National Geographic Footprint Reading: Chuckwagon Racing + DVD

Description & Features of National Geographic Footprint Series:

Welcome to the sights and sounds of the world with the Footprint Reading Library, a unique new series of graded readers for learners of English. This series offers fascinating stories from the four corners of our world, and develops the language and skills needed to understand non-fiction writing.

* A rich selection of engaging non-fiction readers, grouped into five themes: Incredible Animals, Fascinating Places, Remarkable People, Exciting Activities, and Amazing Science.
* One hundred individual readers, graded at eight levels from pre-intermediate to advanced, covering 800 to 3,000 headwords.
* Each reader is available with a DVD-ROM containing both video and audio content for that reader.
* Carefully-controlled grammar syllabus covers the most typically-taught structures in coursebooks.

Chuckwagon Racing:

Every year, over 500 cowboys and cowgirls gather in western Canada. They want to test their rodeo skills at the famous Calgary Stampede. This year, two cowboys intend to win one of the most exciting-and dangerous-events: chuckwagon racing! Which cowboy will win? Will he do it safely?