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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Mulan and Other Tales of Heroes, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.These four stories are very old and many of them are about special people or animals. Is your favourite hero in this book? Visit the Penguin Readers websiteRegister to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).

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A history of the Spanish Empire traces the period between the capture of Moorish Granada and Columbus's 1492 voyage and Spain's expansion into multiple continents through the eighteenth century, noting the empire's reliance on the cooperation of non-Castilians and its vast diversity of resources and

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This moving text recreates the social and cultural experience of a white West Indian woman struggling against the forces of disintergration in her life. This edition of Wide Sargasso Sea comes complete with Student Notes, written by Kenneth Ramchand, to help prepare the reader for the CXC CSEC English 'B' examination. The Introduction sets the scene for the book, and introduces the main themes, characters and writing styles. Additional Notes precede the book's various Sections, and provide a framework for analysing important episodes in the story. Kenneth Ramchand was the first Professor of West Indian Literature at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, and is currently Professor of English at Colgate University, New York.

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