepositions of place

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Vocabulary Seasons

Weather

Toys

Colours

Weather

Helbling Young Readers is an exciting new series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels printed in an easy-to-read font.

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The Sun is Broken

In this book:

An exciting new selection of children's classic fairytales, fables and myths, retold for young learners.

Andrés Pi Andreu

Structures There is

Today is the little girl’s birthday. She closes her eyes and blows out the candles on her birthday cake and makes a wish. Suddenly lots of strange things start happening but Mum and Dad can’t see them.

Present simple Present continuous

Dear reader, the thirsty tree Cloudbreak helps to In this story also helps you water. And he to find some h! things in Englis say some new

Can the little girl convince her parents that she is not silly? And what happens when the sun goes down?

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Vocabulary

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Nature Weather Colours

Includes CD-ROM/Audio CD with: • audio book and activities • language games • karaoke chants • story sequencing • audio-visual dictionary

Use this book in

Level

Cambridge Young Learners English

Trinity

c THE SUN IS BROKEN

Helbling Young Readers is an exciting new series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels printed in an easy-to-read font.

Revised from lower levels

Recording in British English

Science class

Geography class

The Sun is Broken Andrés Pi Andreu Illustrated by Catty Flores with

ISBN 978-3-85272-245-0

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In this book:

Skater Boy Maria Cleary

Structures Present Simple

All the mothers are afraid of skater boy. He’s the fastest kid in town. But all the children love skaterboy because he’s the fastest kid in town.

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One day, while the mothers are planning to catch skater boy something terrible happens. Baby climbs and climbs to the top of the climbing frame. And skater boy is the only one who can save him.

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Directions Emotions Nature

Includes CD-ROM/Audio CD with: • audio book and activities • language games • karaoke chants • story sequencing • audio-visual dictionary

Use this book in

Level

Cambridge Young Learners English

Trinity

Recording in British English

Reading class

Skater Boy

HENRY HARRIS HATES HAITCHES

Helbling Young Readers is an exciting new series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels printed in an easy-to-read font.

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Civics class

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Upside Down

In this book:

Rick Sampedro

Structures Have to / must /need

It's a lovely sunny day in Loony Town. The sky is blue and Kate and Charlie are playing in the park. But when Kate looks up she sees a fish flying in the sky. Then the mice start chasing the cats and the cats start chasing the dogs. The world is upside down! And only Kate and Charlie can put everything back in its place again.

Irregular plurals Past simple Superlative Present simple

Vocabulary Ecology 2

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Animals Food

Includes CD-ROM/Audio CD with: • audio book and activities • language games • karaoke chants • story sequencing • audio-visual dictionary

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Cambridge Young Learners English

Trinity

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Science class

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Helbling Young Readers is an exciting new series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels printed in an easy-to-read font.

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HELBLING READERS 2013 THE PERFECT READER FOR YOU Adventure & Travel

Detective & Mystery

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Peter Pan

Mowgli’s Brothers

Treasure Island

The Call of the Wild

Danger in the Sun

The African Mask

White Fang

The Last of the Mohicans

David and the Black Corsair

The Kingdom of the Snow Leopard

The Red-headed League

A Christmas Carol

Dracula

The Time Capsule

The Stolen White Elephant

The Canterville Ghost

The African Mask

Twins

The Great Gatsby

The Surprise

The Lost Smile

The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll & Mr Hyde

The Hound of the Baskervilles Next Door David and the Great Detective

The Spring Cup

Ecology & Nature

Jack’s Endless Summer

Black Beauty

White Fang

Holly the Eco Warrior

The Call of the Wild

Tales of Mystery

Red Water

The Last of the Mohicans Operation Osprey

Fantasy

Peter Pan

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

David and the Black Corsair

The Fisherman and his Soul

Little Women

The Happy Prince and The Nightingale and the Rose

Mowgli’s Brothers

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Friendship & Love

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz A New Home for Socks Next Door David and the Great Detective Holly’s New Friend Zadie’s Big Day

The Secret Garden Princess on the Run The Anti-bully Squad The Time Capsule Grace, Romeo, Juliet and Fred Holly the Eco Warrior Jack and the Westbourne Fair

The Lost Smile

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Wuthering Heights

Daisy Miller

The Green Room

Mystery at the Mill The Coconut Seller

Mr Football Stubs Grows Up Twins Grace and the Double Life Ricky and the American Girl Zadie’s Last Race The Spring Cup

Ricky’s Big Idea

Human Interest & Society

A Christmas Carol

The Garden Party and Sixpence

The Fisherman and his Soul

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The Happy Prince and The Nightingale and the Rose

Black Beauty

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Secret Garden

The Green Room

A New Home for Socks

Ricky’s Big Idea

Bartleby the Scrivener Daisy Miller The Great Gatsby To the Lighthouse Mystery at the Mill

Holly’s New Friend

The Coconut Seller

Jack’s Endless Summer The Clever Woman

Horror & Thriller

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Dracula

Tales of Mystery

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Operation Osprey

Danger in the Sun

The Boy Who Could Fly

Red Water

The Kingdom of the Snow Leopard

Humour

The Clever Woman

Princess on the Run The Surprise

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Canterville Ghost

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Stolen White Elephant

Myth

Fireball’s Heart

Sport

Zadie’s Big Day

The Anti-bully Squad

Mr Football Stubs Grows Up Zadie’s Last Race

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FICTION GRAPHIC STORIES

FICTION SHORT READS

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A great new fiction series at levels 1-3.

Classics level 4

Jane Eyre by E. BrontĂŤ level 5

Heart of Darkness by J. Conrad

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Helbling Young Readers Helbling Young Readers is an exciting new series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels. Engaging stories with beautiful full-colour illustrations, specially written to appeal to young learners of English, introduce high-frequency words in order to promote fluency from an early age. Each story is carefully graded and language is presented both as lexical groups and language functions. Accompanying interactive whiteboard compatible CD-ROMs include a complete reading of the story, chants and games and a link to the Young Readers website. All materials use an open type font which has been devised to help children with reading difficulties. All texts and recordings are in British English.

Can I Play? Rick Sampedro It is Billy’s first day at school. He is happy and he wants to play with the other children. But when Billy asks if he can play, each child answers him in a different language. Billy is sad, he can’t play with anyone. Then, Lorenzo becomes Billy’s friend and soon everyone is playing together.

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Clothes; Farm animals; Festivals; Games; Houses and rooms; Numbers after 10; Parties; School subjects; Seasons; Weather

Level C Cambridge Young Learners English: Starters

Trinity: 1

Ecology 1; Garden and nature; Helping at home; Jobs; Places; Pocket money; Sports; Town 1

Level D Cambridge Young Learners English: Movers

Trinity: 2

Bodies; Directions; Emotions 1; Family; Health; Months; Town 2; Transport

Level E Cambridge Young Learners English: Movers Dreams; Ecology 2; Emotions 2; Fashion; Holidays; Music; TV

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Level B Cambridge Young Learners English: Starters

Trinity: 1

Alphabet; Colours; Countries; Faces; Greetings; Numbers 1-10; Pets; School things; Snacks; Toys; Wild animals (zoo and jungle)

CLIL Civics | Reading Au

Cambridge Young Learners English: Starters

32 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-243-6

Level A

Picture Dictionary Open-out flaps with picture dictionary, structures, lexis, a letter to the reader and CLIL links.

www.helblingyoungreaders.com

The Beach

The Big Fire

A Christmas Present for Barney Bunny

Rick Sampedro Anna is very happy. It is a beautiful day. A perfect day for the beach. But Nina is not happy. She is on a boat, far from the beach. This is the story of two little girls, and how a place can mean very different things to different people.

