Short chapters, simple vocabulary, exciting content and many illustrations bring to life experiences in different times and places when reading and writing were dangerous. Do you know that many people have been punished for reading and writing? It seems unbelievable, doesn’t it? After all, reading and writing are life skills which make everything from getting a job, studying further, to just organizing your life, very much easier. These stories may just change your attitude to reading! Both boys and girls can read this book themselves guided by the colourful pictures and simple text. Readers can find out what difficult words mean in the glossary. Teachers and parents alike can use the varied questions at the back of this Read for Tomorrow reader to discover how well the book was understood.