Joanna Jimbuku works as a nurse in north Australia with a flying doctor. One day Joanna has to treat a baby that is so ill that Joanna must take her to hospital in Sydney. Will the baby live? And will Joanna accept an unexpected job offer in the city? "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals".
At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.
- ISBN10 0582402980
- ISBN13 9780582402980
- Publish Date 2 November 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 February 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Paperback
- Pages 16
- Language English