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Jules Verne was a master of adventure stories. He also wanted children to think about nature.This story asks them to wonder what is under the ground and if there is another world there. It is told by ...

The book is set in the 1920s in India and is a story of Dr. Aziz, an Indian doctor, his friend Mr. Fielding, a British professor and two British women Mrs. Moore and Miss Adela Quested. Due to an inci...

When you have a problem and you dont know what to do. Just stop a moment and look around you. You might think your problem is as big as a house. But in fact it might be as small as a... MOUSE!In this ...

This adventure story tells the beginnings of the legend of Robin Hood, a legend that has fascinated generations of children.It starts when Robin Hood comes home to England after fighting for King Rich...

Real beauty comes from inside. This is the story of a wicked queen and her magic mirror. Snow White runs away and goes to the forest. She meets seven kind dwarfs. But does the queen find Snow White? W...

The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity.David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only eight years old when his mother, a young p...

Im sorry, Alfred. Its too dangerous here. I want to go home, says Jack. Would you like some cheese? asks Alfred.No, thank you. I want to go home. Ive got lots of grass at home, says Jack. Two mice are...

A lion trapped in a net and an ant in a puddle. Who will rescue them and so gain a new friend? These are two stories from the Aesops Fables collection, which have stood the test of time and been read ...

Part of the Real Lives collection.Meet Ricardo, a young boy from Bolivia who wants to tell you about his homeland and what life is like in a small Bolivian village. Then join Ricardo and his friends f...

Treasure Island is an adventure novel, narrating a tale of pirates and buried gold. It is known for its atmosphere, characters and action.After Jim Hawkins finds a map in an old sea chest, he starts a...

These are two traditional stories around getting the ingredients to make soup.In the first one, retold in a famous version by Aleksey Tolstoy, who will help grandpa pull up a huge turnip to make soup ...

How we look after water is something that will greatly affect the future of our Earth and the wellbeing of its inhabitants.This book asks children to think about the questions What do you know about w...

Tessa is a very active sabre-toothed tiger! When she finds out there is a tiger birthday party she is very excited and ready to go straight away. However, the other animals feel she should definitely ...

The daring and handsome nobleman Robin Hood is forced to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, after the evil Sheriff of Nottingham kills his family and takes his land and money. With the help of his ...

A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.Dorian is visiting his friend, the kind and gentle painter Basil Hallward, when he meets Lord H...

A man goes back to the house where he grew up and becomes a little boy again.Tom visits the house he lived in when he was a little boy, and he finds an old newspaper in the wardrobe. He picks it up, a...

PB3 and Robin land on Earth to escape the terrible OOs who are chasing them in another spaceship.They are very surprised to find some beautiful creatures. They are soft and have got wings and black an...

Heart of Darkness is classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the ´100 best novels´ and part of the Western canon. Marlow, a man who has spent his life at sea, tells the story of a j...

PB3 finds that recycling definitely has advantages! But will it help him find what he needs to fix Robin?When PB3s robot, Robin, stops working, the doctor on Planet P3 tells PB3 to throw her in the ru...

A new adventure for Harriett Holmes.Will Harriet Holmes and her friends be able to solve the case of the ghost of Lady Emily who is trying to scare Lady Frankie Strangehill from her home? Has it got a...

Harry is the very last person to volunteer for a sport competiton! In this story our reluctant hero braves golf and volleyball to come out tops to everyones surprise!.Harry and his three friends are s...

Use this play-script version to prepare a fun and amusing stage version of the English legend of Robin Hood.Follow Robin Hoods adventures in Sherwood Forest in this easy-to-follow drama version based ...

PB3 finds that helping isnt always as easy as it seems and its important to think before you act!PB3 and his robot, Robin, are with their Earth friends, Ben and Sue finding out about life at the beach...

They dont have apples Potatoes or beans Or even a pea. They dont have pears. They dont have grapes. Poor Robin and PB3!An extraterrestrial adventure in which a bully gets more than he expects. When Fr...

Romeo Montague was in love with Juliet Capulet. He went over to her. I dont know who you are he said. But I know that I love you. Youre very handsome, she replied. I think I love you too. Romeo kissed...

Enjoy reading about this little boy and discover if he stays true to himself even with all the changes in his life.In the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in New York. They are quit...

The next day, the old witch put Hansel in a cage. Gretel had to cook lots of food for Hansel.The witch wanted a fat Hansel. But Gretel was clever. She had a plan, too. Hansel and Gretel are lost in th...

Martha the mammoth and her prehistoric animal friends are playing happily together in the wood when Martha discovers a baby woolly rhino called Ryan who has lost his mum and dad. While Martha and her ...

Oh! says Alex, a little surprised. Dont you feel African at all? No, not at all! Marquat replies firmly. Just because Im black doesnt mean Im not British. I am British, just like you!Marquat, born in ...