Rick Sampedro It is a lovely day in the jungle. The grass is green and the sky is blue. The animals are all happy together. But, what is that? Now the sky is orange and there is smoke. Oh, no! There is a terrible fire. Can the little birds stop the fire? And who can help them?

Maria Cleary It’s Christmas Eve and Mother Bunny is busy getting everything ready for Christmas. The bunnies aren’t helping so she sends them out to play. Barney, the baby bunny, can’t play any of the games. But on Christmas Day Mother Bunny has a special present for him and all her other children.

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When you see me, do the activity.

Fun action chants encourage learning by doing.

“I don’t like leapfrog,” says Barney.

3 Listen. Say the chant.

“Let’s play leapfrog,” says Billy. First it’s Billy’s turn. He can jump very high. Then it’s Barney’s turn. Barney is small. And Benjy, Betsey, Becky and Billy are tall. He can’t jump over them.

Barney is small. What about you? Measure your height with a friend. I’m

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On-page Activities Fun on-page activities stimulate communication and tie in to other curricular subjects.

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The Blue Island

The Kite

Sam and the Sunflower Seeds

Gianluca Garofalo In the middle of the sea, far far away, there is a blue island. On the island everything is blue: the houses, the fields, the trees and the butterflies. One day, after a storm, Jay finds a wooden box on the beach. The box is full of seeds and Jay and his mother and father plant them in their garden. But when the seeds grow there is a wonderful surprise for Jay and his family.

Rick Sampedro Ehud and Elisa like flying kites. One windy day Ehudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kite goes up and he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it. Ehud is sad. Then it comes down in Elisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden. Elisa gives Ehud his kite and he is happy. But then Ehud and Elisa look at their fathers. Their fathers arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t friends. They are sad. Can the children think of a way to make everyone happy?

Maria Cleary Sam loves visiting his grandad in the country and playing in the sunflower fields. One day, Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandad gives Sam some sunflower seeds. Sam plants his seeds and he waters them carefully. But the seeds do not grow. Can Grandad help his seeds to grow?

Level B

Level C

CLIL Art | Geography

CLIL Reading | Science

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Fat Cat’s Busy Day

Andrés Pi Andreu Today is the little girl’s birthday. She closes her eyes and blows out the candles on her birthday cake and makes a wish. Suddenly lots of strange things start happening but Mum and Dad can’t see them. Can the little girl convince her parents that she is not silly? And what happens when the sun goes down?

Adrián N. Bravi It is summer and it is very hot. The tree on top of the hill is very thirsty. Its leaves are brown and there is no water to drink. Then the tree sees Cloudbreak, a little bird. Can Cloudbreak help the tree to find some water?

Maria Cleary Mum, Dad, Emily and Baby are all out and Fat Cat is sleeping in peace. Bang! Suddenly there is a noise in the kitchen. There is a thief in the house and Fat Cat is the only one who can stop him! What is Fat Cat’s plan? And can he save Mum’s jewellery?

Level C

CLIL Civics | Reading D

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www.helblingyoungreaders.com A dedicated website packed with additional resources: • Browsable samples • Downloadable activities • Answer Keys • Worksheets • Project pages

CD-ROM/Audio CD An IWB-compatible student’s CD-ROM with: • Interactive language games • Karaoke chants • Story-sequencing activities • Dictations • Dictionary with interactive listening activities • Full recording of the story plus activities

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Use this book in

Level

Cambridge Young Learners English

Trinity

HENRY HARRIS HATES HAITCHES

Helbling Young Readers is an exciting new series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels printed in an easy-to-read font.

Revised from lower levels

Recording in British English

Reading class

Civics class

Skater Boy Maria Cleary Illustrated by Lorenzo Sabbatini with

ISBN 978-3-85272-246-7

CD-ROM/ Audio CD

inside

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Henry Harris Hates Haitches

Skater Boy

Food for the Winter

Maria Cleary Henry Harris can’t say the letter ‘H’. He hates haitches more than he hates homework or horrible Hannah Hunter who laughs at him. Then one day something happens to Henry’s best friend, Harry. What happens when Henry helps Harry?

Maria Cleary All the mothers are afraid of Skater Boy. He’s the fastest kid in town. But all the children love Skater Boy because he’s the fastest kid in town. One day, while the mothers are planning to catch Skater Boy something terrible happens. Baby climbs and climbs to the top of the climbing frame. And Skater Boy is the only one who can save him.

Rick Sampedro It is a cold hard winter and there are not enough nuts and seeds for the animals in the forest. They are all weak and hungry… all except Chippy and his family. They have got lots of food for the winter. But something terrible happens and Chippy soon learns that sharing is best.

Level D

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Language Language is presented both as lexical groups and language functions. On-page activities often link in with other curricular subjects and allow the readers to interact with the story. Before and after reading activities preteach and practise words and structures and provide skills and pronunciation practice.

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Lost on the Coast

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Rick & Steve Sampedro A baby whale is stranded on a beach after an oil spill. It is hot and the whale can’t breathe. Lots of people come to look but no-one knows what to do until Rawiri arrives. Rawiri has got a plan. Is his plan good enough to save the whale?

Rick Sampedro It’s a lovely sunny day in Loony Town. The sky is blue and Kate and Charlie are playing in the park. But when Kate looks up she sees a fish flying in the sky. Then the mice start chasing the cats and the cats start chasing the dogs. The world is upside down! Now Kate and Charlie must put everything back in its place again.

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CLIL Civics | Science

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An exciting new selection of children's classic fairytales, fables and myths, retold for young learners.

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Helbling Readers Red Series CLASSICS A series of well-known classic stories by world-famous authors that have been chosen, and adapted, to appeal to young teenagers. Careful selection of stories with suitable content and language level has allowed the flavour of the originals to remain. Reflec t ion Boxes throughout the stories help understanding, and draw links with the students’ own lives, while detailed Before and After Reading activities help and check understanding. A clear introduction gives information about the author.

Peter Pan J. M. Barrie

Adapted by Geraldine Sweeney | Recording in British English

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Peter Pan visits the nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael, every night when they are sleeping. One night they wake up and Peter teaches them to fly. Together they fly off to Never-Never Land where they find the Lost Boys, mermaids, Indians and pirates. However, the leader of the pirates, the terrible Captain Hook, wants to kill Peter and capture the children. Can they defeat him and return home to their parents in London?

