【企鹅分级读物】【Catalogue】Level 3

LEVEL 3 PRE-INTERMEDIATE (1200 HEADWORDS) www.penguinreaders.com A2 26 27LEVEL 3 CONTINUED > Becoming Jane Contemporary / British English Jane, a 20-year-old writer falls in love with Tom Lefroy who studies law. Jane’s romance inspired her to write Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Read the story of Jane Austen and how she became one of the greatest writers of English literature. Book 978 1 4058 6767 2 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8545 4 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA British Life Anne Collins Original / British English Who are the British? This book will tell you about their lives, TV programmes, business, family, life, pets – and the food. This is a book about real people and real life in Britain today. Book 978 1 4058 8178 4 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7891 3 Amistad Joyce Annette Barnes Contemporary / British English It is 1839. The slave ship, Amistad, is carrying African slaves to America. There is a bloody fight on the ship, and the Africans are free. But soon they are in prison in the US. Must they return to their ‘owners’, or are they free people? Book 978 1 4058 8174 6 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7885 2 The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas Classic / British English Edmond Dantes is a clever young seaman, but he has enemies who tell lies about him. On the day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, Edmond is thrown into prison. There he meets a man who tells him about some treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Will Edmond escape from prison and find the treasure? And will he see Mercedes again? Book 978 1 4058 8180 7 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7894 4 The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer Classic / British English ‘We’ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.’ The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them. Book 978 1 4058 6232 5 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7892 0 The Black Cat and Other Stories Edgar Allan Poe Classic / British English 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’t read this book late at night! Book 978 1 4058 7662 9 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7889 0 An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Classic / British English Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert’s charming Society friends save his job and his marriage? Book 978 1 4058 6236 3 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7886 9 The Beatles Paul Shipton Original / British English The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the story of the greatest band in the world from the early days in Liverpool to the Beatles’ music in the world today. Book 978 1 4058 8175 3 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7887 6 Braveheart Randall Wallace Contemporary/ British English ‘Sons of Scotland! You have come here to fight as free men. If you fight, perhaps you’ll die. If you run, you may live for a time. But at what cost?’ Braveheart is the story of William Wallace, who gave hope to Scottish people in their f ight to be free. Book 978 1 4058 8177 7 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7890 6 NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA, USA AND PHILIPPINES The Climb John Escott Original / British English A mysterious stranger has come to the island where Costas lives. Why is the man there, and why is he looking at Eagle’s Rock? Costas wants to be the first person to climb the dangerous rock. But will the stranger climb it f irst? Book 978 1 4058 8179 1 / 48 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7893 7 Dangerous Game William Harris Original / British English For a number of years, William plays a game with a ghost before he goes to sleep. The ghost is a poltergeist that William calls ‘Poldy’. At the beginning William and Poldy play a friendly game every night, but then the game begins to change. It becomes a dangerous game. Who will win? Book 978 1 4058 8181 4 / 88 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7895 1 The Darling Buds of May H. E. Bates Contemporary / British English Meet the Larkin family! They enjoy a wonderful country life, never worrying about money, work – or the law. But then, one day, a man arrives from the tax office. Is the taxman going to change the Larkin’s lives? Or is his life going to change forever? Book 978 1 4058 6769 6 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 8546 1 L E V E L 328 LEVEL 3 29LEVEL 3 CONTINUED > Hamlet William Shakespeare Classic / British English Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is f illed with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlet’s father and married the young prince’s mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan? Book 978 1 4058 8186 9 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7907 1 Emil and the Detectives Erich Kästner Classic / British English Emil is travelling alone to his grandmother’s house in the city. He is carrying money to her from his mother. Then a man on the train steals the money. Emil follows the thief and an exciting adventure begins, with lots of detectives, a lift boy, and a fight in a bank! Book 978 1 4058 6231 8 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7899 9 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories Edgar Allan Poe Classic / American English There are five stories in this book. ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘The Barrel of Amontillado’ are stories of madness; ‘The Maelström’ describes fear of death during a storm on the ocean; and in ‘The Murders of the Rue Morgue’ and ‘The Stolen Letter’ meet C. Auguste Dupin, Poe’s famous Parisian detective. Book 978 1 4058 6235 6 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7900 2 Dracula Bram Stoker Classic / British English Count Dracula is a vampire. He drinks people’s blood. He lives in a lonely castle in the mountains of Transylvania. But then he comes to England and strange things start happening. People change. People become ill. Professor Van Helsing knows about vampires, but can he stop Count Dracula? Book 978 1 4058 5544 0 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7898 2 Forrest Gump Winston Groom Contemporary / British English Everybody tells Forrest Gump that he’s an idiot. But he’s a great football player, and he plays the harmonica beautifully. He’s 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. Book 978 1 4058 7675 9 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7903 3 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA Ghost in the Guitar Paul Shipton Original / British English Katy and her boyfriend Tom are happy in their band, Steel City. But then Tom gets a new guitar and the trouble begins. Suddenly he can play very well, but he seems to be a different person. Why is he always so angry? When Katy discovers the secret of the guitar she is very afraid. Can she save her boyfriend’s life? Book 978 1 4058 8184 5 / 48 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7905 7 Grey Owl Vicky Shipton Original / American English In the 1930s Grey Owl was the most famous North American Indian in the world. He wanted to save his land, its forests and animals. He wanted to change the world. He also had a very strange secret. This book tells his true story. Book 978 1 4058 8185 2 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7906 4 Food for Thought Pauline Francis Original / British English Farm work isn’t Joe’s 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? Book 978 1 4058 8183 8 / 48 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7902 6 Five One-Act Plays Donn Byrne Original / British English Has Mrs Brown killed Granny on the beach? Why does Mrs Hill want to leave her husband? Who wants to steal the Professor’s invention? And what is little Johnny trying to say? Discover the answers when you read the plays in this book. They are plays about ordinary people and the unusual, often funny, things that happen to them. Book 978 1 4058 8182 1 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7901 9 The Fugitive J.M.Dillard Contemporary / British English Why did a man with one arm go into Dr Richard Kimble’s house and murder his wife? The police think Kimble did it. Kimble is wrongly put in prison but escapes. He wants one thing – to find the killer. Detective Gerard is searching for Kimble and is very close behind. Book 978 1 4058 7691 9 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7904 0 NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA, USA AND PHILIPPINES A History of Britain Fiona Beddall Original / British English Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Two thousand years ago it was part of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s the British Empire was the biggest empire in world history. In the past, kings and queens fought to rule Britain. Discover how wars, revolutions and religion have changed its history. Read about the different countries of the United Kingdom – and the great men and women who have shaped the British nation. Book 978 1 4058 8187 6 / 48 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7908 8 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson Classic / British English Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he? Book 978 1 4058 5545 7 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7897 5 David Copperfield Charles Dickens Classic / British English David Copperfield’s happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When David’s mother dies, he is sent to work in London. He hates his job so he runs away. He has no money for food or for travelling. But it is the beginning of his life of adventure. Book 978 1 4058 6240 0 / 112 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7896 8 Billy Elliot Melvin Burgess Contemporary / British English Eleven-year old Billy Elliot is different from other boys. He is not very clever or good at sport. Then, one day, he discovers ballet dancing. Finally he has found something that he can do well. But everybody knows that ballet is for girls, not boys! Will Billy continue to dance? Or have his father and brother got other plans for him? Book 978 1 4058 8176 0 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7888 3 LANGUAGE LEARNER LITERATURE AWARD L E V E L 330 LEVEL 3 31LEVEL 3 CONTINUED > How to be an Alien George Mikes Contemporary / British English This is the funniest book that you will read about English people! Why are the English different from Europeans? George Mikes’ book describes the strange things the English do and say. And the English don’t get angry when they read the book. They love it! You will too! Book 978 1 4058 8188 3 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7909 5 The Man with Two Shadows and Other Ghost Stories Thomas Hood and Others Classic / British English In these six stories, strange and frightening things happen. Dead people return as ghosts. One ghost returns to catch a murderer; another ghost brings bad luck and death; and another gives warning of danger. You may or may not believe in ghosts, but we all enjoy a good story. Book 978 1 4058 8193 7 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7917 0 My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner Contemporary / British English My Fair Lady is the story of a poor young flower-seller and a professor who doesn’t like women. The professor decides to teach the flower-seller to speak better English. He wants to change her from street-girl to lady. But what will he learn from her? Book 978 1 4058 8195 1 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7921 7 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA Madame Doubtfire Anne Fine Contemporary / British English Miranda Hilliard does not live with her husband, Daniel. He wants to see the children more often, but they live with Miranda. One day Madame Doubtfire comes to work for Miranda and help with the children. But Madame Doubtfire seems strange, more like a man than a woman ... Book 978 1 4058 8192 0 / 56 pages NO AUDIO PACK AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND CANADA Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog and Other Stories Mark Twain Classic / American English Mark Twain is one of America’s most famous and best-loved writers. He wrote about every important subject of his time. Twain’s stories are usually amusing but with a serious message too. You will read about people’s hopes and fears, happiness and terrible sadness—and wonderful practical jokes! Book 978 1 4058 6239 4 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7914 