Toad is never happy to sit at home and do nothing. He likes adventure and fun.Sometimes things go wrong, but he is a lucky Toad. He has the most important thing that anyone can have. He has friends. H...

Have you ever been to Japan?Read the story of Naoko, a Japanese girl and discover all kinds of interesting things about this beautiful country. Naoko will show you how she spends her day, both at home...

This is perhaps the most well-loved story by Charles Dickens. Dickens asked his readers to have a heart that never gets hard. As readers follow the life of Oliver Twist, a poor orphaned boy struggling...

We all need friends. Friends are important. Friends are fun. Friends are there when we need them. You can have one friend or you can have many friends. The important thing is to be a good friend!But w...

After I had accepted the position and agreed to his condition, I had two or three very bad days. I was full of doubts, sure I had made a terrible mistake. I was in this state of mind as I sat in the u...

Have you ever seen a sloth? Jim and his sisters meet one of these animals in this adventure in the Amazon rainforest.Uncle Jack, Jim and his sisters and Dr Silver have an important mission! Can they t...

Sathya, Isuri and their friends live near Weligama, a town in Sri Lanka.Every morning they go to school, and every afternoon they jump on a tuktuk to go to the Human Solidarity Children Village. Join ...

The small dog has the football! Granny Fixit, can you fix it? Can you get the ball for Paul?This is a story about Granny Fixit and a boy who loses his ball. Theres a skateboard chase through the town ...

Lets all go to the Big Apple! Come with us on our A-Z journey to one of the most exciting and fun cities in the world. Do you want to know whats the tallest building in New York? Or what New Yorkers l...

It was all so different from London. The strangest thing was the light that came into his room. It travelled across his ceiling and then it went, leaving his room dark. After a few seconds it was back...

An excellent introduction to the world of Shakespeare. This edition includes seven of Shakespeares plays As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Much Ado About Not...

This story by Mark Twain explores the saying The grass is always greener on the other side! A poor boy and a prince swap places with unforeseen consequences.Through the story, the reader empathises wi...

The novellas impact is such that it has become a part of the language.Jekyll is a famous London doctor, but something unusual is happening in his house. Who is his strange young friend? Why does Jekyl...

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.Theseus of Athens is looking forward to his wedding to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. But two other young couples are not so happy Hermia wants to mar...

Young readers might well see themselves in the selfish giant, based on Oscar Wildes classic, who doesnt want to share his favourite possession.Through the story they see how our actions not only affec...

Kidnapped is an adventure story set in Scotland in the 18th century about a young man, David Balfour. After his father dies, David leaves his quiet, hometown in search of a new life at the house of Sh...

Put your elbows up stamp your feet on the ground make circles with your shoulders and turn around do the Armour Jive and count to five 1 2 3 4 5 HEY!In this amusing story Harry, the reluctant hero, br...

Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. Theyre off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all the winter as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place fa...

Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. The hound! cried Holmes.An old family document says that everyone who lives at Baskerville Hall is in danger from a...

Who wants to go on a trip to London? You? Then join us on our A-Z journey through this ancient and modern city. Its a city which is full of surprises and theres always something to see and do in this ...

Do you know what a huemul is? This story will take you on an adventure from the museum where Dr Domuch works to the land of the huemuls in the heights of the Andes in Patagonia.Do Domuch and the child...

Theres daggers in mens smiles Act II, Sc. IIIMacbeth is a brave general, loyal to King Duncan and to Scotland. Until, that is, he meets three evil witches after a battle against King Duncans enemies. ...

Do you believe in ghosts? Well, the Otis family didnt until they met the Canterville Ghost. This is a story of life, death and love - of a ghost trapped in the present because of the bad thing he did ...

When Sherlock Holmes gets a letter from the police, he and his new friend, Dr Watson, have a difficult problem. Who is the rich man in the empty house? Why did he die? And, most important of all, will...

Everybody knows that it is true that any rich, single man must definitely want a wife. And, of course, all mothers think this rich, single man is the perfect partner for one or another of their daught...

The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.Elinor is careful but Marianne is not. They both meet the man of their dre...

Pollyanna is eleven when she arrives in Beldingsville to live with her aunt, Miss Polly Harrington. It isnt easy for Pollyanna, her aunt is a difficult, cold woman and everyone she meets in the town i...

Oh no! I must go. The magic stops at midnight, said Cinderella. Wait! Come back! I dont know your name, called the Prince. Poor Cinderella! She works all day and her two horrible stepsisters dont help...

After many more days and nights of study, I discovered exactly how life was created. With this knowledge I became the first man in history to have the power to create life from death.Victor Frankenste...

One day, in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place...

Three children and their mother move to a new home because their father gets sent away. They are sad at the beginning of their new life, but they make a new friend along the way and live a lot of adve...