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EASYSTARTS (200 HEADWORDS) www.penguinreaders.com A1 8 Between Two Worlds Stephen Rabley Original / British English Joanna Jimbuku is a nurse in Australia. She works with a Flying Doctor. One day a baby is very ill. Joanna takes the baby to Sydney. It’s her first visit to a big city, and she loves it. Does she stay in the city or go home? Book 978 1 4058 6943 0 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8053 4 Dino’s Day in London Stephen Rabley Original / British English Tommy Grant is a taxi driver. One morning his boss telephones him. ‘Can you be at the Ritz hotel at 9 o’clock?’ he asks. The 12-year-old son of a film star is in London. His name is Dino. ‘Be very nice to the boy,’ Tommy’s boss says. Book 978 1 4058 6945 4 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8056 5 Hannah and the Hurricane John Escott Original / British English Hannah loves her job on old Mr Duval’s small boat. The boat takes people to the beautiful coral reef every day. Then a rich man arrives with a big new boat. Suddenly, there isn’t any work for Hannah and Mr Duval. Then the hurricane comes ... Book 978 1 4058 6947 8 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8059 6 Lucky Break John Escott Original / American English Tom breaks his leg in a football game — it’s not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again—and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break? Book 978 1 4058 7671 1 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8062 6 9EASYSTARTS CONTINUED > Maisie and the Dolphin Stephen Rabley Original / British English Maisie King lives in the Bahamas. Her mother and father work at an Animal Hospital. Maisie has a new friend. His name is Ben and he’s a dolphin. Ben is very ill. Maisie helps him. Then Maisie has a big problem. Can Ben help her? Book 978 1 4058 6954 6 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8063 3 Marcel and the Mona Lisa Stephen Rabley Original / British English Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. One evening, at the Louvre museum, he sees a man steal a famous painting – the Mona Lisa. Marcel follows the thief to Venice and risks his life to get the painting back again. Book 978 1 4058 6955 3 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8064 0 Billy and the Queen Stephen Rabley Original / British English Billy and his sister want new bicycles, but they don’t have any money. Then their grandmother has an idea. There’s a competition in Palace magazine. The first prize is £500. ‘What do you think?’ Billy asks his sister. ‘We can buy two new bicycles for £500,’ she says. Book 978 1 4058 6944 7 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8055 8 The Big Bag Mistake John Escott Original / American English Ricardo and Gisela are going home to Rio. Gisela likes reading and quiet people. Ricardo likes noise … and he likes Gisela. In Rio, a thief takes Gisela’s bag. What can Ricardo do? Book 978 1 4058 7670 4 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8054 1 Flying Home Stephen Rabley Original / British English Felix is not a happy bird. He comes from Brazil but he doesn’t live there. He lives in New York in a cage. Then one day his cage opens and Felix says goodbye to New York. Can he find his family in Brazil again? Book 978 1 4058 6946 1 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8058 9 The Fireboy Stephen Rabley Original / British English Hapu lives in Ancient Egypt. Hapu’s father is ill, but they haven’t got any money for a doctor. Hapu makes a beautiful necklace for Queen Cleopatra and takes it to her. But a guard says, ‘Go home’. How can Hapu meet the Queen and get a doctor for his father? Book 978 1 4058 6957 7 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 405 8805 7 2 The Last Photo Bernard Smith Original / British English Pam and Martin visit Cambridge. Pam takes a photo, but a man walks in front of her. Later Martin sees a picture of a man in a newspaper. The police want this man. Is he the same man? And where is he now? Does Pam’s photo have the answers? Book 978 1 4058 6959 1 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8060 2 The Leopard and the Lighthouse Anne Collins Original / British English One day a leopard swims across the sea to Sindi. He is hungry and he is looking for food. He runs into an old lighthouse. The people of Sindi do not want the leopard in their lighthouse. But what can they do? How can they catch the leopard? Book 978 1 4058 6966 9 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8061 9 EASYSTARTS10 EASYSTARTS Tom Cruise Rod Smith Original / American English One of Hollywood’s most successful actors, Tom Cruise has starred in numerous films since his début in Risky Business. Read about his life and career, his major film roles, his involvement with Scientology and his marriages. Book 978 1 4058 8278 1 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8070 1 Tinker’s Island Stephen Rabley Original / British English It’s 1798. Sam Tinker and his daughter Jenny live in London. One day a thief puts a watch in Sam’s hand. ‘Take this,’ he says, and runs away. Two policemen see the watch and take Sam away. What can Jenny do? Can she help her father? Book 978 1 4058 6968 3 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8069 5 The Troy Stone Stephen Rabley Original / British English Mark Jackson is on holiday in Turkey. He visits the old city of Troy and finds a yellow stone. ‘I know this stone,’ he thinks. ‘It comes from … from ...’ Suddenly Mark goes back in time. He can see a beautiful city, soldiers and a big wooden horse. Book 978 1 4058 6958 4 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8071 8 Tinker’s Farm Stephen Rabley Original / British English It is 1800. Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They’re starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven’t got any money. What can they do? Book 978 1 4058 6967 6 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8068 8 A New Zealand Adventure Jan Thorburn Original / British English Sarah and Jessica arrive in New Zealand for a holiday. They find a mobile phone in the taxi from the airport. It is Michael’s mobile, but they can’t find him? He has messages from home – are they important? Go with the girls on a New Zealand adventure. Book 978 1 4058 8277 4 / 16 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8066 4 Simon and the Spy Elizabeth Laird Original / British English Simon Simple is going on holiday and the police are looking for a spy. On the train, Simon meets a beautiful girl. He likes her and she likes him. But the spy is there too. Simon and the police can’t see the spy. Can you? Book 978 1 4058 6961 4 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8067 1 The Pearl Girl Stephen Rabley Original / American English Kate Grant comes from Canada. She is visiting Europe with her mother and father. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous picture…“Girl with a Pearl Ear-ring.” What can Kate do? Book 978 1 4058 6783 2 / 16 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8553 9 Marcel and the White Star Stephen Rabley Original / British English Marcel is a mouse and a famous detective. He lives in Paris. One evening, two thieves steal a very expensive diamond ring – the ‘White Star’. Then they steal a car. Marcel follows them across Paris to a café. Can he get the ‘White Star’ and bring it back? Book 978 1 4058 6956 0 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8065 7 EASYSTARTS Who Wants to be a Star? Julia Allen and Margaret Iggulden Original / British English Tina Daniels is thirteen years old and a star. She sings beautifully, and everyone loves her. Her mother has big ideas about Hollywood, but Tina is not happy. One day she goes away on a train. Who does she meet? What does she see? Read about Tina’s new life. Book 978 1 4058 6960 7 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8073 2 11www.pengu in r e ade r s . com The White Oryx Bernard Smith Original / British English Mandy Brown is in the desert with Abdullah, and an oryx ranger. But there are poachers in the desert too – and a mother oryx is dead. Can Mandy and Abdullah catch the poachers? And can they find the dead oryx’s baby? Book 978 1 4058 7672 8 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8072 5 11www.penguinreaders.com PENGUIN READERS BIOGRAPHIES NEW FOR 2010 Pete and the Pirates Stephen Rabley Original / British English Pete Morgan is on a boat in the Caribbean with his mother and father. It is the only boat near Blue Sea Island. Or is it? One day, Pete has a visitor … Book 978 1 4082 2116 7 / 16 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4082 21174 A1 LEVEL 1 www.penguinreaders.com BEGINNER (300 HEADWORDS) 12 13LEVEL 1 CONTINUED > Karen and the Artist Elizabeth Laird Original / British English Karen’s job takes her to many places. She loves art, and in Rome she sees some beautiful pictures. But the artist can’t sell them and he has no money. Karen likes the young man. Can she sell his pictures for him? Book 978 1 4058 7667 4 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7808 1 Girl Meets Boy Derek Strange Original / British English A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again? Book 978 1 4058 6971 3 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7805 0 The Battle of Newton Road Leslie Dunkling Original / British English The houses in Newton Road are small, but people are very happy there. Then a civil engineer wants to knock down the houses and build a new road. The people of Newton Road are very angry. But can they win the battle? Book 978 1 4058 7694 0 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7802 9 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Classic / American English Tom Sawyer loves adventures. He has them at home, at school, and with his friends —Huck Finn, Joe Harper, and Becky Thatcher. Tom has one adventure in a graveyard, one