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¿Qué pasaría si los sueños de las princesas fueran diferentes a lo que siempre nos han contado? ¿Y si existieran madrastras buenas? ¿Qué pasaría si el final de la historia fuera algo diferente a casarse?En esta adaptacion de los cuentos clasicos "Cenicienta", "Blancanieves" y "Caperucita Roja", las princesas, los lobos, las madrastras y las hadas viven de forma natural e infantil con valores como la igualdad de genero, la responsabilidad personal y el hogar, asi como la diversidad racial y la imagen de las familias de hoy.Encontraremos a una Cenicienta con papeles muy diferentes a los del clasico cuento de hadas. Aqui se destacan dos ideas basicas: por un lado, la relacion positiva entre las mujeres, ejemplificada en el apoyo que Cenicienta recibe de su madrastra y hermanastras; por otro lado, este cuento tiene como objetivo ejemplificar que buscar pareja no tiene que ser el objetivo vital de uno: Cenicienta va al baile porque le gusta bailar.En cuanto a "Blancanieves", la belleza superficial, representada por la Reina como en el clasico cuento de hadas, se compara con la belleza interior, personificada por una Blancanieves inteligente, curiosa, activa y muy aguda. Una Blancanieves que trepa a los arboles y se asoma de quien trata de hacerle daño. Una chica de hoy que solo esta interesada en aprender y jugar. No decimos mas para que pueda descubrir el resto mientras lo lee.Finalmente, esta adaptacion convierte a Caperucita Roja en una niña moderna cuyo padre prepara comidas saludables para ella mientras su madre esta trabajando. Una madre fuerte que resuelve el conflicto con el lobo devolviendolo al mundo animal despues de curarlo, enseñandole a su hija que debemos respetar a todas las criaturas vivientes.

This story begins at the old hotel, The Admiral Benbow, a lonely place situated on a cliff on the English coast. Sailors sometimes visited the hotel on their way to the city of Bristol. One day an old, ugly sailor with a scar on his face, knocked at the door to ask for accommodation. His only personal item was a large wooden chest. "You can call me Captain," he told the hotel owners.Adapted from the adventure novel written by Scott Robert Louis Stevenson, and published in London in 1883.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

The story begins on a ship full of migrants hit by a storm on the way to America. The crew had escaped the ship but in the confusion, some of the travellers: Mr. Starck and his family were left behind.Adapted from the novel written by the pastor Johann David Wyss, published in 1812, which deals with a Swiss family that was shipwrecked in the East Indies, while on its way to Port Jackson (Australia). The father conceived the novel with the intention of teaching his four children about family values, good habits, the natural world and self-confidence.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Once upon a time, Baghdad was an impressive city. People bought and sold all kinds of wonderful things in the market there.Famous fantasy tale included in the collection of tales of Arabian Nights. English Level A2Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Once upon a time and in a land far, far away, there was a king called Midas. He was famous for being very greedy and very mean.Mythological story relating the story of Mida: the king of Phrygia who ruled in the period between 740 BC and 696 BC, approximately. According to Greek mythology, the monarch had the hability to turn everything he touched into gold. According to Aristotle, the legend stated that Midas died of starvation due to his strange power. English Level A2Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Once upon a time, there was a little town in Germany called Hamelin. In that quiet, little town, next to the River Weser, a great tragedy happened.German fable or legend, documented by the Grimm Brothers, that tells the story of a mysterious misfortune that occurred in the city of Hamelin, Germany, on June 26, 1284. There is a famous poem in English on the subject written by Robert Browning. English Level A2Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

It was a foggy and depressing November in New York. When Ismael realised he had no money and was not interested in doing anything in particular, he knew that it was time to go out to sea. In the middle of the ocean, when he was a sailor, he felt satisfied.Adapted from the novel by the writer Herman Melville published in 1851. Work of profound symbolism, sharing characteristics of allegory and epic. It is inspired by real cases.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Once upon a time there was a little tailor who lived in a little house. One afternoon, as he ate his lunch, he suddenly saw a lot of flies. The little tailor said, "I dont like flies!" He hit them with his hand and killed seven!Tale written by the Grimm Brothers, German writers and philologists famous for their stories for children. English Level A1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