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Structures

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Trinity 1, 2

A, an; adjectives; adverbs of frequency; can; countable and uncountable nouns; demonstrative adjectives and pronouns; have got; How much/many?; imperatives; like/love/hate/don’t like doing; subject and object pronouns; plural nouns; possessive ’s; possessive adjectives; present continuous; present simple; question words; short answers; some/ any; the; there is/are

Level 2 - A1/A2 Trinity 2, 3

a lot of, not much, not many; adverbs of manner; and, so, but, because; be going to; comparative; have to/must; mustn’t; past continuous; past simple; past simple v. past continuous; possessive pronouns; superlative; to for purpose

Level 3 - A2 Cambridge English: Key (KET) for Schools

Trinity 3, 4

cardinal/ordinal numbers; ever/never; must/should need to/have to; one/ones; prepositions of time, place and movement; present perfect; present perfect v. past simple; present continuous for future; question tags; reflexive pronouns; relative pronouns who, which, that; so do I/neither do I; too plus adjective; indefinite pronouns; will; would like

Oscar Wilde

Adapted by Frances Mariani | Recording in British English

When the Fisherman catches a beautiful mermaid in his nets he falls in love with her. He wants to marry her but first he must send away his Soul. How can he send away his Soul? And can his body and Soul live apart? Find out in this beautiful story about the nature of love.

Level 1 - A1 76 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-558-1

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In The Happy Prince a little swallow stops on its journey towards the sun and helps a big-hearted Prince to bring happiness to his people. In The Nightingale and the Rose a songbird understands more about love than a young man does.

Adapted by Geraldine Sweeney | Recording in British English

Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead with the footprints of a huge dog beside his body. Everyone thinks that the hound of the Baskervilles, the terrible dog that has cursed the Baskerville family for centuries, is to blame. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson go to investigate the murder. Will they find the murderer before the last surviving member of the family is killed?

Dorothy thinks she is lost when a terrible cyclone carries her and her dog Toto to the magical Land of Oz. So she decides to go to the Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz to help her go home again. On the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion who all have a special wish to ask the Wizard. Will the Wizard make their wishes come true? And will Dorothy find her way home?

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L. Frank Baum

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Adapted by Geraldine Sweeney | Recording in British English

Adapted by Maria Cleary | Recording in British English

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-000-5

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Arthur Conan Doyle

Oscar Wilde

Level 1 - A1

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Happy Prince and The Nightingale and the Rose

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A wide range of Before Reading activities introduces new words and puts the four language skills into practice. Before Reading

About the Author Arthur Conan Doyle is the inventor of Sherlock Holmes, the world’s most famous fictional• detective. Lots of people think Sherlock Holmes is a real person and write to 221B Baker Street, London, his address in Conan Doyle’s stories! Doyle is born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1859. He works as a doctor until 1891 but he has a passion for writing stories. In 1891 he decides to become a full-time writer. His first story is a novel called A Study in Scarlet. Scarlet. He then writes a series of short stories called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which are published in instalments• by The Strand Magazine. Magazine. The public love them, and want to read more about Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr Watson. Conan Doyle writes 56 Sherlock Holmes stories in total. One of the most famous and popular is The Hound of the Baskervilles. Baskervilles. Eventually Conan Doyle becomes tired of writing about the detective and he decides to “kill” his creation. In The Final Problem Holmes is murdered by his most dangerous enemy, Professor Moriarty. Conan Doyle’s readers are so angry that in the end he decides to bring Holmes back to life in The Empty House. House. Conan Doyle dies in 1930. Sherlock Holmes’s fictional house in Baker Street is now a museum. y Glossar • fictional: a person in an invented story is a fictional character

• instalments: the story is published in sections or episodes. You have to wait for the next edition of the magazine to see what happens next!

Before Reading 2

2 Look at the pictures of three characters Dorothy meets in the Land of Oz. Match the words below to the numbers.

1 Listen to Dorothy talking about herself and her home. Complete the text with the words in the box.

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cyclones dog grass orphan prairie stove

I haven’t got a mother and father. I’m an _______. I live with my Aunt Em and Uncle Henry in Kansas.

I live on a farm on the ______ . The land is flat and covered with ________.

The Scarecrow

The Tin Woodman

The Cowardly Lion

a)  axe b)  paws c)  pole d)  straw 3 Now use the words in the sentences below. a) ................ is made from the dry stems of corn. b) A ................ is a long piece of wood or metal. c) An ................ is a tool for cutting down trees. e) The ................ of animals like cats, dogs and bears are their feet.

My best friend is my ______ Toto. I love him very C much.

There are often ________ in Kansas. They are very strong winds.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective. brave clever kind My house E has one room. There’s a _______ for cooking, a cupboard, a table, some chairs and our beds.

a) If you have courage you are ................... . b) If you have a heart you are ................... . c) If you have a brain you are ................... . 5 The three characters in Exercise 2 want to have courage, a brain and a heart. Who wants what? Share your ideas with a partner. 9

Background information on the author.

CEF A1/A2

HELBLING READERS RED SERIES - CLASSICS

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Black Beauty

Little Women

Adapted by Jennifer Gascoigne | Recording in British English

Adapted by Geraldine Sweeney | Recording in British English

Adapted by Jennifer Gascoigne | Recording in American English

It is a hot afternoon and Alice is bored. She follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and arrives in a strange place called Wonderland. Here nothing is as it seems: animals can talk, cakes and drinks can make you bigger and smaller and the Queen of Hearts can cut off your head. Can Alice find her way home again?

The much-loved children’s story of a horse, Black Beauty. Black Beauty begins his life in a loving home. But when his owners have to sell him, his fortune changes. As Black Beauty moves from home to home and job to job, he often suffers bad treatment and living conditions. But Black Beauty still dreams of the happy life he had as a young foal.

This is the much-loved story of the four March sisters. Meg is the eldest and is about to fall in love. Then there’s tomboy Jo who wants to be a writer. Kind Beth who always puts other people before herself, and finally there’s Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Although times are difficult and their father is away at war, they never forget their sense of fun. Growing up is not always easy but it is very rewarding.

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Reflection Boxes throughout the text allow the readers to stop and think about the story and draw links between the themes explored and their own lives and experiences.

Family | Friendship MP3

Human interest | Nature

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80 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-155-2

Louise May Alcott

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84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-232-0

Anna Sewell

Lewis Carroll

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Mowgli’s Brothers

The Red-headed League

The Secret Garden

Adapted by Maria Cleary | Recording in British English

Adapted by Geraldine Sweeney | Recording in British English

When Mother Wolf finds a baby outside her cave she decides to keep him and raise him with her own cubs. But not everyone in the jungle wants Mowgli and soon he has to learn to defend himself against the cruel tiger Shere Khan and his followers.

When legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr Watson, are asked to investigate a mysterious organisation, the Red-headed League, they find that there is more to the organisation than meets the eye.

When Mary Lennox’s parents die in India, she moves to England to live in her uncle’s enormous manor. Mary is sad and lonely but one day she finds an old key to a secret garden that no one goes into and a whole new world of magic and enchantment opens up to her. Before long Mary learns to make friends for the first time. Can the garden bring back the love that is missing from their lives?

Level 2 - A1/A2

Level 2 - A1/A2 Friendship | Human interest

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64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-001-2

Frances Hodgson Burnett

MP3

Adventure | Friendship Au

84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-051-7

Arthur Conan Doyle

Rudyard Kipling

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After Reading Characters 1 Unjumble the words and match them to the characters.

