Victor Frankenstein is a brilliant student of natural sciences. He dreams of discovering the secret of life; but the thing that he has made is a monster, and brings nothing but death and ruin. Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English). 1,200 headwords, 3,584 words

A wonderful retelling of this classic for English learners.

From the classic detective story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Charles Baskerville is dead. Near his body is the footprint of an enormous hound. Could it be the legendary Hound of the Baskervilles? The case takes Sherlock Homes and Doctor Watson to lonely Baskerville Hall, a house full of secrets on the mysterious moor. The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.

On November 4th 1605, a traitor was caught beneath the Houses of Parliament with a plot to kill the king. This is the extraordinary story of the Gunpowder Plot from its daring beginning to its grisly end, specially written for young readers who are growing in confidence. With colourful illustrations on every page, a timeline and list of key people.