{"product_id":"penguin-readers-level-1-little-women-elt-graded-reader-louisa-may-alcott","title":"Penguin Readers Level 1: Little Women (ELT Graded Reader) (Louisa May Alcott)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenguin Readers\u003c\/b\u003e is an \u003cb\u003eELT graded reader\u003c\/b\u003e series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and \u003cb\u003elanguage learning exercises\u003c\/b\u003e, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to \u003cb\u003ebestselling authors and compelling content\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (\u003cb\u003eCEFR\u003c\/b\u003e). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisit the Penguin Readers website\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Women is the story of a poor American family in the American Civil War. The four sisters, Beth, Jo, Meg and Amy are very different. But together they work hard and help their mother and father. Sometimes their lives are very happy, and sometimes they are very sad. But the family's love always helps them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouisa May Alcott (1832-88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA.  She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. Then, in 1862, during the height of the American Civil War, Louisa went to Georgetown to work as a nurse, but she contracted typhoid. Out of her experiences she wrote \u003ci\u003eHospital Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e (1864) which won wide acclaim, followed by an adult novel\u003ci\u003e, Moods.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was \u003ci\u003eLittle Women \u003c\/i\u003e(1868) which became the earliest American children's novel to become a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 64 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65889996898653,"sku":"K075267348","price":9.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7526734800001A.jpg?v=1789110581","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/penguin-readers-level-1-little-women-elt-graded-reader-louisa-may-alcott","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}