in an old house, one in a cave. Who does he see in those places—and why is he afraid? Book 978 1 4058 4277 8 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7800 5 The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories O.Henry Classic / American English O. Henry’s stories are very famous. He writes about New York, Texas, Oklahoma ... Money and love are often problems. But how is a story going to finish? You never know. Readers always remember his stories. Book 978 1 4058 4278 5 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7804 3 The House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne Classic / American English The House of the Seven Gables is the home of an important family: the Pyncheons. They have the house and a lot of land, but no money and many problems. Is there a curse on the family? This is a story about money, murder, and love. Book 978 1 4058 4279 2 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7806 7 Ali and his Camera Raymond Pizante Original / British English Ali wants to take photos of people and places in Istanbul, but he has a big problem. He hasn’t got a camera. How can he get one? Book 978 1 4058 7666 7 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7801 2 David Beckham Bernard Smith Original / British English David Beckham, captain of England and famous for his Number 7 shirt at Manchester United, is now playing for LA Galaxy. But when did he start to play football? And why is he now world famous? This is his story. Book 978 1 4058 8149 4 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7803 6 Daniel Radcliffe Vicky Shipton Original / British English We all know Daniel Radcliffe’s face from the Harry Potter films. But how did he get the job? Did he always want to be an actor? And what did he do before Harry Potter? This is the story of Daniel’s young life. Book 978 1 4058 6765 8 / 16 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8544 7 Jennifer Lopez Rod Smith Original / American English Her movies are on TV. Her music is on the radio. Jennifer Lopez is a Hollywood star and a successful singer. She is a Latin performer. And “Latin” is about color, fun, and life! And who is the number one Latina? Jennifer, of course. Book 978 1 4058 8150 0 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7807 4 Lisa in London Paul Victor Original / British English It is Lisa’s f irst visit to London. She is going to learn English. Then she meets Michael. And suddenly her English lessons are very exciting. Book 978 1 4058 7696 4 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7809 8 Marcel and the Shakespeare Letters Stephen Rabley Original / British English Marcel visits his friend, Henry, in London. Henry knows a professor and he has some very interesting letters – by William Shakespeare! Marcel and Henry want to see the letters, but they are not in the professor’s f lat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them? Book 978 1 4058 7673 5 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7811 1 L E V E L 114 LEVEL 1 15LEVEL 1 Run For Your Life Stephen Waller Original / British English Kim is running through the streets of the old town. She is frightened. A man with dark eyes and a knife is looking for her. He is going to catch her. This holiday in beautiful Barcelona is suddenly very dangerous. Where is Kim’s friend Dave? What can she do? Book 978 1 4058 6970 6 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7819 7 Marcel goes to Hollywood Stephen Rabley Original / British English Marcel and his friend Céline are on holiday in Los Angeles. They are staying in the home of Arnold Waldman, a famous film director. But on the first night of their holiday, kidnappers take away Arnold’s daughter… Book 978 1 4058 7674 2 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7810 4 The Missing Coins John Escott Original / British English Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop – and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete. Book 978 1 4058 7668 1 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7814 2 Muhammad Ali Bernard Smith Original / American English In 1974 two Black Americans fought in Zaire, in Africa. One was Muhammad Ali. After the fight, he was the boxing champion of the world — again. But why did a young boy from Kentucky start to box? Why did he stop boxing? And what is he doing now? Book 978 1 4058 8153 1 / 16 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7816 6 Pelé Rod Smith Original / American English Pelé is the number one player in the story of soccer. He won the World Cup three times with Brazil and the fans loved him. Today, Pelé is famous in every country of the world. In 1950, he was a young boy with no shoes. This is his story. Book 978 1 4058 7692 6 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7817 3 Mike’s Lucky Day Leslie Dunkling Original / British English Mike is an assistant van driver. He meets Jennifer in her father’s shop – and he likes her very much. Jennifer is