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Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019Aberdeen CityLibrariesAdult LiteracyCollectionGraded ReadersJuly 2019

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019The Adult Literacy collection includes a selection of Graded Readers.The Graded Readers include Gatehouse Readers, Penguin/ Pearson Readers, Collins ELT Readers, andOxford Bookworms Library. These are ideal for English learners looking for books of a particularlanguage level.Adult Literacy collections are available at the following Aberdeen City Libraries:Central LibraryAiryhall LibraryBridge of Don LibraryCove LibraryDyce LibraryKaimhill LibraryNorthfield LibraryTillydrone LibraryTorry LibraryBooks from these collections can be reserved to pick up at any library in Aberdeen.Further information about the titles can be found on the library catalogue: www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/libraryPICTURES AND BLURBS COURTESY OF BERTRAMS LIBRARY SUPPLIERSJuly 2019

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019Gatehouse ReadersGatehouse Books are broadly classified as Adult Beginner Readers with easy-to-read stories in large print, line-broken text andline-drawn illustrations.These have been graded as Very Easy (Level 1), Easy (Level 2), and Standard (Level 3).Penguin Readers/Pearson English ReadersPenguin Readers and Pearson English Readers have a large selection of genres across 7 levels – Easystart to Level 6.CDs are included with some titles.LevelEasystartLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6July B1B2C1

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019Collins ELT ReadersComprises of two series of books.Amazing People series tell the life stories of five or six people from history who have helped shape the world we live in today.Agatha Christie series consists of Agatha Christie novels adapted for English learners.CDs are included with some titles.LevelLevel 1Level 2HeadwordsApprox. 700Approx 900Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6Level 7Approx 1300Approx 1700Approx 22002500 VariesCEFRA2A2B1B1B2B2 C1C2Oxford BookwormsIncludes classics, modern fiction and non-fiction, graded at seven levels from Starter to Level 7. CEFR level and wordcount areshown on the covers of each book.CDs are included with some titles.July 2019

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019Gatehouse ReadersLevelTitleAuthorBlurbLevel 1Joe’s SurpriseCole, JLevel 1Level 1Liz and Joe Have Cole, Ja Day OutCole, JLiz Gets a GasBillThe Missing Cat Cole, JA title in the Liz and Joe Series, a collection of reading books fornew readers, and particularly suitable for ESOL learners.A title in the Liz and Joe Series, a collection of reading books fornew readers, and particularly suitable for ESOL learners.Level 1Mehdi’s StoryPaillier, JLevel 2Bob’s ProblemAdams, MLevel 2Dan’s DinnerAdams, MLevel 2Jenny’s ChoiceAdams. MLevel 2Pam’s SecretAdams, PLevel 2Joe Buys a NewJumperLiz and Joe goon HolidayCole, JLevel 1Level 2July 2019Cole JNumberof pages1915A title in the Liz and Joe Series, a collection of reading books fornew readers, and particularly suitable for ESOL learners.16A title in the Liz and Joe Series, a collection of reading books fornew readers, and particularly suitable for ESOL learners.A young man flees from Afghanistan, in search of safety inCanada. Tricked by the people he hoped would save him, Mehdibegins a new life in England.Bob likes his job on the dairy counter, but his boss has otherplans for him. Bob is forced to reveal his problem. Then one day,a shocking event puts Bob's life on the line.Dan, an employee at Asco supermarket, is a refugee who hashad terrible and sad things happen in his past. One day,something happens that may well change his future.It seemed to Jenny that she had spent her whole life having tochoose. But none of this helped with the choice that Jenny had tomake now.Supermarket assistant Pam shares her secret with a fellowworker, in this tale of misplaced trust and broken hearts.A title in the Liz and Joe Series, a collection of reading books fornew readers, and particularly suitable for ESOL learners.13A title in the Liz and Joe Series, a collection of reading books fornew readers, and particularly suitable for ESOL learners.40283628282431

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019Level 2MudlakeHinde, BLLevel 2ElvisRiley, HLevel 2Me and myShadowThompson, JLevel 2Finding a HomeWhite, CLevel 2Getting a JobWhite, CLevel 2Going ShoppingWhite, CLevel 2Level 2Level 2White, CWhite, CWhite, CLevel 3Going to CollegeMeeting FriendsSeeing theDoctorDon’t Give UpLevel 3Liz Turns 50Cole, JJuly 2019Beharrie, MRob narrates this story about life in Mudlake - a soulless, crimeridden estate somewhere in England. It is a ghostly story ofmystery and intrigue. Was it an accident - or murder?They called him the King. It seemed that everything he touchedturned to gold.84Jean's funny account of life with her faithful dog, Shadow.Shadow's love for water gets her into lots of trouble. An easybeginner reader for dog lovers everywhere.As house-mate Dan moves on with his life, Jamal must look for anew place to live.Jamal needs some extra money. He wants to get a job in thecomputer shop.Jamal and Ali look at all the things they would like to buy, if theyhad any money.Jamal plans to turn his childhood dream into reality.Jamal meets an old friend in the cafe.Jamal feels ill. He goes to see the doctor.24'Don't Give Up' is an adult beginner reader in which Mavis showsgreat determination to pass her driving test.A title in the Liz and Joe Series, a collection of reading books fornew readers, and particularly suitable for ESOL learners.141611910109940

