Showing posts with label 3 star. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3 star. Show all posts

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: The Hounds of the Baskervilles
Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Genre: MY
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 18,000
Rating: ***

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Summary: The ancient legend of the Baskervilles has persisted in the family history for generations. It is Sir Charles's mysterious death in the grounds of Baskerville Hall that brings Sherlock Holmes to the scene of one of his most famous and intriguing cases.

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 5 (PGR5) YL 5.0~6.0
Title: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Genre: MY
YL: 5.0-6.0
Headwords: 2300
Total Word Count: 33,000
Rating: ***

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Summary: In these six stories we join the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, in a variety of exciting adventures. These include several suspicious deaths, the mystery of the engineer with the missing thumb, and the strange case of the two men who share a very unusual name.

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 4 (PGR4) YL 4.0~5.0
Title: Three Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle
Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Genre: MY
YL: 4.0-5.0
Headwords: 1700
Total Word Count: 16,000
Rating: ***

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Summary: Why is a young woman terrified of a mysterious 'speckled band'? Are the five orange pips a sign that someone will soon die? And what about the banker who believes his son is a thief. Join the great detective Sherlock Holmes in solving the mysteries in these three thrilling stories.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Series: Penguin Readers Level 3 (PGR3) YL 3.2~3.8
Title: A Scandal in Bohemia
Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Genre: MY
YL: 3.6-3.8
Headwords: 1200
Total Word Count: 20,000
Rating: ***

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Summary: Why put a diamond inside a chicken? Why is there a special club for men with red hair? And why does a woman disappear on the day of her wedding? These are some of the strange questions which Sherlock Holmes has to answer.
In these six stories we join Holmes and his friend Dr Watson on some exciting adventures. Will they solve every mystery? Or are some people even cleverer than Sherlock Holmes?

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 2 (PGR2) YL 2.4~2.6
Title: Three Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Genre: AT
YL: 2.4-2.6
Headwords: 600
Total Word Count: 9,500
Rating: ***

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Summary: A young woman is about to marry when her fiancé suddenly disappears. Three students are suspected of stealing an important exam paper. And a young woman is being followed by a mysterious stranger – but who is this stranger and what does he want? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve these problems. Three intriguing mysteries that demonstrate the exceptional skills of the great detective.

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Series: Penguin Readers Level 3 (PGR3) YL 3.2~3.8
Title: The Black Cat and Other Stories
Author: Poe, Edgar Allan
Genre: HR
YL: 3.2-3.4
Headwords: 1200
Total Word Count: 9,000
Rating: ***

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Summary: Four short stories of murder and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe wrote about terrible people who lead strange lives. If you have a black cat yourself, watch out!

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Friday, August 17, 2007

Series: Oxford Bookworms Library Starters (OBW0) YL 0.8~1.2
Title:
New York Cafe
Author:
Dean, Michael
Genre:
SF
YL:
1.0~1.2
Headwords: 250
Total Word Count: 1500
Rating: ***

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Summary: It is the year 2030, and an e-mail message arrives at New York Cafe: 'I want to help people and make them happy!' But not everybody is happy about the e-mail, and soon the police and the President are very interested in the New York Cafe.

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Series: Oxford Bookworms Library Starters (OBW0) YL 0.8~1.2
Title:
The Fifteenth Character
Author: Border, Rosemary
Genre:
MY
YL:
0.9
Headwords:
250
Total Word Count:
1500
Rating:
***

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Summary: 'It's an interesting job,' says Sally about her work at Happy Hills. And today is a very exciting day because Zapp the famous singer is coming. Everybody is having a wonderful time. But suddenly something goes wrong - very wrong.

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Series: Oxford Bookworms Library Starters (OBW0) YL 0.8~1.2
Title: Police TV
Author: Vicary, Tim
Genre: CS
YL: 0.9
Headwords: 250
Total Word Count: 1500
Rating: ***

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Summary: 'Every day someone steals money from the people near the shops. We must stop this,' says Dan, a police officer. The police use TV cameras but it is not easy because there are soo many suspects - who is the robber?

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Series: Oxford Bookworms Library Starters (OBW0) YL 0.8~1.2
Title: Drive Into Danger
Author: Border, Rosemary
Genre: CS
YL: 0.9
Headwords: 250
Total Word Count: 1500
Rating: ***

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Summary: 'I can drive a truck,' says Kim on her first day at work in the office. When Kim's passenger Andy finds something strange under the truck things get dangerous - very dangerous.

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