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Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) — Content Guide for Parents

By Roald DahlPenguin Books, Limited2024-03-07ISBN 978024161088695 pages
Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (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.

Danny the Champion of the World, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present perfect simple, passives, phrasal verbs and simple relative clauses. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly.

Danny has the best father. Danny's father tells exciting stories and makes wonderful toys. But he also has a secret. What will Danny discover? Can he help his father on an exciting and dangerous adventure?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The narrative includes elements of poaching and references to an abusive character, which may imply a level of violence. However, the specifics of violence are not detailed in the search results. No scary content or themes are identified in the search results for 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have violence?

    The narrative includes elements of poaching and references to an abusive character, which may imply a level of violence. However, the specifics of violence are not detailed in the search results.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have scary content?

    No scary content or themes are identified in the search results for 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have religious themes?

    No religious content or themes are detected in the search results for 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have racial/cultural content?

    No race or racism themes are detected in the search results for 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have profanity?

    No profanity is mentioned in the search results for 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have climate change?

    No climate themes are present in the search results for 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have sexual identity?

    No sexual content or themes are mentioned in the search results related to 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have gender roles?

    No specific gender roles or themes are identified in the search results for 'Danny the Champion of the World'.

  • Does Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader) have lgbtq+ themes?

    No LGBTQ+ themes or characters are mentioned in the search results related to 'Danny the Champion of the World'.