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2015

• Pearson English Kids Readers• Pearson English Active Readers• Pearson English Readers

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• Bring learning to life! When students enjoy what they’re doing they are more motivated to read, learn and succeed.

• Give students the opportunity to choose a reader that is right for them! Choose from a large selection of books and film-based titles across 13 different genres, appropriate for different age groups.

• Engage with young learners! Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Readers help kids discover the world around them through topics such as art, science, and geography, presented in English.

• Make the most of your Readers with additional teacher’s resources including Teachers’ notes, Activity worksheets and audio CDs. With teacher’s resources you can bring more practice into your classroom, improving your students’ reading confidence, topic comprehension, vocabulary and spoken and written English.

What are Pearson English Readers?

Pearson English Readers are world-renowned stories re-written for English learners and graded to 7 different levels of English. With Pearson English Readers learners of any age can enjoy reading whatever their language level is.

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• Learning can be more fun with stunning animated illustrations, interactive exercises with soundtrack and other exciting features delivered through the technologies that young learners love and understand.

• Learning can be more efficient with the instant feedback feature and the voice recording tool. Students can compare their voices with the modelled audio and master their pronunciation.

• Learning can be more flexible! With Pearson English Kids Readers app students can learn and read from tablets anytime, anywhere.

Pearson English Kids Readers app for Android and iOS tablets.

The app will be available for free on the app Store and Google Play with a free sample eReader. More eReaders will be available for purchase through the app.

Pearson English Readers all have new Pearson branded covers complete with beautiful original visuals. With GSE and CEFR-aligned levelling tables on the back covers of Pearson English Readers and Pearson English Active Readers, it will be easier to match your students with the right Reader and the right level for them. Word counts and levels have all been re-checked and fine-tuned.

Exciting new name for ELT Readers

New in 2015!

What is new in Pearson English Readers?

In May 2015, 60 of our best-selling titles will be freshly rebranded from Penguin Readers to Pearson English Readers, to better represent us - who we are (Pearson!) and what we do best (English!).

This is just the first step on our exciting journey! Over the next two years, all of our Readers will be rebranded to Pearson English Readers and new iOS and Android apps for eReaders will be released.

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Correlation chart

PrimaryYoung Learners

Titles Readers Grammar Dictionaries

Gramática Inglesa 9ª Ed. (Esp-Eng)My GrammarLab

New Grammar Time 1New Round Up Starter - 1

New Grammar TimeNew Round UpMyGrammar LabA1 - A2

My Grammar LabB1 - B2

Secondary

Upper-secondary

Adults

Longman Diccionario Junior (Esp-Eng)Longman Photo Dictionary

Longman Diccionario Pocket Plus (Esp-Eng)Longman Active Study Dictionary

Longman Diccionario Concise (Esp-Eng)Longman Active Study Dictionary

Diccionario Pocket Plus (Esp-Eng)Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 6th Edition

Big EnglishIslandsWell Done!English AdventureLook!New Sky

Next MoveMy LifeGold ExperienceChoices

PerformanceAccessReal Life

SpeakoutCutting Edge 3rd EditionNew Total EnglishNew Language Leader

Pearson English Readers: Level 1 - 4Pearson English Active Readers: Level 1 - 4

Pearson English Readers: Level 4 - 6Pearson English Active Readers: Level 4

Pearson English Readers:Level 1 - 6Pearson English Active Readers: Level 1 - 4Lomgman Literature

Pearson English Kids Readers

Pearson English Readers: Easystarts - Level 1

Pearson English Active Readers: Easystarts - Level 1

Choose your level! This chart is a rough guide to choosing Pearson English Readers and Pearson English Active Readers books for your students.

Pearson English Readers

Level 6 C1 4 CAE 11 236-275 701-910 701-910

C2 5 CPE 12 276+ 910+ 910+

B2 3 FCE 7/8/9/10 176-235 541-700 541-700

B1 2 PET 4/5/6 126-175 381-540 381-540

A2 1 KET Flyers 2/3 96-125 246-380 246-380

A1+ 1 2

A1 A1 Movers 1

Startes

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Easystarts

CEFR Level

Trinity College ESOL Spoken TOEFL TOEIC

PTE General

Cambridge YL Tests

Cambridge ESOL Exams

Pearson English Readers

Pearson English Active Readers

B1

CEFR Level

2 PET 4/5/6

Trinity College ESOL Spoken

126-175

TOEFL

381-540 381-540

TOEICPTE

General

A2 1 KET Flyers

Cambridge YL Tests

Cambridge ESOL Exams

2/3 96-125 246-380 246-380

A1+

A1

1

A1

2

1Movers

Starters

Level 4

Pearson English Active Readers

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Easystarts5

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PEARSON ENGLISH KIDS READERS CLIL

Pearson Kids are now ‘Worldly-Wise’ kids too!