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019Penguin/Pearson ReadersLevelTitleEasystartThe Leopard and Collins, Athe LighthouseEasystartThe Big BagMistakeAnita’s Big DayEscott, JEasystartDead Man’sRiverLaird, EEasystartApril in MoscowRabley, SEasystartBetween TwoWorldsRabley, SEasystartBlue Moon Valley Rabley, SEasystartJuly 2019AuthorLaird, EBlurbNumberof pagesSindi is a beautiful island off the coast of Africa. One day a hungry 16leopard swims across from the mainland and hides in thelighthouse. How will the people of Sindi be able to catch theleopard before it comes out looking for food?Gisela and Ricardo are on the same flight to Rio de Janeiro. They 15have identical bags but Gisela's bag is stolen on the bus home.Anita dreams of being a movie star. One day Mr Stein invitesAnita to visit his studio. This is her big chance but, in the end, itisn't Anita who impresses him.It is the time of the American Gold Rush. Jonas Clark loves HettyGray but is too poor to marry her. People think there is gold inDead Man's River - where there are said to be ghosts. Jonas trieshis luck, and is successful, but not in the way he had imagined.April Fox is very excited when the dance company she works foris invited to visit Moscow. April has a very busy time there dancing and seeing as much of the city as possible. She also getsto know a young man called Nikolai!Joanna Jimbuku is a nurse in north Australia where she workswith a Flying Doctor. One day a baby is so ill that Joanna has totake her to hospital in Sydney. Will the baby live? And will Joannaaccept an unexpected job offer in the city?Li Sun is living happily in Blue Moon Valley, but her grandmotherthinks it is time for her to go to the big city and work in her uncle'scircus. The Emperor's visit to the circus changes Li Sun's life, andshe has to make some difficult decisions.1616161616

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019EasystartDino’s Day inLondonRabley, SEasystartFlying HomeRabley, SEasystartTinkers FarmRabley, SEasystartThe Last PhotoSmith, BEasystartKim’s ChoiceViney, BLevel 1Mother TeresaAdrianVallance, DLevel 1Amazon RallyLevel 1Island for SaleAmos, E andPrescher, ECollins, ALevel 1The Battle ofNewton RoadJuly 2019Dunkling, LA wealthy actress wants her son, Dino, to have a cultural tour ofLondon by taxi. There is a taxi tour, but it is not quite as expected- and the actress ends up very angry.Felix the parrot is miserable in his cage in a New York apartment.He manages to escape, and starts flying south. His hope is to goback to the Brazilian rainforest. Will he find his home again?It is 1800 and Jenny and Sam Tinker arrive in the United States ofAmerica. They have to work very hard on a farm, but Jenny'sfriendship with the Indian girl, Blue Sky, leads the Tinkers to abetter life.Pam and Martin are visiting Cambridge for the day. Pam decidesshe wants to use up the film in her camera and takes a photo ofMartin. The photo she takes turns out to be important in huntingdown a thief.Kim loves running - and she's very fast. She works hard at theathletics club and wins more and more prizes. But Kim has tomake a difficult choice and she knows that it will hurt the peoplewho love her most.Mother Teresa was a small, quiet nun. She lived for God andhelped poor people on the streets of India. She was very famousfor her work. She died in 1997, but people remember her today.People in many countries love her. This is her story.Brian and David agree to help their friends while riding in amotorcycle rally but soon find themselves in danger.Duncan McTavish and his dog, Jock, live in a castle on a Scottishisland. One day Duncan gets an electricity bill for 5,000. Hedoesn't have any money, and he can't pay the bill. There is onlyone thing he can do - sell his island. What will happen when afamous pop star comes to look at it?The houses in Newton Road are small, but the people are happythere. They are neighbours, and friends, too. But one dayeverything starts to change. A man from the Town Hall comes.161616161515141414

Adult Literacy CollectionJuly 2019Level 1Lucky BreakEscott, JLevel 1The MissingCoinsEscott, JLevel 1The House of the Hawthorne,N; retold bySeven GablesMendenhall,MLevel 1The Phone Rings Matthews, ALevel 1The BarcelonaGameRabley, SLevel 1Sadie’s Big Dayat the OfficeTrappe, TJuly 2019He’s going to knock down the houses in Newton Road to build anew road. Sally Robson and her friends don’t want to leaveNewton Road. So the battle of Newton Road starts Tom breaks his leg in a football game it's not his lucky day! Aweek later, Tom sees his favourite movie star. But Tom falls againand suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are takingpictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?Pete and Carla are both students at the University of Bath. Oneday in summer they are walking around the city and decide tolook at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants tobuy some, but they are too expensive. Later that afternoon thecoins are missing from the shop and the shopkeeper wants to findPete.Hepzibah Pyncheon leads a sad, lonely life in the family home.Then her young niece, Phoebe, arrives, and also Hepzibah'sbrother Clifford. But where has Clifford been for so many years?Is there a connection between his absence and Matthew Maule'scurse on the family and on the house? Can the Pyncheons everknow peace again?Ben is nervous and can't talk to Lauren, the girl he likes. Hisfriends help him by finding out information about Lauren andringing him on his mobile phone. Will he ever find the courage totalk to her?Holly and her brothers go to Barcelona to see a football match.Before the match, Holly hopes to do some sightseeing, but theboys are only interested in the funfair. Then Holly's bagdisappears - and she gets to see more of Barcelona than sheexpected.The team arrives for another day at the office. The workers arehappy, but their bosses have a surprise for them. Is it going to bea nice surprise-or not?Includes CD161323161415