Four-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels.

The year is 1717. It is a bad time to be the captain of a ship in the Caribbean because of pirates. The most frightening pirate on the sea is Edward Teach, or 'Blackbeard'. 'The Governor of Virginia wants us all dead!' Blackbeard thinks. 'But can he kill me - the most famous pirate in the Caribbean? No!' This is his story...

In Hamburg, Germany, Professor Otto Lidenbrock comes home with an old Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the centre of the Earth. Can Lidenbrock and Axel and their Icelandic guide, Hans, find the centre of the Earth? And can they all get home alive after their many underground adventures?

Word count: 5,915

Sherlock Holmes needs rest so Dr Watson takes him to the country. They stay near Reigate. Everything is quiet here, isn't it? But thieves are working in the village -and then there is murder. 'Can Mr Holmes help?' asks the police inspector. Sherlock Holmes never likes to rest. So yes, he can help. Can Holmes solve the puzzle? Word count:3176

Four-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels. Listen along with downloadable MP3 audio.

'Sing to Win' is the biggest programme on TV - everyone watches it and every singer wants to win it. Sofia loves singing, so she goes to an audition for Sing to Win - and makes friends with Emma. Emma is a very good singer, too, and soon there are stories about the two friends on TV and online. But not all the stories are true - and suddenly, being friends is not easy...