Black Cat Readers

Learn about how Arthur became King and where he found his great sword Excalibur, about his love for Guinevere, and all about the courageous Knights of the Round Table. *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *PET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grades 4/5) Special AUDIO CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice *Dossiers on knights and medieval castles *Project on the web *Exit test with answer key The Green Apple series consists of lavishly illustrated graded readers especially designed for young teenagers.

Enjoy three of America’s most-loved folk tales of the 1800s! Meet Johnny Appleseed who planted apple seeds across America. Find out how Pecos Bill became king of the Cowboys of Texas. Visit a Southern plantation and laugh with cunning Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox. *Easy adaption at Step One level *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *KET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (Grade 3) *Full recording of the text with additional listening activities *Dossiers on American Food made with Apples, Apple-Raisin, Crumble, Young America and its Settlers, Life on a Ranch, Fox Hunting, and Brer Tales and the South *Project on the Web *Exit test with answer key The Green Apple series consists of lavishly illustrated graded readers especially designed for young teenagers.

The Legend of the Unicorn tells the story of Rhiannon Carter, a pretty English girl, who lived in the days of King Arthur. One day she makes friends with a young unicorn in the forest, but greedy Sir Brangwyn finds out and... The King of the Wizards is a legend from Scotland that tells about a young man who wants to become a great juggler, but he doesn't know that his teacher is an evil wizard. Bedd Gelert is the touching Welsh legend about Prince Llewellyn's loyal dog who must protect the prince's son while he goes hunting. When he returns after the hunt, it is dark and he makes a terrible mistake.

*Easy adaptation at Step One level

*Wide range of activities practising the four skills

*KET-style activities

*Trinity-style activities (Grades 2, 3, 4)

Why do we celebrate Halloween? Do you want to surprise your sweetheart with a special Valentine card from Loveland, USA? Who invented the Christmas card? This unique book explores the origins of our festivities, their historical significance, and how we celebrate them today.

*Wide range of fun activities in the four skills

*Trinity-style exercises (grades 3 and 4)

*Project work using the Web

*Easy-to-make recipes

*Full recording of the text with both American and British speakers

*Exit test The Green Apple series consists of lavishly graded readers especially designed for young teenagers.

This little duckling is different from the other ducklings. Everyone laughs at him, animals and humans alike, and only his mum loves him. But when spring comes, he sees his reflection in the water, and… what a change has taken place!

The EARLYREADS series is aimed at children from four to twelve years old and contains original stories and traditional favourites, as well as some cultural readers, graded over five levels.
All the readers can be easily dramatised. The most recent titles are accompanied by playscriptswhich can be downloaded free from our website.

Features

• beautiful illustrations, to encourage reading and actively help children to understand the story