Fiction for Emergent Readers

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. When the animals take over the farm, they think it is the start of a better life. Their dream is of a world where all animals are equal and all property is shared. But soon the pigs take control and one of them, Napoleon, becomes ...

'Bob's Problem' is an adult beginner reader, ideal for use in literary and ESOL teaching. Bob likes his job on the dairy counter, but his boss has other plans for him. Bob is forced to reveal his problem. Then one day, a shocking event puts Bob's life on the line.

Collins has adapted Agatha Christie's famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner.

You're about to receive your A-level results and then a future of university and journalism awaits. But the day they're due to arrive your old girlfriend turns up unexpectedly - with a baby. Your baby. You agree to look after it, just for an hour or two. Then she doesn't come back - and your life...

Two teachers discover the body of the school's unpopular games mistress, shot through the heart from point-blank range. The school is thrown into chaos when the 'cat' strikes again, and Julia Upjohn knows that without Poirot's help she could be next.

Lin meets the man of her dreams at the supermarket checkout.

Kate is feeling sad. She decides to bake a cake, but she reckons without the interference of her mum.

Collins has adapted Agatha Christie's famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner.

Karen Duggan is standing trial for the murder of her husband. What will the verdict be? You decide.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fict...