9 K’s First Case L.G. Alexander Original / British English Katrina Kirby is a detective. People call her ‘K’. There has been a murder in a big country house. ‘K’ knows that one of five people murdered Sir Michael Gray. Who did it? How? Why? This is a detective story with a difference: ‘K’ needs your help with her case. Book 978 1 4058 8191 3 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7915 6 Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë Classic / British English Jane Eyre, a poor girl, leaves her cruel aunt’s house and goes away to school. Later, she becomes a teacher and works for the rich Mr Rochester. She loves him and wants to marry him. He loves her too, but he has a dark secret ... Book 978 1 4058 7663 6 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7913 2 The Island of Dr Moreau H.G.Wells Classic / British English Edward Prendick is travelling in the South Pacific when his ship goes down. He is saved after many days at sea by another ship, and a passenger, Montgomery, nurses him back to health. Prendick becomes interested in the mystery of Montgomery’s life. Why does he live on an unknown Pacific island? Why is he taking animals there? And should Prendick fear the dark secrets of Montgomery’s master – the even more mysterious Doctor Moreau? Book 978 1 4058 8190 6 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7912 5 Matilda Roald Dahl Contemporary / British English Matilda is a clever and unusual little girl. But her parents aren’t interested in her, and the terrible head teacher at her school hates clever children. But Matilda finds a way to be strong, and the results are very funny. Book 978 1 4058 7676 6 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7919 4 AUDIO PACK NOT AVAILABLE IN USA, CANADA AND PHILIPPINES A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare Classic / British English This wonderful story of fairies, dreams and lovers is as popular today as it was in Shakespeare’s time. In a wood outside Athens, four young people are following their dreams, while fairies play strange games with them. Their world seems unreal – but is it really very different from our own? Book 978 1 4058 6238 7 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7920 0 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo Classic / American English Ugly and unwanted by the outside world, Quasimodo the hunchback lives under the protection of the priest in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Then his quiet life is destroyed by the priest’s evil plans for a beautiful gypsy girl. The priest needs Quasimodo’s help. But the hunchback has other ideas. Book 978 1 4058 5550 1 / 72 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7910 1 The Interpreter Contemporary / American English Silvia Broome is an interpreter at the United Nations. One night she hears a plan to kill the President of the African state of Matobo. Agent Tobin Keller of the US Secret Service must stop the killers. But is Silvia telling the truth? Is she hiding something from him? Is she more dangerous than the President’s other enemies? Book 978 1 4058 8189 0 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7911 8 My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell Contemporary / British English This very funny story is about an English family who go to live on the Greek island of Corfu. Gerald, the youngest boy, loves animals and insects. He brings scorpions, spiders, birds, snakes and other animals to the house, and they get him into lots of trouble. Book 978 1 4058 8196 8 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7922 4 NOT AVAILABLE IN USA AND PHILIPPINES King Lear William Shakespeare Classic / British English King Lear is old but not wise. He loves the two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him. In time, he discovers his mistake. Has he learnt his lesson? Or will his proud and angry nature bring him even more sadness and pain? Book 978 1 4058 9208 7 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4082 0888 5 NEW FOR 2010 L E V E L 332 LEVEL 3 33LEVEL 3 CONTINUED > Rain Man Leonore Fleischer Contemporary/ British English Charlie Babbit needs money. But when his rich father dies, Charlie gets two surprises. One: he has a brother, Raymond, who lives in a special hospital. Two: all their father’s money goes to Raymond. Charlie is angry, but the journey across America with Raymond changes his life. Book 978 1 4058 7677 3 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7929 3 Notting Hill Richard Curtis Contemporary / British English Anna Scott is an American film star. She is rich, beautiful and very famous. William Thacker is a shy man who has a small, unsuccessful bookshop in London. Their lives are different in every way, but they are both looking for someone special. Can a future together be more than a dream? Notting Hill is a wonderful – and very funny – love story. Book 978 1 4058 8199 9 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7925 5 The Prince of Egypt – Brothers in Egypt Adapted from the novelisation by David A. Adler Contemporary / British English In Egypt, the Pharaoh’s soldiers are ordered to kill every Hebrew baby boy. But one baby escapes. He grows up in a palace and has a very comfortable life. But one day Moses learns the secret of his past, and his life changes forever. Book 978 1 4058 8200 2 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7926 2 AVAILABLE ONLY IN ASIA The Ring Bernard Smith Original / British English One day Rafael was well; the next day he was completely mad. What happened to him? The story of Rafael and his gold ring is a strange story of murder, mystery and love. Many people know part of the story. But only Rafael knows the true facts. And Rafael is mad. Book 978 1 4058 8202 6 / 64 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7931 6 The Road Ahead Bill Gates Contemporary / American English Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, started Microsoft in 1975 with a friend when he was only nineteen years old. Twenty years later he wrote this book about the future of computers and the Internet. Read the ideas and dreams of a man who has changed the world. Book 978 1 4058 7690 2 / 56 pages Audio CD Pack 978 1 4058 7932 3 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Classic / British English Romeo and Juliet is one of the most