THE STORY OF ICARUS Retold by Richard Northcott Daedalus was a very clever man. He built a big palace with a maze for King Minos. Then King Minos became angry with Daedalus, and put him in a small room with his son Icarus. But Daedalus wanted to escape, and he made wings for himself and Icarus. Icarus loves flying. But what happens when he flies too close to the sun? THE SNOW QUEEN Retold by Hans Christian Andersen When Kay’s heart turns to ice, he leaves his home and his friend Gerda to go with the evil Snow Queen to her palace at the North Pole. However, Gerda decides to follow him, and takes off on an adventurous journey to save her friend. Can Gerda find Kay and break the Snow Queen’s spell? THE VELVETEEN RABBIT Retold by Margery Williams The velveteen rabbit arrives in the nursery one Christmas morning. He becomes friends with the brown horse who tells him that toys can become ‘real’, when a child loves them for a long time. Soon he is the boy’s favourite toy but will he ever be able to run and play like the rabbits in the garden? Find out in this classic story of friendship and love. LUSMORE AND THE FAIRIES Retold by Richard Northcott Lusmore lives in a small village in Ireland. He has a big hump on his back and people laugh at him and say bad things. Lusmore is sad. One evening Lusmore is coming home from the market when he hears the fairies singing. What happens when Lusmore joins them? And how do the fairies change Lusmore’s life forever? Level E CLIL Reading · Music 32 pages 978-3-99089-436-1 Level E CLIL History · Reading 32 pages 978-3-7114-0218-9 Level F CLIL Geography · Reading 32 pages 978-3-7114-0220-2 Level F CLIL Art · Reading 32 pages 978-3-7114-0219-6 24 pages 978-3-99045-698-9 ON-PAGE ACTIVITIES Fun on-page activities stimulate communication and interaction and get the readers to relate the stories to their own experiences or to other curricular subjects. Before and after reading activities pre-teach and practise words and structures and provide skills and pronunciation practice. Now with a brand-new LEVEL F, including preparation for A2 Flyers! 14 One day, the boy and the rabbit were playing in the garden. The boy went to pick some flowers, when the rabbit saw two strange animals looking at him. They were rabbits, like him. But they could move and jump. ‘Come and play with us,’ they said. 9783711402196_book_The Velveteen Rabbit.indd 14 02/10/23 14:50 15 ‘I don’t want to,’ said the rabbit, because he couldn’t move without the boy. The rabbits came closer. ‘He isn’t real!’ they shouted. ‘I am real,’ said the little rabbit sadly. But the two rabbits ran away. Think. Why is the rabbit sad? 9783711402196_book_The Velveteen Rabbit.indd 15 02/10/23 14:50 15 HELBLING READERS CATALOGUE 2024 CLASSICS
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