Description
NEW CENTURY READERS are educational editions of a selection of the most popular modern literature, and are ideal for 11-14 year-olds of all abilities.
Notes and questions are provided at the beginning of each story to help guide the student's reading.
A programme of study provides practice in the skills required at Key Stage 3.
This gripping collection of short stories from a wide variety of cultures and different eras ranges from Chaucer's The Pardoner's Tale to Maupassant's The Necklace; and from The Monkey's Paw which makes wishes come true to the Russian folk tale where gypsies bring a man back from the dead.
Featured stories:
The Tinderbox, Hans Christian Anderson
The Magic Ring, Oscar Wilde
The Creation of Man
From Tiger to Anansi
David and Goliath (from the Good News Bible)
David and Goliath (from the James I Bible)
The Conceited Man
The Selfish Giant
Tseng and the Holy Many
Gypsies Who all But Cheated Themselves
The Gypsy Who Did Not Keep His Word
The Father
The Fisherman
The Pardoner's Tale, Geoffrey Chaucer
The Monkey's Paw
A New England Nun
The Necklace
The Gift of the Magi
ISBN:9780582434547
