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Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling and a great reading experience.Research shows reading a lot improves all your language skills.Experts recognize Oxford Bookworms as the most consistent series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story - very important for fluent reading and extensive reading.There's a wide choice of titles too - something for everyone.

Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else? 'I will,' said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before - not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and a great leader for the whole world.

Reading a complete story in English gives students a great sense of achievement -- and encourages them to read more. The Oxford Bookworms Library offers a variety of titles. The books are graded at six vocabulary levels ranging from 250 words (Starter) to 2,500 (Advanced).

Reading a complete story in English gives students a great sense of achievement -- and encourages them to read more. The Oxford Bookworms Library offers a variety of titles. The books are graded at six vocabulary levels ranging from 250 words (Starter) to 2,500 (Advanced).

"In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla - 'troublemaker'. But the young boy's early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthousiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what was waiting for Nelson Mandela - the tireless struggle for human rights, the long years in prison, the happiness and sadness of family life, and one day the title of President of South Africa? This is the story of an extraordinairy man, recognised as one of the world's greatest leaders, whose long walk to freedom brought new hope to a troubled nation."--Publisher

Suitable for younger learners Word count 6,480

Based on the screenplay from Attenborough's movie Cry Freedom, this is John Briley's portraitnues to make headlines today. Steve Biko, leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, was killed for his beliefs; Donald Woods risked everything including his life to make them known. The friendship they formed was torn apart by the terrible reality of apartheid.

V. I. Warshawski, private investigator, Chicago, USA. People imagine private detectives to be tired-looking men in raincoats, but Vic is female. She's tough, beautiful, carries a gun - and goes on asking questions until she gets answers. When her cousin Boom Boom dies in an accident, Vic is naturally upset. She wants to know how and why the accident happened, and she isn't satisfied by the answers she gets. So she goes on asking questions . . . and more people start to die.

Isaac Asimov – při tomto jménu se všem příznivcům a čtenářům SF vybaví dvě věci – románový cyklus Nadace a hlavně: tři zákony robotiky. Jakže znějí? 1. Robot nesmí ublížit člověku nebo svou nečinností dopustit, aby člověku bylo ublíženo. 2. Robot musí uposlechnout příkazů člověka, kromě případů, kdy tyto příkazy jsou v rozporu s prvním zákonem. 3. Robot musí sám sebe chránit před zničením, kromě případů, kdy tato ochrana je v rozporu s prvním nebo druhým zákonem. Tvůrcem a otcem celé robotické etiky je právě americký spisovatel Isaac Asimov. V této dnes již klasické sbírce nacházíme jedny z nejlepších povídek, jaké kdy byly na toto téma napsány. A nelze jen dodat, že myšlenky v nich obsažené nijak nestárnou – spíše naopak.

The books are graded at six vocabulary levels, ranging from 400 words (Beginning) to 2,500 words

Suitable for younger readers Word count 6,605

Žokej Filip Nore neměl lehké dětství a dobře ví, co znamená život bez rodinného zázemí a závislost na rozhodování jiných lidí. Nyní je ale v situaci, kdy si musí poradit sám, což pro něho vůbec není jednoduché. Jeho příteli Stevovi Millacovi zemře při autohavárii otec, známý umělecký fotograf, který mimo jiné fotografoval při závodech dostihové jezdce. Poté je přepadena i Stevova matka. Filip, sám výborný fotograf, získá zajímavé materiály, které patřily Stevovu otci, a záhy zjistí, že jsou určeny k vydírání. Jen na něm je, zda půjde cestou vyděrače, či ne.

Factfiles are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not so much interested in fiction.

Part of a series of elementary readers which offers students the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of the English language, this reader at Stage 1 contains 400 headwords. It is a tale of fear and superstition in 17th-century Lancashire.

The year is 2522, and the planet Earth is dying. In a colony under the moon, people wait for news - news from home, news of the planet Earth. And in a speceship high above Earth, a young man watches numbers on a computer screen. The numbers tell a story, and the young man is afraid. The planet Earth is burning, burning burning...

"Oxford Bookworms" offer students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English. There are six stages, taking students from elementary to advanced level. At the lower stages, many of the texts have been specially written for the series, to provide elementary and lower-intermediate students with an introduction to real reading in English. At the higher stages, most of the books have been adapted from works originally published for native speakers. The language controls used in "Oxford Bookworms" are based on a syllabus specially created for the series by Tricia Hedge. This takes account of the more traditional approaches to grading and recent research into the nature of reading difficulty. The approximate vocabulary count for each stage is: Stage 1 - 400 words; Stage 2 - 700 words; Stage 3 - 1000 words; Stage 4 - 1400 words; Stage 5 - 1800 words; Stage 6 - 2500 words. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a supporting glossary to help students with vocabulary. Illustrations are used, especially at the lower stages, to help comprehension