Ages from 5 to 12Series Editor: Melanie Williams

• 18 NEW CLIL titles for balanced learning that reinforce and extend content from other areas of the primary curriculum.

• 6 levels that maintain the highest quality design and the same stringent criteria for levelling and writing.

• From ‘Butterflies and Frogs’ and ‘Where I live’ to ‘Island Hopping’, there’s a whole range of different areas and topics to choose from.

• Lots of additional content and resources on Pearson English Kids Readers website: sample pages and MP3 audio; teacher’s notes and a wide variety of activity sheets for each title.

LEVEL 1

Katie Grows a Bean PlantMarie Crook

Katie likes beans. They are her favourite vegetable. She gets a small jar, some tissue paper and a bean seed. Does the seed grow?

British English16 pages124 words in length200 headwords

ISBN9781408288238

Making MusicNicole Taylor

In this book, the students learn about making music – making a beat and making a tune. The images of people singing, clapping, dancing and playing different musical instruments help the students to understand why we like to make music.A cartoon bird expresses his responses to music through simple adjectives.

British English 16 pages115 words in length200 headwords

ISBN9781408288214

Wheels Go RoundRachel Wilson

The town is busy today. Swish-swash! Toot-toot! Nee-naw! Ding-a-ling! Two wheels, four wheels, six or eight Is it a car, a bicycle or a bus?

British English16 pages143 words in length 200 headwords

ISBN9781408288221

Pearson English Kids Readers CLIL

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Where I LiveLinnette Erocak

Emma loves her neighbourhood. There is a park. There are shops and a market. Where does she go every day?


ISBN9781408288207

Awake at NightLaura Miller

Amy and Jack are on holiday. They are visiting Max. It is dark. They cannot sleep. Suddenly, Amy points. ‘Look!’ she says. ‘What are they?’ Bats, birds, butterflies, moths... ? Learn about animals of the night!

British English16 Pages275 words in length400 headwords

ISBN9781408288283

Clothes at Work Linnette Erocak

This Level 2 Reader looks at the work clothes worn by people in six different jobs: airline pilot, vet, dentist, firefighter, chef and mechanic. Each double page describes a job and some of the important things the person does in that job.

British English16 Pages263 words in length400 headwords

ISBN9781408288139

Tom at the HarbourBarbara Ingham

Tom loves the harbour. Every weekend he buys an ice cream and watches the boats. What can he show you? What can he see with the binoculars? There are big boats, small boats and strong boats. What are the names of the boats? What do they do?


ISBN9781408288276

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

Butterflies and FrogsRachel Wilson

Hannah is a scientist and she studies animals. She wants to show you two animals with amazing life cycles ... a butterfly and a frog. The Peacock butterfly lives in Europe. The Redeyed tree frog lives in the rainforests of Central and South America. Which one hibernates? Which one is nocturnal? Let’s take a look!


ISBN9781408288337

LEVEL 3


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Festival FunBarbara Ingham

A festival is a celebration, to have a party on a special day. Visit different festivals in the World. Scotland, New Zealand, Africa and more. Which is your favourite festival?


ISBN9781408288146

Sport with Trainer TimMaria Iturain

The Reader looks at five different sports which are easily transferable to a child’s world. These are athletics, basketball, football, gymnasticsand tennis


ISBN9781408288313

Up in the AirMarie Crook

A hot air balloon is an aircraft. A helicopter moves in an interesting way. An A380 jet plane has got 22 wheels. Let’s read and learn about flying.


ISBN9781408288320

Animal AthletesCaroline Laidlaw

The fastest flying insect is a dragonfly. A kangaroo can jump 13.5 metres. Dolphins are intelligent and friendly animals. Animal Athletes of land, sea and air. There are cool cats and other acrobats. Let’s read about them all.

