| ISBN |
9780241397985 paperback |
| Name |
MacKenzie, Fiona adapter. |
| Title |
Tales of adventurous girls / retold by Fiona MacKenzi and Fiona Mauchline ; illustrated by Molley May [and three others] |
| Edition |
Penguin Readers edition. |
| Published |
London, UK : Penguin Books, 2019. |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
63 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Notes |
Original stories retold by Julia Bruce first published as 'Ladybird tales of adventurous girls' by Ladybird Books Ltd, 2018. |
| Includes questions, exercises and project work (pages 56-61). |
| Contents |
New words -- Note about the stories -- Before-reading questions -- Tamasha and the troll -- Tokoyo and the sea serpent -- Chandra and the elephants -- Sea Girl and the golden key -- During-reading questions -- After-reading questions -- Exercises -- Project work. |
| Summary |
These folk tales tell the stories of four brave girls from four different countries around the world: Zanzibar, Japan, India and China. The girls all have to do dangerous and difficult things, so they must be strong and clever. Join them on their adventures! |
| Target audience note |
For ages 12+ years. |
| Level 1. 550 headwords. |
| Subjects |
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers |
| Reading comprehension -- Problems, exercises, etc |
| Readers for new literates |
| Girls -- Fiction |
| Courage -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Short stories |
| Readers (Adult) |
| Easy to read (yellow : starters) |
| Other Names |
Adaptation of (work) Bruce, Julia. Ladybird tales of adventurous girls. |
| Mauchline, Fiona author. |
| May, Molley illustrator. |
| Pitts, Sorrel editor. |
| Added titles |
Ladybird tales of adventurous girls. |
| Series |
Penguin readers. Level 1 |
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