Why has Dr Jekyll made a friend of the frightening Mr Hyde? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the good Dr Jekyll? Then there is a murder. Everybody is looking for …
Strange and wonderful things happen in the seven short stories in this book. Oscar Wilde takes us into a world of kings and queens, mermaids and witches, giants and dwarfs, and talking animals. Exc…
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…
The story of Robin Hood is very famous. Robin Hood robbed rich people and gave the money to poor people. He loved adventure, and he was the best fighter in England. The greedy Sheriff of Nottingham…
One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit-hole - and arrives in 'Wonderland'. Here, caterpillars can talk, rabbits have watches and the Queen wan…
Sheherezade is beautiful and clever. She also knows many wonderful stories - a thousand and one! Some of them are in this book. We meet many different people in these stories - a clever servant gir…
Scrooge is a cold, hard man. He loves money, and he doesn't like people. He really doesn't like Christmas. But then some ghosts visit him. They show him his past life, now, and possible future. Wil…
Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is Mr Hosmer Angel? Which student saw the exam paper before the exam? Why is someone foll…
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is a great movie. Fearless Leader plans to leave cartoon world and control the world. Boris and Natasha are going to help him. Who can stop them? Rocky and Bu…
Sinbad the Sailor went to sea seven times and his voyages were always dangerous. He met giant men, snakes and birds, strange monkey-men, and the Old Man of the Sea. But he always came back safely t…