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Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl the Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (ELT Graded Reader) — Content Guide for Parents

By Roald DahlPenguin Books, Limited2024-03-07ISBN 978024161107477 pages
Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl the Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (ELT Graded Reader)

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

With carefully adapted text, illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple modals, adverbs and gerunds. Illustrations support the text throughout.

Billy loves the old sweet shop. But who is living there now? It's the Giraffe, the Pelican and the Monkey! The animals are window cleaners. But then, they see a burglar in a window. How can they stop him?

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