Carnival!

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...

Original / British English Sarah and Jessica arrive in New Zealand for a holiday. They find a mobile phone in the taxi from the airport. It is Michael?s mobile, but they can?t find him? He has messages from home - are they important? Go with the girls on a New Zealand adventure.

Original / British English Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. One evening, at the Louvre museum, he sees a man steal a famous painting - the Mona Lisa. Marcel follows the thief to Venice and risks his life to get the painting back again.

Original / British English Simon Simple is going on holiday and the police are looking for a spy. On the train, Simon meets a beautiful girl. He likes her and she likes him. But the spy is there too. Simon and the police can?t see the spy. Can you?

Original / British English 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. ?It comes from - from ...? Suddenly Mark goes back in time. He can see a beautiful city, soldiers and a big wooden horse.

Original / British English It?s 1798. Sam Tinker and his daughter Jenny live in London. One day a thief puts a watch in Sam?s hand. ?Take this,? he says, and runs away. Two policemen see the watch and take Sam away. What can Jenny do? Can she help her father?

Original / British English Billy and his sister want new bicycles, but they don?t have any money. Then their grandmother has an idea. There?s a competition in Palace magazine. The first prize is ?500. ?What do you think?? Billy asks his sister. ?We can buy two new bicycles for ?500,? she says.

Original / American English Tom breaks his leg in a football game - it?s not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again?and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?

Original / British English Maisie King lives in the Bahamas. Her mother and father work at an Animal Hospital. Maisie has a new friend. His name is Ben and he?s a dolphin. Ben is very ill. Maisie helps him. Then Maisie has a big problem. Can Ben help her?