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Newspaper Boy

Two short stories about Toby, a "Newspaper Boy" who wants to be a detective while he was distributing the papers.

Marco

The main character of this story is “Marco”, who is boy and live on a farm near a small village. One day, he leaves his home and gets on a train to go to a big city, because he has nothing to do and he dislikes the life as...

Karateka

Janie loves karate. She wants to be a black belt. Her brother, Richard, always laughs at her. But, on school prize-giving day, Richard isn't laughing.

Death of a Soldier

There is a war in Northern Ireland. Hundreds of British soldiers have died in the fighting there. This story is abour "Death of a Soldier".
How does a detective learn his job? How long does a police dog hold a thief? Which was the fingerprint that led to a killer? Lewis Jones tell us the answers in this book titled "The Story of Scotland Yard "
Lewis Jones tells us in "The Story of Madame Tussaud's" how she opens its doors every morning, but for two hours before that, people had been hard at work on some of the models washing or cleaning hairs and clothes and coluring the faces of the models. They must...

The Potter’s Wheel

Obu is eight years old and very clever. He is first in his class at school but he is lazy and doesn't work hard. His father wants to send him away to be a servant of a schoolmaster and his nasty wife. His mother wants Obu, her only son,...

Taxi

Three stories from a weekend in the life of Will, a London taxi-driver. We go with Will to his work and read about the many people he sees, and the places he takes them. They're stories that begin "Taxi".

Letters from the Dead

'I have a litle blackbird. Please look under the floor. Behind the yellow picture, There is a litle door. Open it. Now you're very near. An old love story you can hear'. Ben Cole sends a letter to his young friend, Harriet. But he dies before she gets it. What...

In the Shadow of Man

You can tell where Jane Goodall's heart lies with this simplistic book that dives into the brief family events of her beloved chimpanzees. Picking one mother chimp from her many chimpanzees she weaves together a book that shares their ties with others of their family and of their group...