Christine LindopNani Tama looked at each of us - Dad, Auntie Hiraina, my cousin Timi, and myself. His eyes were angry. 'You fullas want me to die here in this room? Looking at these four walls? When the whakapapa is not yet finished?' But Nani Tama gets his own way, and his grandson drives him through the night, to find the missing pieces from the family history. The stories in this volume of World Stories are by New Zealand writers James Courage, Witi Ihimaera, Philip Mincher , and Joy Cowley.
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Are you brave enough to read four of Poe’s famous horror stories? Edgar Allan Poe wrote strange stories about terrible people and evil crimes. Don’
Original / British English (Available May 2008) Farm work isnt Joes idea of holiday fun. He wanted to spend the summer surfing. But when he finds himself in the middle of a disagreement about GM (genetically-modified) crop trials, life becomes more interesting. He also meets two very different girls. But what do they really want from him?
Contemporary / British English (Available February 2008) Everybody tells Forrest Gump that hes an idiot. But hes a great football player, and he plays the harmonica beautifully. Hes also a brave soldier. But can he ever marry the girl he loves? This story of his journey through life is sometimes sad and sometimes very funny.
Classic / British English (Available March 2008) In 1891, the great detective, Sherlock Holmes, disappeared in Switzerland while working on a dangerous case. Everyone thought that he was dead. But three years later, he returned to England. Holmes and his friend, Dr Watson, had many more adventures together. Three of his most interesting cases are in this book
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Macbeth, a brave soldier, is trusted by the Scottish king. Then a strange meeting with three witches makes him greedy for power. Macbeth wants to be king. He and his evil wife make murderous plans. But how many people will have to die before their dreams come true? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting making English come alive
Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) Three former judges are in prison. They call themselves the Brethren and organize a pen-pal scam. The money is pouring in. But then the Brethren contact the wrong pen-pal a powerful man with dangerous friends.
Classic / British English (Available May 2008) A stranger arrives in a small village wearing a long coat and gloves. His head is covered in bandages and dark glasses hide his eyes. The villagers are curious. Who is he? When they discover the strangers terrible secret, they realize that they are in great danger.
Classic / British English (Available May 2008) Edgar Allan Poe, the father of the detective story and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win and which will lose their battles?
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jeans life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice les miserables
A mutant has tried to assassinate the President of the USA, and now humans hate and fear mutants even more. But who sent the mutant? The X-Men must find the answer and save the world from the evil plans of a government scientist and their arch-enemy, Magneto.
Professor X has a team of mutants called the X-Men. The X-Men use their powers for good, but their very powerful mutant enemy, Magneto, has a terrible plan – to change humans into mutants. Will the X
At last! Marissa and Ryan are finally together … but will the path of true love run smoothly this time? Summer and Anna compete for Seth’s affections – but he just can’ t seem to make up his mind. Th
Jane Eyre has always been alone in the world. When she finds work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, her life starts to change for the better. But what are the strange sounds in the night? And what is Mr. Rochesters dark and terrible secret? As Janes feelings for Mr. Rochester grow, will she find true love?
Limerick, Ireland, 1934. Its cold and its wet. Frank, his parents and three brothers have just come back from the USA to start a new life in Ireland. But life in Limerick is even harder than life in 1930s New York. Franks father, Malachy, is from the North of Ireland and people say he has a strange look. He loves his family, but he also likes to drink ...
John EscottLife is hard and dangerous for both people and animals in the frozen Canadian North. For a wolf like White Fang it is a continuous fight to find food - a fight in which many animals die. When White Fang meets the people of the North - first Indians and then White Men - he learns to live with them like a dog. But some men are cruel to their dogs and others are kind. Will White Fangs life be any easier now? Adap. by John Escott
Dominoes are full colour readers with extensive Activities and Project pages. They are suitable for students who need more support in their reading than is provided by traditional readers. The Activities and Projects can be used either in class or as homework. * Graded from Starter to Level 3 (Pre-Intermediate) of the Bookworms grading system. * Two pages of Activities at the end of every chapter. * Five pages of poject work. * Glossary on the page to provide full vocabulary support.
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Fifteen-year old John Trenchard lives in a quiet village. But after dark, Moonfleet is a village with secrets. A dead man walks the streets, and smugglers do their work. When John accidentally learns about this dangerous world, his life suddenly changes. But will he live or will he die?
Classic / British English (Available March 2008) All kinds of people, from shopkeepers to kings, want the help of Sherlock Holmes in these six stories about the adventures of the famous detective. Who put a diamond in a chicken? Why is there a club for men with red hair? How did the man at the lake die? Can Sherlock Holmes solve the mysteries?