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b) BALOO

c) AKELA

d) SHERE KHAN

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f) MOWGLI

It was sunny for nearly a week and Mary found many more green points in the secret garden. She pulled up the weeds around them so they had space to grow. Sometimes she imagined the garden in summer. One morning as she was skipping slowly along the long path, she thought about old Ben Weatherstaff. He was often cross but she liked him. At the end of the path there was a gate. She decided to go through it and explore the wood• on the other side. She opened it and went through. Suddenly she heard the sound of music. It was coming from the trees. What was it? She was very curious and went to find out. A boy of about twelve was sitting under a tree. He was playing music. He had blue eyes and red cheeks. A squirrel• and two rabbits were watching him and listening to the music. When he saw Mary he said: ‘I’m Dickon. I know who you are. You are Miss Mary.’

2 Fill in the gaps in the passage about Mowgli using the words in the box below.

• squirrel: small red or grey animal that lives in trees • wood: many trees together

One night, two (a) ……….. find a baby in the jungle. Mother Wolf likes him because he is (b) ………... . Father Wolf likes him too.

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HELBLING READERS RED SERIES - CLASSICS

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Charles Dickens

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain

Adapted by Elspeth Rawstron | Recording in British English

Mark Twain

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and miserable man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve three ghosts visit him and take him on a frightening journey to show him what is wrong with his life. Can Scrooge change and learn to become a better person?

Adapted by Jennifer Gascoigne | Recording in American English

Level 3 - A2

Friendship | Humour MP3

Friendship | Humour

98 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-154-5

84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-231-3

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The best-loved story of Tom Sawyer and his friends Huck Finn and Joe Harper, as they grow up along the banks of the Mississippi river. They run away to be pirates and come back in time for their own funerals, they witness a murder and they find treasure. Join them for fun and adventure and some difficult lessons in growing up.

Huckleberry Finn has a hard life with his father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changes everything. But when Huck’s dad returns and kidnaps him, he decides to escape down the Mississippi river with runaway slave, Jim. Life on the run is not easy and Huck and Jim get into lots of trouble. Will Tom arrive in time to help Huck save Jim from slavery? And what will happen to Huck when his father finds him?

MP3

Human interest | Mystery Au

84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-052-4

Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in American English

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PHOTOCOPIABLE WORKSHEET Level 3 The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain Plot

1 Fill in the following table with details about the story. Where does the story take place? When does it take place? Why are the characters there? Who are the main characters? What happens at the start of the story?

2 Look at the Story Arc below. It describes how the plot of a story usually develops.

C Rising interest B Event that creates a crisis or problem

D Climax or most interesting point of story E Resolution or denoument

A Initial situation

F Conclusion or the situation at the end of the story

Consider The Stolen White Elephant. Write the parts of the story that correspond to A-F above. A B C D E F

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3 There are elements of all the following types (genres) of fiction in this story. Find an example in the text for each one. A B C D

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Autobiography Detective Satire Tragedy

4 Complete the following summary of the story. Try not to use more than 75 words.

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CEF A2

The Stolen White Elephant

Treasure Island

White Fang

Adapted by Maria Cleary | Recording in American English

Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in British English

Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in American English

A white elephant travelling from Asia to Britain as a present for the Queen goes missing in New York. Chief Inspector Blunt of the New York Police Department puts all of his men on the case and promises to find the thieves. Are the city’s best policemen and a reward of $100,000 enough to get the elephant back?

When the terrible pirate Bill Bones dies, young Jim Hawkins is left with the key to a fortune: the long-lost map of Treasure Island. Jim sets off on an incredible adventure with his trusted friends to find the hidden treasure. They do not realize that their crew is made up of pirates and their leader is the most infamous and cruel pirate of them all... Long John Silver. Will Jim and his friends outwit the pirates and get the treasure?

White Fang is born part-dog, part-wolf, in the cold and snowy Northland of Alaska. He soon learns the laws of nature and before long he and his mother, Kiche, are fighting for survival. One day a native American, Gray Beaver, recognises Kiche and soon the mother and cub become his property. White Fang learns that men have laws, too, that can be both fair and cruel. But will White Fang ever learn to trust or love men?

Level 3 - A2

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76 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-301-3

Adventure | Nature MP3

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Adventure | Travel

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84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-516-1

Jack London

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Detective | Humour Au

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-002-9

Robert Louis Stevenson

Mark Twain

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HELBLING READERS RED SERIES - FICTION Original Stories

FICTION - Original Stories A series of original fiction specially written for young teenage students of English. Written by renowned EFL authors these stories combine easy-to-understand language with exciting plots to appeal to younger readers.

A New Home for Socks Antoinette Moses

Recording in British English

Students who read extensively also make gains in overall language proficiency.

When Penny moves from her home in the village to a new house in the city she has to leave her friends and pet dog behind. One day, after school, Penny finds a little puppy in the park. He is small and dirty and very frightened. Penny calls him Socks. But Penny’s new house is small and Socks can’t stay with her. Can Penny find a new home for Socks?

Prof. Richard Day Chairman of the Extensive Reading Foundation

Friendship | Human interest Au

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72 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-291-7

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A New Home for Socks in the SChool 10

Penny goes back into her apartment and gets some food and a bowl• and a torch•. “The school is dark now,” she says to Socks. “There are no students in the school; they are all at home.” “Perhaps you can live in the school,” she tells the puppy. “I’m there every day. And we can play in the park together some days, too.” She gets on the bus and goes back to her school. The big door is locked•. Penny walks round the school; there are doors at the back. They are all locked. Then she sees a window. It is open. She climbs• inside. It is dark. Penny puts her torch on•. She walks along the corridors between the classrooms. She can’t put Socks inside a classroom.

Your school How many classrooms are in your school? Draw a map of the rooms and the corridors.

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bowl: climbs: goes up locked: closed with a key puts her torch on: starts the light in her torch

• torch: small electric lamp you hold in your hand

The texts and the illustrations inspire students to think about issues relating to their own lives.

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Next Door

Princess on the Run

The Anti-bully Squad

Recording in British English

When a new family with a twin brother and sister move next door to Eoin, strange things start to happen. The kids at school make fun of the twins and say that they are from another planet. But Eoin decides to find out where they really come from.

King Alexander wants his daughter, Princess Priscilla, to marry his best friend, Lord Huntingdon. But the princess has other plans. She is in love with Toby, a young and handsome servant at the Royal Palace. Priscilla and Toby decide to run away together, but life on the run is not what the princess expected.

When a pair of bullies hurt Arjun, the youngest boy in class, Tom, Ziggy and Tara decide that it is time to do something. They set up the Anti-bully Squad but they soon discover that the bullies are prepared to do anything to get their own way. Can they find a way to stop the bullies before it is too late?

Level 1 - A1

Level 2 - A1/A2

Humour | Love

Level 2 - A1/A2

MP3

72 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-469-0

Friendship | Mystery D

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Before Reading 1 People put things inside time capsules to give information about the present time. Read this list of things. Do you associate them with the past, the present or the future? • • • • • • • • • • PAST

3D black and white television Concorde flying taxis holidays in space MP3 players Twilight robots After vinyl LP records mobile phones

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Guided activities give information on genre and form the basis of literary analysis.

Reading

Project

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Friendship | Sport

1 Princess on the Run is a modern fairy tale. What are the elements of a fairy tale? In groups think of the following. Characters In a fairy tale there are usually GOOD characters

2 Add one more thing to each category from exercise 1. Who are all the good characters in this story? And BAD characters. 8

Setting The setting is usually a castle, a palace or a forest. Where is the setting of this story? Problem There is usually a problem that is solved after some difficulty. What is the problem and the solution in this story? Magic Something magical usually happens. What magical events happen in this story?