British English24 pages1,117 words in length800 headwords

ISBN 9781408288382

Brain GymLaura Miller

You use your brain all the time. It is like a very intelligent computer inside your head. What does your brain look like? What does it do? Come on, let’s exercise your brain!

Bristish English24 pages964 words in length 800 headwords

ISBN9781408288153

LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4

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Harry’s Clothes ProjectMarie Crook

How many different clothes can you see in the street? Think about all the different clothes you wear in just one day, in just one week. And the different clothes for different times of the year! Harry did a project about clothes for his teacher. He knows a lot about clothes now. How about you?

British English32 pages1,982 words in length1,000 headwords

ISBN9781408288412

Island HoppingCaroline Laidlaw

A penguin decides to look for a new home. Somewhere quiet, with more space. Let’s go with her on a journey to different islands around the world. And see what we discover.


ISBN9781408288436

A World of HomesNicole Taylor

There are old homes, new homes and mobile homes. ‘Green’ homes, intelligent homes and strange homes too! There’s a home made from bottles. A tree house made from glass. Palaces for kings and queens. And people living in rocks! So,what is a home and what are homes made of ?

British English40 pages3,152 words in length 1,200 headwords

ISBN9781408288160

Animal CamouflageCaroline Laidlaw

When they are hunting, or when they are prey, lots of different animals hide in different ways. An octopus changes colour, insects look like sticks. Seahorses hide in coral and lizards with two heads! Can you think of any more animals that use camouflage?

British English40 pages3,288 words in length 1,200 headwords

ISBN9781408288481

Our Changing PlanetColeen Degnan-Veness

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.


ISBN9781408288467

LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6

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PEARSON ENGLISH ACTIVE READERS

Pearson English Active ReadersIntegrating SkillsThrough ReadingResearch showed teachers wanted a special series of books that could be used specifically in the classroom with more exercises and project work. We produced titles with materials allowing teachers to take an integrated skills approach to using readers. All Pearson English Active Readers titles are supported by audio recordings and an interactive CD-ROM.

LEVEL 2EASYSTART

Newspaper ChaseJohn Escott

A fictional story about a thief who steals a very expensive painting. Harry goes back to the house where he rents a room and hides the painting under his bed. Janey, the daughter of the house owner, thinks recycling is very important—she always recycles bottles and newspapers. On Fridays, she collects old newspapers, including the newspaper under Harry’s bed.

American English24 Pages806 words in length200 headwords

ISBN9781292108520

The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett

Mary Lennox is born in India to English parents. Her mother isn’t interested in her and she is looked after by an Indian servant. Mary is a spoilt, ill-tempered and unhealthy child. When she is nine, her parents die and she goes to live with her reclusive uncle in a big old manor house in Yorkshire.


ISBN9781447967484

NightmareBefore ChristmasDaphne Skinner

Everyone in Halloweentown loves Halloween-but not Jack Skellington. Then one day he visits Christmastown and has an idea. Why can’t everyone in Halloweentown celebrate Christmas, too - their own way.

American English64 pages8,038 words in length600 headwords

ISBN9781447967460

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PEARSON ENGLISH ACTIVE READERS

Stories of CourageClare Gray

Some people refuse to give in to terrible personal problems. Some courageously put their own lives in danger as they fight for others. The eight true stories in this book show how brave men and women can be.

American English48 pages9,451 words in length1,200 headwords

ISBN9781447967606

The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain

Huckleberry Finn, known as Huck to his friends, lives with Widow Douglas in St. Petersburg, Missouri. His best friends are Tom Sawyer and Jim, the Widow’s black slave. Huck likes Tom because he is very smart and has lots of good ideas, which often get the boys into trouble…


ISBN9781447967507

About a BoyNick Hornby

About a Boy is a modern classic -a very funny story about a very serious subject: love. It’s also a popular movie starring Hugh Grant.


ISBN9781447967668

Oliver TwistCharles Dickens

Oliver was poor and and lonely, so he ran away to London. He meets people, who try to turn Oliver into a criminal. Will he escape and find a better life?


ISBN 9781292098661

LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4

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PEARSON ENGLISH READERS

LEVEL 1

Maisie and The DolphinStephen Rabley

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?


ISBN9781405880633

Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain

Tom Sawyer loves adventures. He has them at home, at school, and with his friends. Tom has one adventure in a graveyard and one in a cave. Who does he see there? Why is he afraid?


ISBN9781405878005

The Missing CoinsJohn Escott

Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.


ISBN97814058781420

Pearson English ReadersSomething for Everyone!From original titles to film adaptations, from classics to comedies and plays, our readers stay true to the original texts but are underpinned by extensively researched grammar and vocabulary syllabuses meaning your students read real books in language they understand... while all the time improving their language skills.

EASYSTART

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Pirates of the Caribbean. The Curse of the Black PearlElaine O’Reilly

Elizabeth lives on a Caribbean island, a very dangerous place. A young blacksmith is interested in her, but pirates are interested too. Where do the pirates come from and what do they want? Is there really a curse on their ship? And why can’t they enjoy their gold?


ISBN9781408289471

A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens

Scrooge is a mean man. He loves money, and he doesn’t like people. He really doesn’t like Christmas. But some ghosts visit him. Will Scrooge learn from the ghosts? Can he change?


ISBN9781408278017

Alice in WonderlandLewis Carroll

One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit hole and arrives in Wonderland. A classic tale and a wonderful story.


ISBN9781408277997

American LifeVicky Shipton

Most people around the world today know something about American life.The United States is a big country. Not all Americans are the same! In this book you will see the many faces of American life.

American English40 pages 3,082 words in length600 headwords

ISBN9781408284902

LEVEL 2

Gulliver’s TravelsJonathan Swift

Gulliver travels across the sea from England and has an accident. He arrives in a country of very, very small people. What will they do with him? How will he talk to them? And why are the Big-enders fighting the Little-enders?


ISBN9781408278031

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Billy ElliotMelvyn Burgess

Billy Elliot is not very clever or good at sports. One day he discovers ballet dancing, and it’s something he can do well. His father and brother don’t approve. Will Billy continue to dance?


ISBN9781447925378

Robin Hood Liz Austin

The story of Robin Hood is very famous. Robin Hood robbed rich people and gave the money to the poor people. He loved adventure, and he was the best fightaer in England. The greedy Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin, and thebeautiful Lady Marian loved him. His most famous adventures are in this book.


ISBN9781408289488

Apollo 13Dina Anastasio

Apollo 13 is an exciting movie - and a true story! It is Monday, April 13, 1970 and Apollo 13 is flying to the Moon. Suddenly, something goes wrong. The ship is losing power and oxygen. Will the astronauts walk on the Moon? Will they get home again?


ISBN9781408284919

The Prince and the PauperMark Twain

Two babies are born on the same day in England. One boy is a prince and the other boy is from a very poor family. Ten years later, they change places for a game. But then the old king dies and they cannot change back. Will the poor boy be the new King of England?


ISBN9781408278130

MatildaRoald Dahl

Matilda is a very clever little girl, but her parents don’t like her and the head teacher at school is frightening. Then one day, she discovers that she can move things with her mind!


ISBN9781447925668

LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

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Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeRobert Louis Stevenson

Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?


ISBN9781447925460

Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world. But it is more than a great love story. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the terrible hate between two great families. Shakespeare’s beautiful tale is still as popular today as it was more than 400 years ago.


ISBN9781447925798

Martin Luther KingColeen Degnan-Veness

Martin Luther King had a dream. He wanted blacks and whites to live together happily. But in America in the 1950s and 1960s, all men were not equal. King led peaceful protests against the government and won changes for the blacks of America. But has King’s dream really come true today?


ISBN9781447925651

Notting HillRichard Curtis

Can the most famous film star in the world fall for the man in the street?Notting Hill is a wonderful and very funny love story. The award-winning movie starred Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.


ISBN9781447925712

LEVEL 3

The Black Cat and Other StoriesEdgar Allan Poe

Are you brave enough to read four of Poe’s famous horror stories? Edgar Allan Poe wrote strange stories about terrible people and evil crimes. Don’t read this book late at night!


ISBN9781447925385

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The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde

Basil Hallward paints a portrait of a handsome young man, Dorian Gray.Dorian wishes that he could always stay handsome and young, and his wish comes true. But there are consequences.


ISBN9781408289570

1984George Orwell

Winston Smith lives in a world where everyone is watched every second of the day. It’s a world where Big Brother and the Thought Police control the past as well as the present.


