Learn English with James and the Giant Peach! A book from the Penguin Readers series. Discover fifteen famous adventures of Roald Dahl, adapted for English learners aged 7+. Can you read them all?

The Penguin Readers series is a graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With simplified text, illustrations, and language exercises, the print edition also includes instructions for accessing online support material.

In the Penguin Readers editions, Roald Dahl's stories are classified according to the CEFR framework A1 to A2+, in four levels. Each book also has a Lexile measure. The graded readers include illustrated new words, language activities, and fun games between chapters, encouraging students and teachers to organize learning and make real progress. Each book also includes projects and discussions.

James and the Giant Peach, a level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text consists of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing the first conditional, past continuous, and present perfect for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.

When James's parents die, he must live with his two terrifying aunts. He is lonely and sad. But then, a peach in his aunts' garden starts to grow bigger and bigger. What strange and wonderful friends will James meet inside the peach?

Pages: 96, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm