Coleen Degnan-Veness

Extra CLIL content and online adventures Islands is a more intensive version of Our Discovery Island. It puts strong emphasis on introducing cross-cirricular and cultural topics to engage pupils in developing knowledge of other subjects while learning English.

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. Nelson Mandela’s life is the story of a country boy and his fight for the black people of South Africa. The extraordinary story of a great man, a freedom fighter and one of the world’s most important leaders.

Can be used as supplementary reading material with any primary courseActivities pages and picture dictionary can be found at the back of each readerAudio and worksheets accompany the book and are available to download for free from www.macmillanyoungleaners.com/readersFull-colour book with beautiful illustrations

Pearson English Kids Readers bring the joy of reading to young learners of English. Children will love discovering the range stories and topics in this series - adventures, fairy tales, popular characters, the world around us. With more than 70 titles across 6 language levels, there is a book to suit every young reader. Find out more at english.com/readers

Orphan Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her cold, unhappy Aunt Polly. She plays the glad game - it helps her find things to be glad about. Before long, Pollyanna is helping people in the town play the glad game, and they feel happier. Then, one day, a terrible accident happens! Can it stop Pollyanna's smile?

More than 1.2 million plant and animal species live on Earth. There are dry deserts, icy deserts, rainforests, grasslands, mountains and oceans. All amazing habitats for life on this planet. But the climate is changing... Find out the things YOU can do to help protect our planet.

More than 1.2 million plant and animal species live on Earth. There are dry deserts, icy deserts, rainforests, grasslands, mountains and oceans. All amazing habitats for life on this planet. But the climate is changing... Find out the things YOU can do to help protect our planet.

Top deck is a two-level course which bridges the gap between primary and secondary language learning. The course takes the highly successful story-based approach of primary courses as a basis and introduces the common features of secondary courses so pupils are best prepared for secondary school learning. They develop both language skills and learner confidence and independence. Key features of Top deck include: Story A highly illustrated story which introduces the main vocabulary and topic of the unit. About - Pages which focus on cross-curricular content learning. Language stop Pages which actively encourage pupils to discover language and work rules out. Skills ticket Task-based activities written in line with the CEF, practising and developing the four skills. Each unit finishes with the Skills ticket, designed specifically to focus on skills training. Project task Pupils collect knowledge throughout the unit which is brought together in the project task at the end - responding to emails and letter, writing part of a project and making a photo album for example. Super Tour Ideal for mixed-ability classes, the Super Tour boxes offer options for early finishers at different levels. Learning to learn Teaching pupils how to independently solve tasks and reflect on learning, the Learning to Learn strategies for all four skills are integrated throughout. An index and practice activities feature in the activity book appendix. Reference material The activity book appendix contains wordlists and grammar reference charts for independent learning. Routes The teacher's book caters for different levels of ability. It includes different approaches, called 'routes', to stories and exercises, with more challenging activities for faster learners. Throughout the teacher's book, suggestions of support for slower learners and extension opportunities for faster learners are listed. CD-ROMS Pupil's CD-ROM which follows the structure of the course and offers interactive practice exercises. The Teacher's CD-ROM contains photocopiable worksheets with useful phrases, assessment tests at two levels and storycards. Online support at www.macmillanenglish.com/topdeck

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities. Through the imagination of some of the world’s greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves. Find out more at english.com/readers

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities. Through the imagination of some of the world’s greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves. Find out more at english.com/readers