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Moby Dick- Penguin Readers - Level 2 (600 words) Moby Dick is the most dangerous whale in the oceans. Captain Ahab fought him and lost a leg. Now he hates Moby Dick. He wants to kill him. But can Captain Ahab and his men find the great white whale? A young sailor, Ishmael, tells the story of their exciting and dangerous trip.
The teacher's factsheets and answers are added to the end of the file.
AUDIOBOOK: John Wynddham - The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham's classic novel of man's struggle in a besieged world is dramatised by Giles Cooper in this classic 1968 recording 3 * CD (running time: 2 hours 50 minutes)
ADDED THE BOOK HTML VERSION :-) - yours truly, stovokor
The War of the WorldsPenguin Readers Level 5 (2300 words) A metal object falls from the sky over the south of England, and strange creatures come out. But they are not human - they are fighting machines from Mars. When another object falls, and then another, people start to worry. Are the Martians trying to take over the Earth? The teacher's factsheets and answers are added to the end of the file.
AUDIOBOOK: John Wynddham - The Day of the Triffids
