Malala Yousafzai lived in Pakistan where she was one of the best students in her class. But then a group of Islamist extremists called the Taliban came and a war began. Then, one day, two men from the Taliban shot Malala on the bus home from school.
There is a new animal in the sea, and it is killing people . . . We can find it! says Captain Farragut. But what do they find? And can they stop it?
Robin Hood lives in the forest with his Merry Men. He takes from rich people and gives to poor people. The Sheriff doesnt like Robin Hood but can he catch him?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) is the story of a boy in Missouri in the 1840s. Tom Sawyers parents are dead and he lives with his aunt in a small village next to the long Mississippi River. One night, Tom and his friend, Huckleberry Finn see Injun Joe kill Dr. Robinson. We cant say anything about it. Or we will die, says Tom. But then the wrong man goes to prison...
Robin Hood lives in the forest with his Merry Men. He takes from rich people and gives to poor people. The Sheriff doesnt like Robin Hood but can he catch him?
Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of an English country gentleman, meets Mr Darcy, a rich man who owns land. At first, Elizabeth hates him and thinks he is proud, but slowly her feelings start to change. Can she fight her own pride and find happiness?
There is no sun this morning. It is not here. It is sad for Juliet and her Romeo.Romeo loves Juliet and Juliet loves Romeo. But their families are enemies and they cannot marry.
It is winter in Yorkshire, England. A man rides through the snow to visit a house called Wuthering Heights. While there, the man learns about Catherine, who lived in the house years before. Catherines story of love and sadness still affects the lives of those in the present.
Little Women is the story of a poor American family in the American Civil War. The four sisters, Beth, Jo, Meg and Amy are very different. But together they work hard and help their mother and father. Sometimes their lives are very happy, and sometimes they are very sad. But the familys love always helps them.
Everybody wants to know Jay Gatsby. He is handsome and very rich. He owns a big house, and he has wonderful parties there. But after the music and dancing, does anybody really know who Jay Gatsby is? This is a story of love, money, and secrets.
These folk tales tell the stories of four brave girls from four different countries around the world: Zanzibar, Japan, India and China. The girls all have to do dangerous and difficult things, so they must be strong and clever. Join them on their adventures!
Oliver Twists parents are dead and he grows up in the workhouse, where life is very hard. One day Oliver runs away to London. There, he enters a life of crime with the old man Fagin, the Artful Dodger, frightening Bill Sykes and kind-hearted Nancy. How will Oliver live in this dangerous world?
When Lou Clark loses her job at a café, she is given a job caring for Will Traynor. Will was disabled in a motorbike accident. Lou knows she needs the money. Will knows that his accident took away his love of life. Neither of them know that theyre going to change each others lives forever
Ten-year-old Darcy Burdock is one of lifes noticers. Curious, smart, funny and fiercely loyal, she sees the extraordinary in the everyday and the wonder in the world around her.
The New Usborne English Readers series brings classic tales with beautiful illustrations and activity pages to check students understanding of text.
You cant catch me, Im the gingerbread man! The New Usborne English Readers series brings classic tales with beautiful illustrations and activity pages to check students understanding of text.