Penguin Readers 2

Apollo 13

Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) Apollo 13 is an exciting movie - and a true story! It is Monday, April 13, 1970 and Apollo 13 is flying to the Moon. Suddenly, something goes wrong. The ship is...

Audrey Hepburn

Original / American English Audrey Hepburn was a beautiful and great actress. When there were unhappy times for her, Audrey always showed a warm, friendly face to the world. The world loved her, and people love her now!

Babe - The Sheep Pig

Contemporary / British English One day, Farmer Hogget wins a young pig. He likes the pig, but he is a sheep farmer not a pig farmer. Mrs Hogget wants the pig for the dinner table. The little pig has other ideas, and...

Black Beauty

‘Always be good, so people will love you. Always work hard and do your best`. These were the words of Black Beauty’s mother to her son when the two horses lived with Farmer Grey. But when Black Beauty got older, this...

Johnny English

Contemporary / British English Johnny English is a Secret Service agent. He often makes very bad mistakes. But now he`s got an important job: security for the Queen and her crown. There are problems a lot of problems....

Jurassic Park III

Contemporary / American English Young Eric Kirby is in Jurassic Park with live, dangerous dinosaurs. His parents want to get him out - but how? Dr. Alan Grant knows about dinosaurs. He also knows that he doesn`t want...

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Classic / British English Only the next king can pull the sword out of the stone. Many people try, but they cannot move the sword. Then young Arthur tries, but it comes out easily. Now he will be king. But will he be...

Mr Bean in Town

Contemporary / British English Mr Bean doesn`t understand the world. There are problems for him everywhere. In the restaurant, he doesn`t like his food. He tries to hide it in very strange places. Then Mr Bean goes to...

Of Mice and Men

Classic / American English (Available February 2008) George and Lennie are friends and they have plans for the future. But Lennie is not very smart and he sometimes makes trouble. George wants to help him but that is...

Tales from Hans Andersen

Hans Andersen wrote many stories, and these are some of the best. We meet a very, very small child, a bird with a beautiful voice, a mermaid with legs, an ugly duckling with no friends – and an emperor with some very...

The Amazon Rainforest

Original / American English The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10,000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the world`s...

The Last of the Mohicans

Classic / American English Uncas is the last of the Mohican Indians. He is with his father and Hawkeye when they meet Heyward. Heyward is taking the two young daughters of a British colonel to their father. But a...

Three Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes

Penguin Readers New Edition Level 2 Three Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Book

White Fang

Classic / American English (Available February 2008) White Fang is a wolf from the mountains of Canada. His life is hard but he is happy in his world. Then he is taken to the world of men. There he learns to fight and...