94 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-160-6

MP3

84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-161-3

Rick Sampedro

Paul Davenport

Robert Campbell

Meet the Author Hi Rick, why did you become a writer? I want readers to become aware of• important issues. When people are aware of problems they can help change them. Changes can then make a better world for everyone. What other interests do you have? I love music and I have a huge• collection of music. I enjoy listening to different types of music, from classical to rock to punk. I really like songs with good lyrics• and a special message. I also enjoy the beach very much. I live in Galicia, in Spain, with my family. There are great beaches here and we love going swimming. Other passions I have include sport (rugby), travelling, reading and watching films, but my number one passion is my family. They make my life complete and I enjoy every minute I spend with them. What does cultural awareness• mean to you? In my own family we are related to lots of different cultures: Argentinian, Brazilian, English, French, Spanish and even Luxembourgian! I believe growing and raising• your children in a multicultural environment is an absolute bonus•.

Glossary • become aware of: learn about • bonus: positive extra thing • cultural awareness: knowing about other cultures

• huge: very big • lyrics: words of a song • raising: looking after children as they grow

Ending And in the end ... Who are all the bad characters in this story?

Everyone lives happily ever after

2 Now in groups write your own fairy tale using all of the elements above. Share with the rest of the class.

Meet the Author Meet some of our authors on the Readers website.

CEF A1/A2

HELBLING READERS RED SERIES - FICTION Original Stories

The Time Capsule

Mr Football

Stubs Grows Up

Recording in British English

Recording in American English

Jan makes a time capsule for her History project and buries it beside the apple tree in her garden. Then one night during a terrible storm something strange happens. Jan travels through time. Is she in the future? Or is she in the past? And how can she get back to the present?

Gary is fifteen and he wants to become a professional footballer, just like his dad. When three students from Gary’s school get the opportunity to win a place in Crossbridge Football Academy, Gary automatically thinks he will be one of them. But things aren’t always as simple as they seem…

Fifteen-year-old Jay Stone is good-looking, athletic and he has got lots of friends. There’s just one problem. Jay’s legs are short, so short that the other kids call him ‘Stubs’. When Jay gets a surprise place on the school’s American Football team, some of the older members decide to teach him a lesson. Can Jay ignore their comments about his legs and keep the place on the team?

Level 2 - A1/A2

Level 3 - A2

Paul Davenport

Friendship | Sport MP3

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Friendship | Sport MP3

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94 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-159-0

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Friendship | Mystery

92 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-283-2

Janet Olearski

Robert Campbell

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Pair work provides real language work while developing core speaking skills. The Time Capsule

Twins

Janet Olearski Recording in British English

MUSIC Do you play an instrument? Do you sing? Do you beatbox? What music to do you like to listen to?

Level 3 - A2

Talk to a friend.

Friendship | Mystery MP3

84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-293-1

Lively modern illustrations create the perfect context for classroom discussions.

Tim is determined to win the Arkwright Student of the Year award and take his mother on the first prize trip to Disneyland Paris. He starts a Keep Arkwright Tidy campaign and everything is looking good. However, one day Tim and his friend William get into trouble in the park. How can Tim win the prize now? Maybe he can blame his mystery twin brother...

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FICTION - Graphic Stories A lively series of fully illustrated stories centred around a group of friends, allowing young readers to identify with both the characters and the stories. Exciting double-page cartoon spreads feature real dialogue for a communicative approach. Stimulating Before and After Reading pages help and check understanding with Cambridge English: Key (KET) and Trinity Levels 1 to 4 style activities and an Exit Test.

Dr Stephen Krashen Linguist and educationalist

David and the Great Detective Martyn Hobbs

Recording in British English

David dreams of becoming a great detective like David Delgado, the hero of his stories. When thieves take Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike David decides to help him find it. Can David find it and be a great detective like David Delgado?

Level 1 - A1

Detective | Friendship MP3

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-016-6

The unconscious process of language acquisition, such as occurs when reading for pleasure, is more successful and longer lasting, than conscious learning.

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Cambridge English: Key (KET) and Trinity GESE Levels 1-4 type activites.

Packed with ideas for role-play and debate.

CEF A1/A2

HELBLING READERS RED SERIES - FICTION Graphic Stories

Holly’s New Friend

Jack’s Endless Summer

Zadie’s Big Day

Recording in British English

Holly’s mum and dad spend all their time working and her sister is always in her room. Holly is sad and lonely. Then she has a great idea: she can get a new friend. Can Holly and her friends convince her mum, dad and sister to let her get a dog?

It’s summer and it’s too hot to do anything. Jack doesn’t know what to do. He goes to the park, he goes to the pool, he meets his friends. This summer is really boring. Then one evening some boys hurt a hawk. Jack is the only person who can help. Suddenly Jack’s summer isn’t boring any more.

Zadie is the best footballer on the school team. She is also the best skater in the park. When a new boy at school challenges her to a skating competition on the same day as an important football final, Zadie accepts. Can Zadie be both Queen of the Skate Park and Champion on the Pitch?

Level 1 - A1

Ecology | Human interest

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Level 1 - A1 64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-118-7

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Friendship | Sport MP3

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-572-7

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Friendship | Human interest

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-334-1

Martyn Hobbs

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Holly’s New Friend

In her dream, Holly stops and listens. Lap, lap, lap. What is that noise? It sounds like water. Is it rain? But Holly can see the sky and it is clear and blue. Is it a river? Or a stream•? Lap, lap, lap. Holly walks towards the sound. Lap, lap, lap. The sound is quite loud now. It seems very close. Lap, lap, lap. Holly wakes up and rubs• her eyes. She isn’t dreaming. But she can still hear the sound. Lap, lap, lap. Holly turns on the bedside lamp and sees Eco. He is drinking from her glass of water! He wags his tail, jumps onto the bed and licks her face.

Real characters the readers can identify and grow with.

Before school, Holly takes Eco for his first morning walk. She feels very tired. It’s really cold and dark – and it is so early! But Eco doesn’t mind. He pulls on the lead, stops, sniffs•, pulls again, sees a black cat, tries to chase it and nearly pulls Holly off her feet•! He sees a huge dog and tries to play with it (the big dog is quite frightening). And then he chooses a tree. Eco stops, sniffs at the tree trunk, looks up, sniffs again, and makes a decision. This is the perfect place! Holly looks away and waits. When Eco is finished, she takes a plastic bag from her pocket and picks up the dog mess•. Yuck! 36

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Grace, Romeo, Juliet and Fred

Holly the Eco Warrior

Jack and the Westbourne Fair

Recording in British English

Grace is always good at everything. She is good at the piano. She is good at the violin. She is good at most of her subjects at school. And she is a great actor and dancer, too. But at the moment, Grace can’t do anything well. Why can’t she do her homework and learn the lines for the play? Is she in love? Only David can help her.

Holly’s favourite place is the tree house in the old oak tree in her garden. When her father decides to cut down the tree to build an office, she starts an unusual protest and moves out of her home and into the tree house. Who will win the battle of the tree?

