Pauline Francis Boeken

This series provides reading and learning at four language levels through a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills, consolidate vocabulary, and offer personalized project work.

Dit boek maakt deel uit van de TREDITION CLASSICS serie, die zich richt op het opnieuw beschikbaar maken van publieke domein boeken. De serie is ontstaan uit een passie voor literatuur en streeft ernaar om waardevolle werken uit de wereldliteratuur te behouden en te herdrukken.

Ed Malone is persuaded to join the larger-than-life Professor George Edward Challenger on a scientific expedition in the depths of the Amazon. But as the expedition team plunges deeper into the forest, the danger mounts. Now it is up to Ed and the Professor to get out alive.

The 'Fast Track Classics' series presents retold, shortened versions of classic novels that are suitable for children working at Key Stage Two. The stories are retold so as to lose none of the strength and character of the originals.

The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; and a country ruled by horses.

An abridged version of the classic underwater adventure of Captain Nemo and his submarine, The Nautilus.

The Fast Track Classics series enables students to experience the pleasure of reading well-known classic novels. These shortened classic novels cater for every taste whether it is the delightful story of Little Women, the gripping adventure of Kidnapped, the compelling and poignant Phantom of the Opera, or the dark and mysterious drama of Jane Eyre. Each book is a manageable size, with short chapters and helpful illustrations. The introduction gives a synopsis of the plot and a short biography of the author. Carefully designed with lexical structures and vocabulary to match the ability of the student, Fast Track Classics still convey the essence of these powerful stories and lose none of their characterisation.

There's an exciting email for Ben from his friend Nico in Italy. Nico has two tickets for the Italy-England football match! On the plane from London to Rome, Ben makes a new friend, who is also going to the match. On the big day, Rome is full of excited soccer fans. But the boys get a nasty surprise - their tickets are missing!