Secondaria di primo grado

Felix is not a happy bird. He comes from Brazil, but he doesn’t live there. He lives in New York in a cage. Then one day his cage opens, and Felix says goodbye to New York. Can he find his family in Brazil again?

Rip Van Winkle walks into the mountains one day and meets some strange old men. He comes home twenty years later. One dark night, Ichabod Crane is riding home and sees a man on a black horse behind him. The man has no head. Are there ghosts in these stories? What do you think?

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 ...

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.

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?

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.

A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile, and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again?

Karen’s job takes her to many places. She loves art, and in Rome she sees some beautiful pictures. But the artist can’t sell them and he has no money. Karen likes the young man. Can she sell his pictures for him?

It is Lisa’s first visit to London. She is going to learn English. Then she meets Michael. And suddenly her English lessons are very exciting.

Marcel visits his friend, Henry, in London. Henry knows a professor and he has some very interesting letters - by William Shakespeare! Marcel and Henry want to see the letters, but they are not in the professor’s flat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them?

Mike is an assistant van driver. He meets Jennifer in her father’s shop - and he likes her very much. Jennifer is going to go to the cinema with him. But he is very late, and Jennifer is very angry. Is it really Mike’s lucky day?

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?

Marcel is a mouse and a famous detective. He lives in Paris. One evening, two thieves steal a very expensive diamond ring – the ‘White Star’. Then they steal a car. Marcel follows them across Paris to a café. Can he get the ‘White Star’ and bring it back?

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?

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.

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.

Tommy Grant is a taxi driver. One morning his boss telephones him. ‘Can you be at the Ritz hotel at 9 o’clock?’ he asks. The 12-year-old son of a film star is in London. His name is Dino. ‘Be very nice to the boy,’ Tommy’s boss says.

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 ...

A young boy, Pete Morgan, is on holiday in the Caribbean with his parents. They are staying on their boat called the Summer Sun. It is the only boat near Blue Sea Island.
Or is it? One day, Pete has a visitor...

Ricardo and Gisela are going home to Rio. Gisela likes reading and quiet people. Ricardo likes noise ... and he likes Gisela. In Rio, a thief takes Gisela’s bag. What can Ricardo do?

Pam and Martin are visiting Cambridge. While Pam is taking photographs a man walks into her frame. Later, Martin sees the man’s picture in the newspaper. The police are looking for him. Is it the same man? Where has he gone? Can Pam’s photo help solve the mystery?

Riding in a motorcycle rally across the Brazilian jungle is hard and exciting. But when they agree to help their Indian friends, Brian and David find themselves racing to save lives ...

Nelson’s life, running and his Granny Sarah. Trainer Ken wants Nelson to be a famous runner. Can Nelson run for his country at the Olympic Games? And does he remember his promise to his grandmother?

The Galapagos Islands are beautiful. They are full of interesting animals and birds. One famous visitor to the islands in 1835 was the scientist Charles Darwin. Now the two young Americans, Sophie and David, are making a movie there. What do they find?