In 1860s Baltimore, something extraordinary happens: a boy is born old. His name is Benjamin Button and every year, he grows younger. As time passes, he discovers love, family and happiness. Yet his journey is marked by misunderstanding, loneliness and rejection. This is the story of a life lived in reverse, a life lived against all rules.En el Baltimore de la decada de 1860, ocurre algo extraordinario: un niño nace anciano. Su nombre es Benjamin Button y cada año se vuelve mas joven. A medida que pasa el tiempo, descubre el amor, la familia y la felicidad. Sin embargo, su viaje esta marcado por la incomprension, la soledad y el rechazo. Esta es la historia de una vida vivida al reves, una vida vivida contra todas las reglas.

Polka Dot Plays is a selection of ready-made playscripts carefully created for young learners of English. Each level contains two fun plays for students to perform for each other or in front of a real audience. The plays are simple to stage, require few props and make it easy for teachers to introduce drama to the primary classroom. This level contains the following plays: The Smile The Maths Test Audio recordings of the plays are available on the HELBLING Media App.

Citizen, the Ministry of Truth brings you this official edition of 1984. It tells the story of Winston Smith, a man who works for the Party. Through his life, you will see the power of Ingsoc, the importance of control, and the danger of wrong thoughts.This book shows how truth can live forever when all citizens follow Big Brother with love and care. It includes an official introduction, an ending note, and a short dictionary of Newspeak, to help you understand the ideas of the Party. Ignorance is strength. Reading is obedience. Truth is in your hands.VOCABULARY INCLUDED

Christmas time arrives, but Ebenezer Scrooge is not happy. He is an old and very rich businessman of London. He doesnt like Christmas, and he is not a kind person. He doesnt help poor people, and he isnt nice to his family.One night, the ghost of Jacob Marley, his old business partner, visits him. He tells Scrooge that three different spirits will come. Marley sends these ghosts to show Scrooge that it is important to be happy and love the people around us.Will the visit of these spirits change how Scrooge sees and lives Christmas?

When Penny moves from her home in the village to a new house in the city she has to leave her friends and pet dog behind. One day, after school, Penny finds a little puppy in the park. He is small and dirty and very frightened. Penny calls him Socks. But Penny's new house is small and Socks can't stay with her. Can Penny find a new home for Socks? Recording in British English.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a spooky story by Washington Irving. A schoolteacher called Ichabod Crane comes to the quiet valley of Sleepy Hollow, where people love to tell many old stories. The most famous is about the Headless Horseman, a ghost who rides at night looking for his lost head. Ichabod likes to hear all these stories. At first, they were only tales. But one dark night, he discovers that some stories may be more real than they seemVOCABULARY INCLUDED