Marcel is a French mouse, and a very fine detective. He and his friend, Celine, are on holiday in Los Angeles. They're staying at the home of Arnold Waldman, a famous film director. But on the first night of their holiday, Arnold's daughter is kidnapped... Another mystery story featuring the much-loved Marcel.
There are fireworks in London on 5th November when Marcel goes to stay with his friend, Henry. Henry lives next door to a professor who is looking after some very special letters written by William Shakespeare. When Marcel and Henry go to look at them, they are not there. Someone has stolen them! But Marcel is a detective, and he has to find the Shakespeare letters. A thrilling mystery novel featuring Marcel, the French mouse detective.
Marcel, a French mouse and detective, visits his friend Celine at the Louvre one evening. There he witnesses the theft of the famous Mona Lisa, prompting him to travel to Venice and risk his life in
It is 1800 and Jenny and Sam Tinker arrive in the USA. They have to work very hard on a farm to make ends meet, but Jenny's friendship with the Indian girl Blue Sky leads the Tinkers to a better life. Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from Easystarts with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: Contemporary, Classics or Originals. At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying Penguin Readers Factsheets which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.
The year is 1798 and Jenny and her father Sam Tinker, are working in a London market. Sam gets mistaken for a thief and finds himself on a ship full of criminals. They are on their way to Australia but Jenny has her own plans to rescue him. They find themselves spending a year on a tropical island.
This is the story of Hapu who lives in Ancient Egypt. Hapu works with his father, a goldsmith. They work long, hard hours making gold tables and chairs, but they are poor. Then one day Hapu has an idea which will change the lives of him and his father - he decides to make a beautiful gold necklace for Queen Cleopatra.
