April Fox is very excited when her dance company is invited to visit Moscow. April has a very busy time there, dancing and seeing as much of the city as possible, and getting to know Nicolai. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching Englis...

When Jake sees Maria in the Carnival costume, he knows it's love . He chases the float through the crowds - but when he finally meets Maria he gets a big surprise.

Original / British English Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. One evening, at the Louvre museum, he sees a man steal a famous painting - the Mona Lisa. Marcel follows the thief to Venice and risks his life to get the painting back again.

Original / British English Simon Simple is going on holiday and the police are looking for a spy. On the train, Simon meets a beautiful girl. He likes her and she likes him. But the spy is there too. Simon and the police can?t see the spy. Can you?

Original / British English Mark Jackson is on holiday in Turkey. He visits the old city of Troy and finds a yellow stone. ?I know this stone,? he thinks. ?It comes from - from ...? Suddenly Mark goes back in time. He can see a beautiful city, soldiers and a big wooden horse.

Original / British English It?s 1798. Sam Tinker and his daughter Jenny live in London. One day a thief puts a watch in Sam?s hand. ?Take this,? he says, and runs away. Two policemen see the watch and take Sam away. What can Jenny do? Can she help her father?

Original / British English Maisie King lives in the Bahamas. Her mother and father work at an Animal Hospital. Maisie has a new friend. His name is Ben and he?s a dolphin. Ben is very ill. Maisie helps him. Then Maisie has a big problem. Can Ben help her?

Original / British English Tina Daniels is thirteen years old and a star. She sings beautifully, and everyone loves her. Her mother has big ideas about Hollywood, but Tina is not happy. One day she goes away on a train. Who does she meet? What does she see? Read about Tina?s new life.

Original / American English One of Hollywood?s most successful actors, Tom Cruise has starred in numerous films since his debut in Risky Business. Read about his life and career, his major film roles, his involvement with Scientology and his marriages.

Original / British English Mandy Brown is in the desert with Abdullah, and an oryx ranger. But there are poachers in the desert too - and a mother oryx is dead. Can Mandy and Abdullah catch the poachers? And can they find the dead oryx?s baby?

Original / American English Kate Grant comes from Canada. She is visiting Europe with her mother and father. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous picture??Girl with a Pearl Ear-ring.? What can Kate do?

Ben has a job in Mr. Tyson?s store. Then Mr. Tyson finds money in Ben?s bag. ?Get out of my store!? Mr. Tyson says. But is Ben the thief? There is an earthquake in the city - and Mr. Tyson gets his answer.

Original / American English Tom breaks his leg in a football game - it?s not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again?and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?

Original / British English Billy and his sister want new bicycles, but they don?t have any money. Then their grandmother has an idea. There?s a competition in Palace magazine. The first prize is ?500. ?What do you think?? Billy asks his sister. ?We can buy two new bicycles for ?500,? she says.

Original / British English Sarah and Jessica arrive in New Zealand for a holiday. They find a mobile phone in the taxi from the airport. It is Michael?s mobile, but they can?t find him? He has messages from home - are they important? Go with the girls on a New Zealand adventure.

Original / British English Hannah loves her job on old Mr Duval?s small boat. The boat takes people to the beautiful coral reef every day. Then a rich man arrives with a big new boat. Suddenly, there isn?t any work for Hannah and Mr Duval. Then the hurricane comes ...

Original / British English Hapu lives in Ancient Egypt. Hapu?s father is ill, but they haven?t got any money for a doctor. Hapu makes a beautiful necklace for Queen Cleopatra and takes it to her. But a guard says, ?Go home?. How can Hapu meet the Queen and get a doctor for his father?

Original / British English One day a leopard swims across the sea to Sindi. He is hungry and he is looking for food. He runs into an old lighthouse. The people of Sindi do not want the leopard in their lighthouse. But what can they do? How can they catch the leopard?

Original / British English It is 1800. Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They?re starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven?t got any money. What can they do?