going to go to the cinema with him. But he is very late, and Jennifer is very angry. Is it really Mike’s lucky day? Book 978 1 4058 7695 7 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7813 5 Six Sketches Leslie Dunkling Original / British English Norma is always right. But has she got the right train tickets? What happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee with Mrs Price? And is David ready for his wedding? The answers are in these six sketches. Book 978 1 4058 7669 8 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7820 3 Mother Teresa D’Arcy Adrian-Vallance Original / British English Mother Teresa was a small, quiet nun. She lived for God and helped poor people on the streets of India. She was very famous for her work. She died in 1997, but people remember her today. People in many countries love her. This is her story. Book 978 1 4058 8152 4 / 16 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7815 9 Michael Jordan Nancy Taylor Original / American English Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls’ number 23, is very famous. And he can fly! Maybe he is the best basketball player of all time. But where did he come from? How did he start in basketball? Read about his life and about his love of basketball. Book 978 1 4058 8151 7 / 20 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7812 8 Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving Classic / American English Rip Van Winkle walks into the mountains one day and meets some strange old men. He comes home twenty years later. One dark night, Ichabod Crane is riding home and sees a man on a black horse behind him. The man has no head. Are there ghosts in these stories? What do you think? Book 978 1 4058 4280 8 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7818 0 Surfer Paul Harvey Original / British English On the beach near Nick’s home there is a surfing competition with a big prize. Nick is a very good surfer. He wants to win the prize and go to Australia. But Nick’s father is not happy. Can Nick win the competition and go to Australia? Book 978 1 4058 6969 0 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7821 0 NEW FOR 2010 Speed Queens Rod Smith Original / American English Racing was a men’s sport – and then came the women. Danica Patrick is from the United States. Milka Duno is Venezuelan. Laleh Seddigh is from Iran. They race with men and they are winners. Read their stories. Book 978 1 4082 2102 0 / 16 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4082 3208 8 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne Classic / British English This is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus. One day, Nemo finds three men in the sea. For months the men live on the Nautilus. They find a town on the sea floor, beautiful coasts and a lot of gold. But they want to go home. Can they escape from Nemo’s submarine? Book 978 1 4058 4276 1 / 32 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7799 2 LEVEL 2 www.penguinreaders.com ELEMENTARY (600 HEADWORDS) A2 16 17LEVEL 2 CONTINUED > Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Classic / British English One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit-hole – and arrives in ‘Wonderland’. Here, caterpillars can talk and rabbits have watches. And the Queen wants to cut off everybody’s head! Book 978 1 4058 5535 8 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7823 4 Apollo 13 Dina Anastasio Contemporary / American English Apollo 13 is an exciting movie — and a true story! It is Monday, April 13, 1970 and Apollo 13 is f lying to the Moon. Suddenly, something goes wrong. The ship is losing power and oxygen. Will the astronauts walk on the Moon? Will they get home again? Book 978 1 4058 8156 2 / 48 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7826 5 Babe – Pig in the City George Miller, Judy Morris and Mark Lamprell. Novelisation by Justine Korman Original characters by Dick King-Smith Contemporary / British English Babe leaves the farm for the city. He wants to make some money. ‘But nobody wins in the city,’ says Bob, a chimpanzee. ‘And nobody helps anybody. Understand?’ Book 978 1 4058 8157 9 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7828 9 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA Babe – The Sheep Pig Dick King-Smith Contemporary / British English One day, Farmer Hogget wins a young pig. He likes the pig, but he is a sheep farmer not a pig farmer. Mrs Hogget wants the pig for the dinner table. The little pig has other ideas, and he’s a very clever pig ... Book 978 1 4058 6974 4 / 48 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7829 6 NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA, USA AND PHILIPPINES The Birds Daphne du Maurier Contemporary / British English Nat and his family live near the sea. Nat watches the birds over the sea. Suddenly the weather is colder, and there is something strange about the birds. They are angry. They start to attack. They want to get