The Westbourne Fair is coming to town and it is Jack’s favourite moment of the year. But when he gets into trouble at school his parents say that he can’t go to the Fair. Jack decides to go to the Fair anyway and he learns that there are more important things in life than having fun.

Level 2 - A1/A2

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Friendship | School MP3

Ecology | Friendship

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64 pages ISBN 978-3-902504-41-8

Martyn Hobbs

MP3

Friendship | Love Au

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-574-1

Martyn Hobbs

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The Graphic Stories feature lively cartoon spreads for a contemporary communicative approach.

A wide choice of illustrated activities helps and checks understanding.

CEF A1/A2

HELBLING READERS RED SERIES - FICTION Graphic Stories

Ricky’s Big Idea

David and the Black Corsair

Grace and the Double Life

Recording in British English

Ricky has a big idea: he wants to make his own reality TV programme. He buys a series of small video cameras and he secretly films his family and friends. But, when he looks at the footage it is all very boring. So Ricky decides to make his video more interesting. Soon strange things are happening both at Ricky’s home and school. But Ricky’s friends aren’t very happy. Can Ricky be a good friend and become a filmmaker, too?

It’s not a good day for David. It’s his mum’s birthday but she rushes out without seeing his presents. It’s raining and he falls and hurts himself on his way into school. The lessons are either impossible or boring and he leaves his lunch at home. He feels very sorry for himself. Daniel the Black Corsair is feeling sorry for himself, too. He’s lost and lonely and far from home. Can David and Daniel feel happy again?

Grace’s mum wants her daughter to study hard for her piano exam. But Grace wants to spend all her free time practising with her band – the Garage Girls. How long can she keep her secret from her mum? And what will her mum do if she finds out?

Level 2 - A1/A2 Friendship | Human interest

Level 3 - A2

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-335-8

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-336-5

The spreads are fully dramatised on the Audio CD.

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Level 3 - A2 64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-120-0

Friendship | Music MP3

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Martyn Hobbs

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CEF A1/A2

Ricky and the American Girl

Zadie’s Last Race

Recording in British English

Ricky is a bit of a genius at school. He never thinks of anything except maths and computers. That is, until he meets Alexis, a beautiful American girl visiting his town. Is Ricky a genius in love, too?

Zadie lives for sport. From football to running, it’s the biggest thing in her life. Zadie is preparing for a big race – a race she really wants to win. But one evening while she is out training, she is involved in an accident – and she finds herself in a race of life and death. Will she win the biggest race of her life?

Level 3 - A2

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64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-584-0

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Friendship | Sport MP3

MP3

Friendship | Love Au

64 pages ISBN 978-3-902504-20-3

Martyn Hobbs

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FICTION - Short Reads Beautifully illustrated short books that even the most reluctant student will easily read in one sitting. A wide variety of Before and After Reading activities, with interesting and fun fact files exploring the issues raised, contemporary culture, internet projects and extra listening activities. The manageable length (32 pages) means that even less able students get a real sense of progress and achievement.

Fireball’s Heart Herbert Puchta

The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

Recording in British English

Chief Wise Owl’s people always tell the truth. But Chief Strong Buffalo doesn’t believe him. He thinks of a plan to get Dark Eyes, the Indian who looks after all of the tribe’s horses, to tell a lie. Can Dark Eyes win the test or is Chief Strong Buffalo right?

Dr Seuss Children’s author

Level 1 - A1

MP3

Myth | Traditional

32 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-003-6

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Cross-curricular Fact Files develop themes from the book and give cultural information.

The Clever Woman Herbert Puchta

Recording in British English

Sean Murphy is looking forward to coming home after work. He’s tired and wants to relax with a good book. But when he gets home there is so much noise that he can’t relax. So Sean decides to ask Linda McCormack to help him.

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32 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-027-2

Human interest | Humour MP3

Level 1 - A1

There are lots of ideas for individual Internet projects.

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The African Mask

The Surprise

The Lost Smile

Recording in British English

Janet gets a letter out of the blue from her old boyfriend Donald McKinnon. He invites her to visit him in Scotland but when she gets there strange things start to happen. Why do people rush off when they hear Donald’s name? Why is Donald so sad? And what has Donald’s African mask got to do with all this?

When Aunt Elizabeth comes back from Greenland she has a very strange present for Roger and Helen a big egg. One day when they are eating dinner the egg starts to crack open. What’s inside?

One night Sarah and Ben have the same dream: the Lord of Tears is going to take over the world and make everyone sad. But Sarah and Ben know how to stop him. Together they set off on a journey to find the Lord of Tears and bring happiness back to the world.

Level 2 - A1/A2

Level 2- A1/A2

Level 3 - A2

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Humour | Mystery MP3

32 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-029-6

Fantasy | Mystery MP3

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32 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-004-3

MP3

Mystery | Travel

32 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-028-9

Christian Holzmann

Günter Gerngross

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The Spring Cup Christian Holzmann

Recording in British English

If Caroline doesn’t win the Spring Cup her father will sell her beloved horse, Applewind. But how can she win when she has to compete against Sophie and her horse Blossom? They always come first!

Check new words and phrases in the glossary on each page. Friendship | Mystery MP3

32 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-005-0

Level 3 - A2

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Helbling Readers Blue Series CLASSICS A series of well-known classic stories by world-famous authors that have been chosen, and adapted, to appeal to teenage and young adult readers. Careful selection of stories with suitable content and language level has allowed the flavour of the originals to remain. Reflection Boxes throughout the stories draw links between the themes explored and the students’ own experience.

Dracula

Bram Stoker Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in British English

The

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Packed with practical ideas and activities to make the most of your Helbling Readers, with photocopiable worksheets and drama resources.

Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to see a local nobleman, Count Dracula. Jonathan realises that things are not what they seem at Castle Dracula and, before he knows it, his nightmare begins. Soon Jonathan and his friends and family are battling for their lives against the terrible Count in a race of good against evil that will bring them from Transylvania to London and across Europe once more to the Black Sea. Can Jonathan and his friends destroy Dracula?

Level 4 - A2/B1

Structures

MP3

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Level 4 - A2/B1 Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) for Schools

Horror | Mystery Au

96 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-302-0

ING RE AD RS MAT TE Readers

Dracula

Trinity 4, 5

causative have; could/was able to/managed to; first conditional; futures together; had to/didn’t have to; how long…?; make and let; may/can/ could for permission; might for future possibility; present and past passive; present perfect plus yet, already, just; shall/could for offers; want/ask/tell someone to do something

Level 5 - B1 Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) for Schools

Trinity 5, 6

defining relative clauses; future continuous; modal verb would; non-defining relative clauses; past perfect; present perfect continuous; present perfect future; reported speech/verbs/questions; second conditional (wish); used to/used to doing; used to/would; second conditional

Beautiful illustrations give the story a distinctive feel and reflect the original style.

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The Call of the Wild

The Garden Party and Sixpence

The Last of the Mohicans

Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in American English

Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in British English

Adapted by Janet Olearski | Recording in American English

Buck leads a good life in California, but one day he is stolen and taken to the harsh and freezing Yukon to work as a sledge dog. Here Buck must learn to fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his world once again?

