A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary.
A beautiful young Indian girl, and a brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love… But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indians of Virginia do not want the white men in their beautiful country.
This i ...
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Diane Mowat.
In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula – a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls.
In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, h ...
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West.
‘I ran to the side of the ship. “Help, help! Murder!” I screamed, and my uncle slowly turned to look at me. I did not see any more. Already strong hands were pulling me away. Then something hit my head; I saw a great flash of fire, and fell to the ground…’
And so begin David Balfour’s adventures. He is kidnapped, taken to sea, and meets many dange ...
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Patrick Nobes.
Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new ‘man’. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him – even Frankenstein himself!
The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he ...
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Barnaby Newbolt.
Thousands of years ago, people looked out across an ocean and asked themselves, 'What is on the other side?' And the bravest of them began to travel and find the answers – beautiful islands, frozen lands, different peoples …And there are still interesting questions about the oceans. How do they change our weather? Why does the water go up and ...
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Janet Hardy-Gould.
Hollywood – nine big white letters against the Hollywood Hills. Every year millions of people come from all over the world and look up at this famous sign. Why do they come? They come to see the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and to see the hand and foot prints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre. They come to visit Universal Studios, an ...