A bug's life is difficult. Every day the ants have to find food. The grasshoppers come and take the food. They are tired but Flik has an idea... they can fight the grasshoppers. But grasshoppers are bigger than ants! Can Flik find some friends to help them? Can they work together to fight the grasshoppers?
A man alone on the Yukon Trail, except for his husky dog, is planning on meeting friends on a day in which he encounters severe cold that reaches 75 degrees below zero. His troubles worsen when he falls through the snow and gets his feet and lower legs wet. His only hope of surviving is to build a fire, but his lack of ample supplies, extreme elements and his own diminishing senses prove to be an impenetrable barrier to his existence.
For learners of English, Design for Drama features a number of plays that are adapted from well-known American short stories and poems. The stories represented are “The Marriages” by Henry James, “The Furnished Room” by O. Henry, “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving, “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, “A Horseman in the Sky” by Ambrose Bierce, and “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson. Design for Drama is recommended for high-intermediate and advanced learners of English.
Cinderella - Penguin Kids - Level 1 There is a dance at the big house today! Cinderella is sad. Her sisters are at the dance … POUF! It is the Fairy Godmother. Does Cinderella go to the dance? Does she see the Prince?