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Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (ELT Graded Reader)

By Roald Dahl
Series: Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
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A Penguin Readers ELT graded reading series of your favourite Roald Dahl characters and stories! Designed for learners of English aged 7+. With carefully adapted text, illustrations, language practice activities, and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling... Read More
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A Penguin Readers ELT graded reading series of your favourite Roald Dahl characters and stories! Designed for learners of English aged 7+.

With carefully adapted text, illustrations, language practice activities, and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple modals, adverbs, and gerunds. Illustrations support the text throughout.

Billy loves the old sweet shop. But who is living there now? It's the Giraffe, the Pelican, and the Monkey! The animals are window cleaners. But then, they see a burglar in a window. How can they stop him?

Series: Penguin Readers Roald Dahl

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  • Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (ELT Graded Reader)
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241611074

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Quentin Blake
  • Illustrated by Quentin Blake
  • Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education, Teenage, EFL / TEFL / TESOL

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 78g

Pages: 80

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About the Author

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.

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