In the mid-17th century, D’Artagnan arrives in Paris with an old horse and very little money. His dream is to become a Musketeer, one of the King’s guards. He becomes friendly with three of the Musketeers – Porthos, Aramis and Athos – and together they have many adventures. This classic French novel written by Alexandre […]
Marisa Mcgreevy tells us how Jack, Tom and Danny have to write a scary story for their teacher, but they don’t know what to write about. So one night, they decide to go looking for ghosts in the cemetery. They find their ‘ghost’ – but they also find much more than they expected! Marisa called […]
“The Moonstone” is a beautiful yellow diamond that was stolen from the statue of a Moon god in India. When Franklin Blake brings it to Rachel Verinder’s house in Yorkshire for her birthday, it brings bad luck with it. How many people will the Moonstone hurt? How many must die before the diamond’s revenge is […]
Edward Malone is determined to prove to his beloved Gladys that he’s a man of adventure. Accompanied by Professor Challenger, Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton, Edward embarks on an expedition like no other. Deep into the Amazon the four men go, in search of a “lost world” where dinosaurs rule. The way is filled […]
Hawkeye is a scout for the British Army in America. He is helped by Chingachgook and Uncas, “The last of the Mohican” tribe, in his struggle against Magua, the murderous leader of the Huron tribe. This exciting adventure was created by James Fenimore Cooper.
This is the story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the Indian jungle. He is adopted by a pack of wolves and becomes friends with Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. Mowgli learns how to communicate with the animals and survive in the jungle. But Shere Khan, a fierce tiger, is on Mowgli’s […]
The dog-hero, Buck, begins his life in a happy home in California, but is sold and made to work in a sled-team transporting supplies in Alaska during the Gold Strike of 1897. As well as describing Buck’s hard life, the story shows the loving relationship that can grow between dog and man, even under harsh […]
Ken Harris tells us in this amazing story called “The Body Snatchers” how Tom and Dylan, 13, see two suspicious men one day. They are putting a body into a van! Shocked, the boys follow the van to a dark building. They see the men put the body into the building. Then, the boys discover […]
Amy and her friends arrange to meet after school one day to explore an abandoned house. But things don’t go quite according to plan. Ken Harris tells us in this amazing storie that Amy doesn’t arrive at the meeting place and an exciting adventure unfolds as her friends set out to find her. Also they […]
“Robinson Crusoe”, written by Daniel Defoe, is a gripping story of one man’s fight for survival. When his ship sinks, Robinson manages to get to a desert island, where he faces a variety of dangers, including cannibals. After many years alone, he finally meets another human being. Will they escape from the island?