Bøker av John Escott

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story."David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. Bernardo likes hats. One day he buys a new hat at a street market and people laugh at it. "Why do you want another hat, Bernardo?" his wife says to him. "You have twenty." But what can she do?

The men and the woman in this book - William Tell, Tom Blood, Lord Bao, King Matthias, Johnny Appleseed, and Lady Godiva - are all real people from history. But every time someone tells an old story, they change things in it, to make them bigger, better, and more exciting. So what is true in this book and what is not?

One cold winter morning, a famous movie star and her teenage daughter are driving along a country road... A blue van is waiting for them. Tom is in the van, but he's not a kidnapper - he's an artist. He usually draws pictures for adventure stories. Now he's in a real life adventure.

Word count 5,955 Read at a comfortable level with word count and CEFR level on every cover Illustrations, photos, and diagrams support comprehension Activities build language skills and check understanding Audio improves reading and listening skills Glossaries teach difficult vocabulary Free editable tests for every book Download audio as an MP3

Word count 5,215 Read at a comfortable level with word count and CEFR level on every cover Illustrations, photos, and diagrams support comprehension Activities build language skills and check understanding Audio improves reading and listening skills Glossaries teach difficult vocabulary Free editable tests for every book Download audio as an MP3

Word count 5,400 Read at a comfortable level with word count and CEFR level on every cover Illustrations, photos, and diagrams support comprehension Activities build language skills and check understanding Audio improves reading and listening skills Glossaries teach difficult vocabulary Free editable tests for every book Download audio as an MP3

Word count 4,800 Read at a comfortable level with word count and CEFR level on every cover Illustrations, photos, and diagrams support comprehension Activities build language skills and check understanding Audio improves reading and listening skills Glossaries teach difficult vocabulary Free editable tests for every book Download audio as an MP3

Word count 1,300 Read at a comfortable level with word count and CEFR level on every cover Illustrations, photos, and diagrams support comprehension Activities build language skills and check understanding Audio improves reading and listening skills Glossaries teach difficult vocabulary Free editable tests for every book Download audio as an MP3

Original / British English A mysterious stranger has come to the island where Costas lives. Why is the man there, and why is he looking at Eagle's Rock? Costas wants to be the first person to climb the dangerous rock. But will the stranger climb it first?

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. Claire is staying with her aunt Min. There is an old castle with a black tower in the village. It has a dangerous secret - accidents happen there, animals and people die. One day, Claire goes to the castle. She wants to know its secret.

Word Count 1,702

The year is 1717. It is a bad time to be the captain of a ship in the Caribbean because of pirates. The most frightening pirate on the sea is Edward Teach, or 'Blackbeard'. 'The Governor of Virginia wants us all dead!' Blackbeard thinks. 'But can he kill me - the most famous pirate in the Caribbean? No!' This is his story...

One cold winter morning, a famous movie star and her teenage daughter are driving along a country road... A blue van is waiting for them. Tom is in the van, but he's not a kidnapper - he's an artist. He usually draws pictures for adventure stories. Now he's in a real life adventure.

'Bring me something new and exciting. Bring me a BIG story!' says Rosie's editor at The Record newspaper. And, when she leaves the office, Rosie does find a story. A story that is bigger than she expects. A story that takes her across Europe, into a dangerous world of art and art thieves.

Zoe Baker works in a bookstore. She also likes acting, and she has a part in the play Romeo and Juliet. Mike Morrison writes about the play for the newspaper. What does he write about Zoe? Is Zoe a good actress ... or is she just 'a pretty face'? What does Zoe think when she reads the newspaper? What does she do?

Word count 9,600

Word count 5,400 CD: American English

Word count 26,500 CD: American English Bestseller

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