Stephen Rabley

Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They're starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven't got any money. What can they do?

Adventures in English contains exciting, easy-to-read stories written to a controlled vocabulary. The series is an ideal start to reading in English for children everywhere and can be used by pupils studying for the Cambridge YLE Tests. Each story has an

From Scotland to Cornwall, Britain is full of customs and traditions. A lot of them have very long histories. Some are funny and some are strange. But they're all interesting. Some British customs and traditions are famous all over the world. Bowler hats, tea and talking about the weather, for example. But what about the others? Who was Guy Fawkes? Why does the Queen have two birthdays? And wha...

Marcel and his friend Celine are on holiday in Los Angeles. They are staying in the home of Arnold Waldman, a famous film director. But on the first night of their holiday, kidnappers take away Arnold's daughter...

Danuta, Pablo and Ling are not happy. They live on Mars and there are no visitors to their planet. Why not? Mars isn't boring! What can they do? Ling has an answer...

Tommy Grant is a taxi driver. One morning his boss telephones him. "Can you be at the Ritz hotel at 9 o'clock?" he asks. The 12-year-old son of a film star is in London. His name is Dino. "Be very nice to the boy," Tommy's boss says.

British English Felix is not a happy bird. He comes from Brazil but he doesn't live there. He lives in New York in a cage. Then one day his cage opens and Felix says goodbye to New York. Can he find his family in Brazil again?

Mark Jackson is on holiday in Turkey. He visits the old city of Troy and finds a yellow stone. I know this stone, he thinks. Suddenly Mark goes back in time. He can see a beautiful city, soldiers and a big wooden horse.

April Fox is very excited when her dance company is invited to visit Moscow. April has a very busy time there, dancing and seeing as much of the city as possible, and getting to know Nicolai. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching Englis...