The Happy Prince - Student's Book

Graded Readers provide learners from Beginner to Upper-Intermediate level with enjoyable reading material, while helping them to develop a variety of language skills. Delightful characters and exciting adventures provide the inspiration for our classic and contemporary stories.

The stories have been carefully graded for each level according to vocabulary, grammatical structures, sentence length and plot complexity so as to ensure that the students’ understanding of the story is not impeded. Each story consists of 10- 13 chapters. Wonderful full-colour illustrations, closely integrated with the text, stimulate learners and facilitate understanding.

A beautiful, sad tale unfolds when an unusual friendship between a statue of a prince and a swallow is developed. Torn between the need for a warmer climate and his love for the Prince, the soft-hearted Swallow agrees to become the Prince’s messenger and helps the poor people in the city. The reader will be highly moved by the Prince’s kindness and the Swallow’s devotion to the Prince.

• A1.1 - A1.2 (CEFR)
• Headwords: 400-500