Brendan Lynch Boeken

"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

When a Swiss couple and their four sons are shipwrecked on an isolated island, they adapt to their "New Switzerland" using many imaginative methods of farming and animal taming.

The final episode in the saga of 'The Three Musketeers' finds Artemis attempting a royal coup. Philippe, the 'Man in the Iron Mask', has been a prisoner in the Bastille for 18 years. He is also King Louis' twin brother. Artemis wants him on the throne, but D'Artagnan cannot allow it.

Een van de meest fascinerende reizen in de literatuur. "Naar het middelpunt der aarde" is de tweede avontuur van Jules Verne in een lange serie die hij zijn hele leven zou schrijven. Verne had ongetwijfeld een avontuurlijke geest die af en toe naar buiten wilde. In dit verhaal belichaamt de Franse schrijver de professor Lidenbrock, een excentrieke Duitse wetenschapper, en zijn neef Axel, een jonge wees en leerling-geoloog die onder zijn bescherming leeft. Het doel van hun avontuur is te bewijzen dat men het centrum van de aarde kan bereiken door de sporen te volgen van Arne Saknussemm, een 16e-eeuwse schrijver en ontdekkingsreiziger die een geheim manuscript heeft achtergelaten met de sleutels voor de expeditie. Met dit uitgangspunt neemt Verne ons mee in een verhaal vol bizarre avonturen en voortdurende verrassingen die de protagonisten tot het uiterste testen. De geschiedenis wordt verteld door Axel, die zijn herinneringen aan de reis wil delen in de vorm van een soort reisdagboek.

This is Charles Dickens' classic tale of resurrection and redemption set against the backdrop of the French Revolution.

Great Expectations will form the centrepiece of the Dickens season this Christmas. Part thriller, part mystery, with a powerful love story at its heart, Sarah Phelps's (Oliver Twist, EastEnders) three-part adaptation embraces all of these qualities, delivering a vibrant, visceral, story. The stellar cast includes Gillian Anderson, David Suchet and Ray Winstone, and it will be broadcast on BBC1 in a prime-time slot in December this year.