Pearson English Readers

Three children, Wendy, John and Michael fly off with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to Neverland. Only children live in Neverland and, of course, the pirate Captain Hook. Do Wendy and her brothers like it there? Do they decide to stay?

One day a princess loses her golden ball in a pond. A frog finds it for her and she promises to give him anything he wants. Oh dear! The frog wants to come into the palace with her but the princess is not happy about that. Does she keep her...

Presenting an unbeatable range of over 480 stories for kids, teens and adults across a range of genres and in a range of formats, Pearson English Readers are an ideal resource for language learners to experience the joy of reading.

Gabriel loves Silvia and is very disappointed when she chooses to go out with rich, handsome Marco instead of him. But that evening a terrible earthquake strikes the town and their lives are changed forever… A moving and dramatic tale of love against the odds.

James and Chantal are enjoying an evening of magic at the Blue Cat Club. Merlin the magician is clever and his tricks are exciting – but are they dangerous too?

Terry Fox has cancer and he has an artificial leg. He runs across Canada for sick children and he raises $10,000,000. Read about his Marathon of Hope, his pain, and his short life. This is the true story of a strong athlete - and a Canadian hero.

A man wants to kill the Police Commissioner. But who is he? Can Steve Malone find the killer? He only has two days...An Australian thriller told in cartoon form.

Classic / British English   In 1673 young John Ridd meets a little girl called Lorna Doone. Seven years later they meet again, and fall in love. But the Doones are a family of robbers and murderers. One of them, Carver, killed John’s father and now wants to marry Lorna. Can John...

18th Century London, Sweeney Todd runs a successful barber's shop, but his neighbours worry about his strange behaviour. Is he hiding something? Tobias, his young employee, thinks he is. Then other people, searching for missing friends, become interested in his shop.

Benjamin Button is a very strange baby. Born with a white beard, he looks like his grandfather. As years pass, he seems to get younger. This brings many problems, for him and the people around him. In these three stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, people are not always as they...

Ronan and Patrick Dooley are brothers. In 1921, they leave their family in Ireland to start a new life and a better future in New York City in America. Between 1892 and 1924, 12 million immigrants arrived in New York. They were usually poor, but believed in 'The American Dream'...

One day, Max and Clara meet Zack, who is making a pirate movie on the beach. But Zach is worried because he can't find Captain Crab's pirate costume! "Can we help you find it?" ask the children. They look in the castle, the jungle and the pirate ship. They see...

The World Wide Web is a virtual world. We can't feel it or touch it, but it connects millions of people around the world - sharing information and communicating. Today, we can shop for just about anything, study, look at photos, watch films, send emails, play games or talk with...

Ronan and Patrick Dooley are brothers. In 1921, they leave their family in Ireland to start a new life and a better future in New York City in America.Between 1892 and 1924, 12 million immigrants arrived in New York. They were usually poor, but believed in 'The American Dream' –...

It is Callie Rose's sixteenth birthday and she has a bomb in her bag. Callie Rose is mixed race in a country where people are judged by their colour. Her father is dead and she hates her mother. Her Uncle Jude seems to offer her friendship and comfort - but...

A festival is a celebration, to have a party on a special day. Visit different festivals in the world. Scotland, New Zealand, Africa, and more..... Which is your favourite festival?

A hot air balloon is an aircraft. A helicopter moves in an interesting way. An A380 jet plane has 22 wheels. Let's read and learn about flying....

There are old homes, new homes, and mobile homes."Green" homes, intelligent homes, and strange homes, too! There's a home made from bottles.A treehouse made from glass.Palaces for kings and queens.And people living in rocks! So, what is a home, and what are homes made of?

Classic / British English When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth feel anything for Anne, or is he only interested in her pretty...

Penguin Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Sephy is a dark-skinned Cross in a society where people are judged by their colour and Crosses have the power. But after terrible disagreements with her family , Sephy is alone with her...

Contemporary / American English   Guy Haines is travelling through Texas on a train when a stranger invites him to share a meal. But the stranger has a terrible plan. ‘You murder my father, and I’ll murder your wife,’ he suggests. So begins Guy’s journey into a world of madness, lies and...

In Middlemarch, in the heart of England, Dorothea wants to change the world and Dr Lydgate hopes to make great scientific discoveries. But after disastrous marriages, they both lose control of their lives. Can they ever achieve their dreams? Middlemarch is generally considered to be one of the greatest novels...

When the sky fell on Chicken Little the people listened to him.When aliens came the people did not listen to him.Now, Chicken Little needs to save them from the aliens.Will his father listen to the truth? Can Chicken Little save the town? 

Original / American English   The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10,000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the world's weather and wildlife, but it is disappearing fast. Read this book and learn...

Original / British English   Farm work isn’t Joe’s idea of holiday fun. He wanted to spend the summer surfing. But when he finds himself in the middle of a disagreement about GM (genetically-modified) crop trials, life becomes more interesting. He also meets two very different girls. But what do they really...

Classic / American English Mark Twain is one of America's most famous and best-loved writers. He wrote about every important subject of his time. Twain's stories are usually amusing but with a serious message too. You will read about people's hopes and fears, happiness and terrible sadness - and wonderful practical...

Classic / British English   A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the greatest horror writers of all time. This...

Classic / British English   Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature – the Hound of the Baskervilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the...

At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed "Jason Bourne." Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand that the telegrams are really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and...

In Clanton, Mississippi, not much happens. There aren’t many interesting stories for Willie Traynor’s newspaper. But then there’s a murder. When the killer goes to jail, the story does not end. Everybody is afraid now of this man and his family. Will there be more killings? Who will be next?