English Readers Starter Level
8 total works
King Midas really likes gold. King Midas would like more gold. How can he make more gold? Gold is always a good thing… isn’t it?
Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).
Prince Florian wants to marry a princess... a real princess. He meets lots of princesses, but are they real princesses? How can he know?
Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).
300 headwords, 528 words
Benny, Bert and Boris are looking for some new grass to eat. There’s lots of new grass on the hill, across the bridge – but there’s also a hungry troll under the bridge.
Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).
300 headwords, 545 words
One day, Ned catches a magic golden fish. "You can have a wish," the fish says. Ned doesn't wish for anything, but his brother Sam wishes for more and more...
Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).
300 headwords, 589 words
A finalist for the 2020 Language Learner Literature Award from the Extensive Reading Foundation.
Harry is hungry, but Nell doesn’t want to give him any food. Then Harry says, “I can make soup from a stone.” How can he do that?
Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).
Sara loves visiting her grandparents and helping in her grandmother's extensive kitchen garden. When Grandmother tries to harvest one outsize turnip, she needs all the help she can get. A delightful cumulative story, originally from Russia.
With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: low A1. 300 headwords, 459 words.
Kind Katie shares her bread and cheese with an old woman on her way through the forest. The woman thanks her with the gift of a magic porridge pot - but it's important to give the pot the right instructions, or the porridge will get out of hand... With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.
CEFR level: low A1. 300 headwords, 526 words.