In The Garden Party, Laura is excited about her mother’s annual garden party until she discovers that a man has died close to the family’s home. In Sixpence, when Dicky, an active, exuberant young boy, accidentally breaks a plate, is his mother her usual understanding self, or does she give in to interfering Mrs Spears’ pressure to punish him?

In America, during the French and Indian wars, two young women, Cora and Alice, set off on a dangerous journey to be reunited with their father Colonel Munro. They are aided by Hawkeye, a brave frontier scout, and Chingackgook and Uncas, his Mohican companions. On their way they must escape from the cruel Huron Magua and the French army. Will they get to Fort Edward and safety?

Level 4 - A2/B1

Level 4 - A2/B1 Human interest | Short stories

Level 4 - A2/B1

72 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-011-1

120 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-053-1

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Adventure | Nature Au

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James Fenimore Cooper

MP3

Adventure | Nature Au

102 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-153-8

Katherine Mansfield

Jack London

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Internet-based projects. www.helblingreaders.com

CEF A2/B1

HELBLING READERS BLUE SERIES - CLASSICS

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Wuthering Heights

Bartleby the Scrivener

Adapted by Janet Olearski | Recording in American English

Adapted by Jennifer Gascoigne | Recording in British English

Adapted by Maria Cleary | Recording in American English

This is the story of Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolmaster who arrives in Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod falls in love with Katrina van Tassel, a wealthy farmer’s daughter, but he must compete with the strong, handsome Brom Bones for her hand. When Ichabod is invited to a party at Katrina’s house, will he convince the young girl to marry him? And how does the terrifying ‘Headless Horseman’ change his life forever?

Heathcliff, an orphan, is raised by Mr Earnshaw with his own children, Hindley and Catherine. Hindley hates him but his passionate sister Catherine becomes his close friend, and they fall deeply in love. When Catherine decides to marry Edgar Linton instead of Heathcliff, Heathcliff’s terrible revenge destroys everyone’s lives. Will Heathcliff and Catherine ever find peace in this masterpiece of love and hatred?

When Bartleby comes to work for an elderly Manhattan lawyer he seems to be a great addition to the company. One day Bartleby is asked to help check a document and he replies calmly: “I would prefer not to”. This, to the dismay of his employer, soon becomes his response to all requests and he gradually stops working completely, spending his days looking out at the brick wall three feet away.

Level 4 - A2/B1

MP3

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Level 5 - B1 76 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-518-5

Morality | Society MP3

A detailed introduction gives background information on both the author and the social and literary context in which the story is set.

A wide range of activities helps and checks understanding and practises language skills.

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Family | Love

100 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-517-8

Herman Melville

MP3

Horror | Humour Au

68 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-230-6

Emily Brontë

Washington Irving

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Daisy Miller

Tales of Mystery

The Canterville Ghost

Adapted by Janet Olearski | Recording in American English

Adapted by Janet Olearski | Recording in British English

Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in American English

When beautiful young American Daisy Miller travels to Europe with her wealthy but unaristocratic mother, her innocent and friendly manner makes her more enemies than friends.

The Fall of the House of Usher describes the final days of a tormented and tragic family. In The Oval Portrait a brilliant but obsessed artist sacrifices love for art. And in The Masque of the Red Death Prince Prospero tries to escape with his friends from a terrible disease that is killing everyone in their land.

When an American family buy an old English mansion, they also inherit its terrible ghost. The ghost sets about frightening the new owners, but the Americans don’t frighten easily and the ghost gets more than he had bargained for.

Level 5 - B1

MP3

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In the little town of Vevey, in Switzerland, there is a most comfortable hotel, which is seated upon the edge of a clear blue lake. The shore of the lake has a range of establishments• of this type. One of the hotels, however, is famous, being distinguished• from many of its neighbours by an air both of luxury and of maturity. In this region, in the month of June, American travellers are extremely numerous. There is a flitting• here and there of ‘stylish’ young girls, a rustling• of muslin• frills, a rattle of dance music in the morning hours, a sound of high-pitched• voices at all times. You receive an impression of these things at the excellent inn• of the ‘Trois Couronnes’. I hardly know what was in the mind of a young American, who, two or three years ago, sat in the garden of the ‘Trois Couronnes’, looking about him, rather idly, at some of the graceful objects I have mentioned. He had come from Geneva the day before by the little steamer•, to see his aunt, who was staying at the hotel – Geneva having been for a long time his place of residence. But his aunt had a headache – his aunt had almost always a headache – and now she was closed in her room, so that he was at liberty to wander about.

Glossar

• distinguished: (here) shown to be different • establishments: (here) hotels • flitting: moving about quickly from place to place • high-pitched: with a high and sharp tone

Humour | Mystery

64 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-009-8

• inn: guest house; place where you can sleep and eat • muslin: thin, semi-transparent material used to make dresses • rustling: sound that some materials (silk and muslin) make • steamer: ship with a steam-driven engine

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Horror | Mystery

108 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-054-8

Oscar Wilde

MP3

Human interest | Love Au

80 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-010-4

Edgar Allan Poe

Henry James

In the little town of Vevey, in Switze hotel, which is seated upon the edge the lake has a range of establishment however, is famous, being distinguish Listen to the story on the Audio CD or download a sample from www.helblingreaders.com

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Jane Eyre by C. Brontë Level 5 Heart of Darkness by J. Conrad 31

CEF A2/B1

HELBLING READERS BLUE SERIES - CLASSICS

The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll & Mr Hyde

F. Scott Fitzgerald

To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf

Adapted by David A. Hill | Recording in American English

Robert Louis Stevenson

Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything: money, influential friends and fabulous parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion is full of beautiful people laughing and dancing and talking about their mysterious host. But the rich and handsome Gatsby always seems to be alone in the crowd and there always seems to be something missing from his life. What is the secret from Gatsby’s past? And what does he silently hope will fill his life?

Adapted by Les Kirkham and Sandra Oddy | Recording in British English

Level 5 - B1

MP3

Horror | Mystery

102 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-152-1

Mrs Ramsey has gathered her friends and family around her in the family’s summer house on the Isle of Skye. As the children play and the adults paint, talk and think, the relationships between them develop and change. Can true happiness ever be achieved or is it destined to exist only as a poignant memory?

Level 5 - B1

Art | Human interest

88 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-304-4

MP3

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When respectable Dr Jekyll starts associating with the mysterious Mr Hyde, his friends become increasingly worried. Who is Hyde and why do all the people he meets dislike him? Stevenson’s classic tale of the human capacity for evil is retold with all the tension and Gothic drama of the original story.

MP3

Human interest | Mystery

98 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-295-5

Adapted by Elspeth Rawstron | Recording in British English

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The Great Gatsby

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FICTION A series of beautifully illustrated original fiction by top international EFL authors. Specially commissioned books by award-winning authors for a choice of compelling teen-relevant stories with a controlled level of language, content and narrative devices in order to ensure the reader enjoys every moment of the read. Reflection Boxes throughout the stories draw links with the students’ own lives.

Once you learn to read you will be forever free.

Operation Osprey David A. Hill

Recording in British English

Don and Mike are best friends. They both live in the sleepy town of Saltley and they both love birdwatching. Their lives suddenly become exciting when Mike spots a pair of osprey at a nearby lake. The boys decide to protect the birds so that they can make a nest. But when Mr Roberts takes an interest in the birds the boys become suspicious.