ISBN9781408294222

Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank

It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank family hides. Life is dangerous but they hope for the best – until they are finally discovered.


ISBN9781408294277

The ClientJohn Grisham

Mark Sway is eleven and knows a terrible secret. He knows where a body is hidden. With that body, the FBI can prove a Mafia murder. Mark needs help and he needs it now.


ISBN9781408294253

LEVEL 4

Three Adventures of Sherlock HolmesSir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In this collection, Sherlock Holmes skills are put to the test in three adventures: The Speckled Band, The Five Orange Pips, and The Crown of Diamonds.


ISBN9781408294468

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The Merchant of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare

Bassanio wants to get married, but he has no money and a lot of debts. He asks his friend Antonio for a loan, but Antonio is waiting for his ships to return. Until then, he has nothing to lend. To help Bassanio, he borrows money from a money-lender – and agrees to an unusual condition. If Antonio cannot repay the loan in three months, the money-lender will cut a pound of flesh from his body. Will Antonio be able to repay the loan? Or will he die?

British English88 pages 16,776 words in length1,700 headwords

ISBN9781408289563

Love ActuallyRichard Curtis

In London, Christmas is coming and the people in this story have love on their minds. A romantic comedy about very different people who have found love and lost love.


ISBN9781408294376

Taste and Other TalesRoald Dahl

In this collection of Roald Dahl’s finest stories we meet some quite ordinary people who behave in extraordinary ways. There is a man who is sure he can hear plants scream and the wife who discovers a perfect way to get rid of her husband. And there’s a woman who finds an unusual use for a leg of lamb...


ISBN9781408276648

Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen

Jane and Elizabeth Bennet are the oldest of five sisters in need of husbands, but it isn’t easy to find the right man. Are Mr Bingley, Mr Darcy and Mr Wickham all that they seem? Will pride and prejudice ever be defeated in the search for true love?


ISBN9781408276488

LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5

Death on the NileAgatha Christie

Linnet Ridgeway is rich, beautiful and clever. She appears to have everything. But Linnet also has enemies. When she is shot dead on a passenger boat in Egypt, it is fortunate that Hercule Poirot is also on the trip. But even for the great Belgian detective, this is not a simple case.


ISBN9781408276303

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Brave New WorldAldous Huxley

One of the great works of science fiction. It is the year After Ford 632 in the New World. People are born and live by scientific methods. There is worldwide happiness and order. Then John comes from the Savage Reservation to the New World and with him he brings strong emotions - love, hate, anger, fear. Suddenly, danger threatens the New World.


ISBN9781408274354

The Woman in WhiteWilkie Collins

Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlie’s cruel husband. Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret? From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman, his future and that of Laura are linked forever.


ISBN9781408274408

Round the World in Eighty DaysJules Verne

Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Asia and America. There are many dangers along the way - and a detective who wants to arrest him!


ISBN9781408276532

The Phantom of the OperaGaston Leroux

There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost? Is the ghost a man or a monster? And what else will he do to get what he wants?


ISBN9781408276471

Sherlock HolmesShort StoriesSir Arthur Conan Doyle

In these six stories we join the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, in a variety of exciting adventures. These include several suspicious deaths, the mystery of the engineer with the missing thumb, and the strange case of the two men who share a very unusual name.


ISBN9781408276549

LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6

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ADVENTURE

Non-fiction

Auto/biography

Crime/Mystery Thriller

SCIENCE FICTIONFANTASY

GhostsSpine Chillers

Horror

BUS NESS

Historical Fiction

Content and LanguageIntegrated Learning

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PLAYS

LITERARYCLASSICS


Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoevsky

Raskolnikoff, a young student, has been forced to give up his university studies because of lack of money. He withdraws from society and, poor and lonely, he develops a plan to murder a greedy old moneylender. Surely the murder of one worthless old woman would be excused, even approved of, if it made possible a thousand good deeds? But this crime is just the beginning of the story...


ISBN9781408274385

Les MisérablesVictor Hugo

After spending nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean is at last a free man. But he is a cold, tired, hungry man with no money and not a friend in the world. But then something happens that will change his life forever. As a result, he spends the rest of his life helping the victims of poverty and social injustice.


ISBN9781408274255

LEVEL 6

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