No. of pages 64
Published: 2007
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This book features in the following series: Usborne Young Reading, Usborne Young Reading Series 3, Young Reading, Young Reading Series 3 .
This book has been graded for interest at 7-11 years.
There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .
This book contains the following story:
Great Expectations
Raised by his brother and sister in law in humble circumstances, Pip aspires to a better life. When a mysterious benefactor provides the funds Pip sets off to the city to become a gentleman. However, the money cannot secure for him the girl he loves, and over time Pip realises that happiness must be found in the things he gave up in pursuit of a more sophisticated life.
This book is in the following series:
Usborne Young Reading Series 3
Usborne Young Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. First Reading covers the first four levels, and Young Reading the next three.Series 1: These titles are for children who have just started reading on their own. They are 48 pages long and typically contain several short stories or one longer story divided into chapters. They use fairly short, simple sentences and everyday vocabulary.Series 2: These titles are for children who are reading more confidently. They are 64 pages long and use varied sentence lengths, more complex sentence structure and more challenging vocabulary.Series 3: These titles are for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books. They use advanced sentence structure and vocabulary and have more complex plots with subplots.
This book features the following characters:
Miss Haversham
This book features Dickens's character, Miss Haversham.
Joe Gargery
This book features the character Joe Gargery.
Herbert Pocket
This book features the character Herbert Pocket.
Abel Magwitch
This book features the character Abel Magwitch.
Estella Havisham
This book features the character Estella Havisham.
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