Scholastic Readers Level 3 (1500 Headwords)

What happens when a cargo ship sinks in the Pacific Ocean, leaving only one lifeboat of survivors? And what happens if those survivors are a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan and a Bengal tiger called Richard Parker? Sixteen-year-old Pi ‘Piscine’ Patel is about to find out …

Adapted from the international best-seller by Yann Martel

Sea levels are rising and deserts are expanding. The consequences of climate change are all around us but how much of what we are experiencing is just part of the planet’s natural rhythms? Are there lessons from the past to be learned and what can we do to protect our host planet from the effects of global warming?

With DVD material from the BBC Motion gallery.

Content Area: Environmental Studies Studies

The Scholastic DVD readers are a series of non-fiction graded readers for teenagers, with supporting DVD material adapted from popular TV documentaries and films. Each title presents students with engaging content and is linked to a curriculum content area. The DVD exposes students to authentic English, suppo

A mysterious event from Earth's past nearly starts a war so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save the planet. Sam Witwicky and the Autobots must fight against the darkness to defend the world from Deceptions' evil power.

This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics.

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.

The People & Places spread at the start of each story sets the scene by intr

In 1985, top mountaineers Joe Simpson and his friend Simon Yates went climbing in the Peruvian Andes. After a series of accidents, Simon was forced to cut the rope which held him and Joe together. At the time, Simon believed that he was sending his friend to his death…

With Fact Files on the making of Touching the Void – the film, climbing Everest, and I want to be a climber!

This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics.

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga s

“A miserable childhood is bad enough. A miserable Irish childhood is worse. But a miserable Irish Catholic childhood is the worst of all”.

A simplified adaptation of Frank McCourt’s moving and humorous memoirs about growing up in 1930’s Ireland.

With Fact Files on ‘Angela’s Ashes’: the Film and the Irish Question.

This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics.

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.

Bob Marley is the most famous reggae musician in the world. Since his death in 1981, millions of people continue to listen to his songs. But Bob Marley wasn’t just a brilliant musician. He held strong Rastafarian beliefs and his songs supported the rights of people everywhere to live together in peace. Read about Bob Marley’s early years in Jamaica with The Wailing Wailers and his journey to international stardom in this amazing story of his life.

Twelve Years a Slave is the extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York State who, in 1841, was kidnapped and sold into slavery. This simplified version condenses Northup’s memoirs for students of English and is interspersed with stills from the 2013 Oscar award winning film.

Daniel and AJ love takeaway pizza but what do they know about real Italian food? TV show Take Away My Takeaway sends the boys to Naples in Italy to find out more. With the help of pizza chef Enzo, the boys learn all about real Neapolitan pizza. They discover how to milk a buffalo and how to shop for ingredients without speaking any Italian! After three days, are the boys ready to make pizza for expert Antonio Pace?

Content Area: US Cultural Studies

The Scholastic DVD readers are a series of non-fiction graded readers for teenagers, with supporting DVD material adapted from popular TV documentaries and films. Each title presents students with engaging content and is linked to a curriculum content area. The DVD exposes students to authentic English, supported by

Britain is famous for its creative, colourful and eccentric citizens! Find out all about the ancient Scottish tradition of the ‘Burryman’, meet the eccentric members of the Monster Raving Loony Party, and join Captain Beany for a bath of baked beans!

With DVD material from the BBC motion gallery.

Content Area: UK Cultural Studies

The Scholastic DVD readers are a series of non-fiction graded readers for teenagers, with supporting DVD material adapted from popular TV documentaries and films. Each title presents students with engaging content and is linked to a curriculum content area. The DVD exposes students to authentic English, supported by a simplified voiceover and subtitle option.

In 1985, top mountaineers Joe Simpson and his friend Simon Yates went climbing in the Peruvian Andes. After a series of accidents, Simon was forced to cut the rope which held him and Joe together. At the time, Simon believed that he was sending his friend to his death…

With Fact Files on the making of Touching the Void – the film, climbing Everest, and I want to be a climber!

This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics.

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga s

“A miserable childhood is bad enough. A miserable Irish childhood is worse. But a miserable Irish Catholic childhood is the worst of all”.

A simplified adaptation of Frank McCourt’s moving and humorous memoirs about growing up in 1930’s Ireland.

With Fact Files on ‘Angela’s Ashes’: the Film and the Irish Question.

This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics.

Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.