Rosemary Border

Ideal for confident learners of English looking to improve or consolidate their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded to level, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.'After dinner we turned the lights out and played 'hide-and-seek'. In the dark, I touched a hand, a very cold hand. Now, because of the game, I had hide in the dark with ... with this cold person - not speaking, not knowing who it was. Slowly the others found us, hid with us, until we were all there - all thirteen. Thirteen? But there were only twelve people in the house!We touched each other in the dark, counting. Thirteen. Quickly, nervously, I lit a match to see ...'

Ideal for elementary learners of English looking to improve or practise their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded and easy to understand, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.Everybody wants to win the lottery. A million pounds, perhaps five million, even ten million. How wonderful! Emma Carter buys a ticket for the lottery every week, and puts the ticket carefully in her bag. She is seventy-three years old and does not have much money. She would like to visit her son in Australia, but aeroplane tickets are very expensive.Jason Williams buys lottery tickets every week too. But he is not a very nice young man. He steals things. He hits old ladies in the street, snatches their bags, and runs away ...

A retelling of the old story of the genie in the bottle.

Traditional fables retold.

The charming story of a little girl and a queen.

The adventures of Po-Po the wooden doll.

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR. After dinner we turned the lights out and played 'hideand- seek'. In the dark, I touched a hand, a very cold hand. Now, because of the game, I had to hide in the dark with...with this cold person - not speaking, not knowing who it was. Slowly the others found us, hid with us, until we were all there - all thirteen. Thirteen? But there were only twelve people in the house! We touched each other in the dark, counting. Thirteen. Quickly, nervously, I lit a match to see...

A little girl and an old man stop thieves.

All ''Oxford Bookworms Library'' titles are fully illustrated. * The Activities section at the back of each title has been extended to include extra activities before, while and after reading, helping students to interact with the text and get the most out of each story. * Each title also has an Introduction, a Glossary of key topic words, and an informative ''About the Author'' section.

Will short legs or long legs win the race?

"Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students on a wide variety of themes. Exercises at the back of each book check student's understanding of the text and provide ideas for activities and project work.

A delightful introduction to reading.

Pat's first day at school.

A delightful introduction to reading.

Factual information to fascinate children.

The familiar and busy routine of the school day.

Designed to encourage young children to read for pleasure, these readers can be used in conjunction with the ''Start with English'' course. They increase skill in word recognition and revise words and structures already taught. Each book contains a full colour dictionary explaining words used. Rosemary Border is best known for her EFL readers for Oxford University Press titles. She is also series editor and co-author of 24 books on everyday legal problems.