Penguin Readers Level 4: Bud, Not Buddy (ELT Graded Reader)

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Synopsis
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Bud, Not Buddy, 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.Bud Caldwell is an 11-year old boy who goes to live in a horrible foster home. After Bud escapes, he decides to find his father. Bud's adventures take him across the United States of America during the Great Depression, a time when many people were very poor. Will Bud find a home and a family?Visit the Penguin Readers websiteRegister to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).
Copyright:
1999

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780241589038
Related ISBNs:
9780241589021
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Christopher Paul Curtis
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Textbooks, Education, Foreign Language Study
Reading Age:
12–17
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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