US statesman and former slave

Level 4 - A2/B1

Nature | Thriller MP3

76 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-007-4

Frederick Douglass

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Links to other curricular subjects (CLIL) in the activity pages The Boy Who Could Fly Shillan was a small island. At the southern end there was a little harbour• where boats arrived. The cottage where Dr Reed lived was there, too. Michael’s house was in the east of the island. Behind the house there was a wood of pine trees• called Laird’s Wood and a lake called Goose Loch. In winter many ducks and geese• came to swim and feed• on the lake. The southern part of Shillan was quite ﬂat and covered with grass, but the north was hilly. In the northwest there were two hills: Castle Hill, which got its name from a ruined castle that stood on the top it, and Crag Hill, which was very rocky. Lots of wild ﬂowers grew on the island – some of them were quite rare.

Soon Michael knew every centimetre of the island and he could recognise most of the flowers, birds and animals that lived there. At first he missed• the company of other children, but as time passed he got used to playing by himself. Sarah and George loved their new life. They no longer had to work in the shop and had time for their hobbies. George grew vegetables in the garden and Sarah painted pictures of wild flowers. When she wasn’t painting or doing housework, she made clothes for Michael. Sarah designed an extra-large jacket for him, which was easy to put on and which covered his wings.

Glossary • feed: eat; get food • geese:

• harbour: port • missed: sad because they weren’t there • pine trees:

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HELBLING READERS BLUE SERIES - FICTION

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Green Room

Recording in British English

Elspeth Rawstron

No one knows where Michael comes from or who his parents are. One day he starts to grow wings and his life changes forever. Michael moves from hospitals to research clinics to life in isolation on a remote island. Will he ever manage to have a normal life?

Laura’s dream is to become a famous actress. When she auditions for The Green Room summer school she meets Nathan, who shares her dream. But Laura and Nathan both have secrets. That summer at The Green Room Laura and Nathan grow up and learn that that it is better to tell the truth and keep their acting for the stage.

Recording in British English

Level 4 - A2/B1

Thriller | Travel

80 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-006-7

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PHOTOCOPIABLE WORKSHEET Level 4 The Kingdom of the Snow Leopard by Elspeth Rawstron Vocabulary

1 Read the text then choose the correct word for each space. When I was four, my father, the King, took me to a Buddhist monastery high up (A) …………........… the Himalayan Mountains. There were (B) …………........… roads to the monastery. There were (C) …………........… small paths up the mountains and the journey was very difﬁcult. My father left me at the monastery with an old monk. When we ﬁrst walked into the monastery, I was very frightened. I held my father’s hand tightly and hid my face in his (D) …………........… Then the old monk walked down a long red carpet towards me. When he reached me, he (E) …………........… my hand and held it. It was a freezing cold day but I felt warm and I didn’t feel frightened any more. And I have never been frightened (F) …………........…. that day. A 1 in B 1 any C 1 alone

2 to 2 nothing 2 one

3 into 3 no 3 only

D 1 dress E 1 took F 1 for

2 robe 2 brought 2 since

3 cloth 3 carried 3 as

2 Complete the following sentences with the correct form of say or tell. A That night, Mahir ……………. Tom a story – a story that Tom will never forget. B “Thank you for ……………. me about this man.” C “Do as he ……………., Tom.” D “You could ……………. that I’m an expert on your country.” E He did as his father ……………. him and nothing bad happened. F “Cornelius ……………. he might not see me again and he was nearly right!” 3 Link the words with the places they describe. What else do you know about these places? Use the words to write a short description of each place.

lumpy porridge

golden door

THE SCHOOL

dormitory

balconies

courtyards incense

Reflection Boxes throughout the text allow the students to stop and think about the story and draw links between the themes explored and their own lives and experiences.

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This year Tom is really excited about Christmas. He is going to spend the holidays with his friend Mahir in the Kingdom of the Snow Leopard. He even has a special invitation from Mahir’s father, the King. But someone is following the boys on their journey and Tom is worried that he wants to hurt them. What happens when they get there?

84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-327-3

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Human interest | Thriller Au

102 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-158-3

The Kingdom of the Snow Leopard

Robert Campbell

David A. Hill

THE ROYAL PALACE oak trees

domed ceiling rugs

creaking door

THE TEMPLE embroidered curtain

stone floors

iron gates

lawn

detention

silver and gold stars

wooden gates

tests red-tiled roofs

4 In pairs write a list of words that describe your school. Write a description together. © Helbling Languages - Please photocopy this page

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Danger in the Sun

Mystery at the Mill

Red Water

Recording in British English

Jake hasn’t seen his archaeologist father for five years, but now he is going to spend his summer holiday with him in Greece. Jake arrives in Athens airport, but his father is nowhere to be seen. When the local police show little interest in the case Jake decides to investigate his father’s disappearance himself.

When Caterina finds her great-great grandmother’s diary in the attic she reads about her difficult life as a child worker in the local mill. Caterina starts thinking and soon she has started a campaign against a local boutique that sells cheap fashionable clothes. However the shop belongs to Jake’s Uncle Sanjit. Can Caterina convince Sanjit to sell ethically made clothes? And are Sanjit’s suppliers what they seem?

When teen hackers Tricia and Daniel discover that a local company could be involved in a sinister plot to trade carbon, they suddenly find that their lives are in danger. How is Tricia’s father involved? Can Tricia protect her family and Daniel?

Level 5 - B1

Adventure | Thriller

Human interest | Love

MP3

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Appealing illustrations and thought-provoking activities promote a humanistic and affective approach to reading.

76 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-008-1

Ecology | Thriller MP3

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78 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-470-6

MP3

84 pages ISBN 978-3-85272-157-6

Antoinette Moses

Elspeth Rawstron

Antoinette Moses

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An interview with the author adds interesting information on how the story was written.

Meet the Author Dear Jack, tell us a little about yourself. I was born in the North of England and studied German and Russian at Liverpool University. After graduation• I spent several years travelling around the world, teaching English to finance• the trips. I then went back to England to do a postgraduate• course at London University. I came to Brazil in 1976 and have lived and worked here, teaching and writing, ever since.

When did you start writing stories? My first story was published in 1999. This is now my tenth book.

How do you think of your stories?

rarely take much notice of them. Stories seem to find me, rather than me consciously looking for one. My inspiration often comes from a real event.

What is the message in this story? There are several messages in the story, but I think the most powerful one can be summed up• in the words of the English teacher in the film Dead Poets Society - “Seize• the day! Make your lives extraordinary!” We can

change things. We can live the life we want and realize our full potential.

Have you any other stories planned for the future? Yes, I have a file full of ideas for stories. 38

Glossar

• begging: (here) asking • finance: get money for • graduation: when you get a degree at a university

• postgraduate: detailed studies after a degree • seize: take with force • summed up: said in few words

The Coconut Seller Jack Scholes

Recording in American English

Bruno, a poor coconut seller from the favela, meets Clara, a beautiful rich girl from Rio de Janeiro’s wealthy Ipanema area, and they fall in love. But Clara’s father doesn’t approve and stops the relationship. Then Zeca, a criminal from Bruno’s past, tries to blackmail Bruno into helping him make some easy money. Can Bruno stop Zeca, save Clara and convince Clara’s father that he is right for his daughter?

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