Medium Format, Ages 7-9 Penguin Young Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, topics and page design are carefully graded to match both the age and ability of every young learner. Every Penguin Young Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase children's understanding and develop language.
This simplified retelling of the classic story Sleeping Beauty is part of Penguin Young Readers , a series of graded readers designed to give young children a confident and successful start to reading... With full colour illustrations.
What happens when a man lives his life backwards, or a family owns a diamond as big as the Ritz Hotel? How can a boring girl become more popular, a careless young woman become more sensible, or a cut-glass bowl destroy a married woman's life? What does a young man do to save the girl that he likes from an evil ghost, or to forget old feelings for a woman when she marries another man?
Read this collection of short stories by one of America's finest storytellers to find out.
A singularly ingenious, witty, and amusing attempt to teach some of the elements of grammar by allegory and pictorial illustration. A wonderful introduction to the parts of speech for young and old. Numerous black and white illustrations complement the text. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