The hero of our story was born in the poorhouse in an English city. The conditions were terrible. A desperate cry announced to everybody the arrival of a new citizen to the world.Adapted from the novel Oliver Twist, the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a monthly installment novel in the Bentleys Miscellany magazine, directed by Dickens himself, between February 1837 and April 1839.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Many years ago, in the Far East, lived a brave and adventurous boy. His name was Sinbad the Sailor, and he was famous for his many heroic acts.Legendary story known throughout the world due to Arabian Nights. At first it did not belong to it, but was incorporated between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The original seed was the History of the legendary shipwrecked sailor Simbad, which was known in Egypt around 2200 b.C. in the period known as the Middle Kingdom. English Level A2Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Richard the Lionheart, King of England, had left England to join the Crusades. While he was gone, he left his brother John of Gaunt to rule England. A brave knight called Richard Atlea decided to find the King to tell him about John who was cruel and greedy. However, Richard did not have enough money for the trip. He decided to ask if he could borrow the money from someone who he thought was his friend, a rich man called Hugo de Reinauld.Based on the archetypal hero and outlaw of medieval English folklore. From the Middle Ages to our days, we know songs, ballads, plays, musical comedies, which have been building a myth according to each era.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

"Our story is set in France and England in the year 1775. This period of time was called The Age of Reason but it was really a century of madness! Politicians told the world about how rich their countries were, but thousands of their citizens lived in terrible poverty. Many were being killed and the poor people started to make plans for a revolution.One Friday night in late November, a gentleman called Jarvis Lorry, was travelling to Dover in a carriage. He stopped the carriage when he saw a messenger on a horse."Adapted from the novel by the British writer Charles Dickens. The historical novel describes the life in the eighteenth century, at the time of the French Revolution. Published in 1859, it tells the life in two cities, London and Paris, the first one symbolizing in some way the peace, the simple and ordered life; while in the second reigns the agitation, the challenge and the chaos, in a time of drastic social changes.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Once upon a time, a very poor family had a beautiful baby boy. The parents were happy to have such a lovely, cheerful child. One day, the king stopped at the village but nobody recognised him. When he asked about any news in the area, the villagers told him about the new baby boy, and that they thought he was going marry the kings daughter one day.Tale written by the Grimm Brothers, German writers and philologists famous for their stories for children. English Level A2Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Our story begins in Wakefield, a small town in Yorkshire, in the north of England. The parish was proud of its vicar, Dr. Primrose. This man and his family were a model for everybody. Their lives passed happily and quietly. Thanks to a large personal fortune, the family were quite wealthy. The vicar dedicated his time to improving the parish and helping the poor. It seemed as if nothing could spoil such happiness.Adapted from the novel written by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1724-1774). Published in 1766, it was one of the most popular eighteenth-century novels widely read among the Victorians.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

One day, a bear and a wolf were in a forest. A lot of animals lived there. Suddenly, they heard a beautiful melody coming from a tree.Tale written by the Grimm Brothers, German writers and philologists famous for their stories for children. English Level A1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

One autumn morning in old London in the miserable home of the Canty family, a baby was born. Another mouth to feed Yet another child to walk the streets, begging for money.Adapted from the novel written by Mark Twain. Published in Canada for the first time in 1881, in the United States in 1882, it is the first historical novel by Twain. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two children of identical physical appearance: Tom Canty and Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII of England.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

There are very few men who have had such a dramatic life as Robinson Kreutznaer, better known as Robinson Crusoe. His only passion was the sea, however, on his first voyage the ship capsized. On the second, he was captured by pirates. But the most amazing was the third, which started with a terrible stormAdapted from one of the most famous works of the famous English writer Daniel Defoe, a classic novel of adventures which was published in 1719, being considered the first English novel. It is about a fictional autobiography of its protagonist, an English castaway who spends 28 years on a desert island.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Our story takes place in England in the period of King Richard the Lionheart, who was away on a crusade. While he was away, the country was ruled by his brother John. The country had become divided between the supporters of the absent King Richard, called the Saxons; and the Normans, who followed John. In a forest in the north of England, two men were talking: Gurth, a pig farmer and Wamba, an entertainer. A noble with a group of men on horses interrupted them.Adapted from the historical novel written by the Scottish romantic writer Walter Scott and published in 1820. It is one of the first and most acclaimed works of the genre. Set in medieval England of the twelfth century. Its protagonist is Wilfredo de Ivanhoe, a young and courageous knight.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Our story is set during the period of English colonial rule in India. Our hero is an Irish-Indian boy called Kim. His beautiful Indian mother had married an Irish sergeant in The Mavericks regiment. Sadly, both his mother and father died when he was very young. Kim inherited only his fathers identity documents and a strange prophecy. The prophecy predicted that one day Kim was going to meet a colonel who would wait for him next to a red bull in a green field.Adapted from the picaresque novel of espionage, written by Sir Rudyard Kipling. Published in 1901, it narrates the political conflict in Central Asia between the Russian Empire and the British Empire, which was called The Great Game.English Level B1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.

Many years ago, a woodcutter and his family lived on a green mountain far away from here. They were very happy, but they were very poor.Fairy tale written by the Danish poet and writer Hans Christian Andersen, famous for his stories for children. It was first published on October 1838. English Level A1Interactive PDF: it has links that allow access from the reading to the glossary and viceversa. 20 original illustrations of the 70s in each title.