"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.

 

This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.

This book is part of a book series called Penguin Readers .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Pearson Education Limited .

Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) is a famous English novelist, essayist, and critic, perhaps best known for writing Brave New World. He wrote The Crows of Pearblossom in 1944. Sophie Blackall was born and grew up in Australia and now lives with her family in New York. She is a published author and an illustrator of many children's books, including Meet Wild Boars, the Ivy and Bean series, and Jumpy Jack & Googily. Visit her online at her official website www. sophieblackall. com and at her popular blog missedconnectionsny. blogspot. com.