Learn English the visual way with this graded reader — an easy English reading comic book for adult ESL and EFL learners at CEFR A1 level. This illustrated comic retells the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk in short, simple sentences, so beginners build vocabulary and reading confidence with every page.
You have tried apps. You have tried word lists. Yet real English reading still feels hard. This book takes a different road: one clear picture for every idea, and one short line under it. You see the image, you read the words, and the meaning sticks — no dictionary, no stress.
A poor boy and his mother have no food and only one old cow. On the road, a strange man trades Jack five magic beans for the cow. His angry mother throws the beans away. But in the night a huge beanstalk grows up to the clouds. Jack climbs it and finds a giant's castle in the sky, with a hen that lays golden eggs and a harp that sings. Then a voice roars: "Fee-fi-fo-fum! I smell a boy!" Can Jack take the gold and reach the ground before the giant catches him?
WHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT
Every phrase is tied to a vivid, full-page image, so new words turn into pictures you remember. The sentences stay short and direct, built on the most common English words, with simple present and simple past. There are no long paragraphs, no rare words, and no idioms to slow you down. Each right-hand page ends on a small hook, so you always want to turn to the next one.
The story is complete in one volume, with a clear beginning, a rising threat, and a rewarding end. The rhythm is fluid and the art is bright, striking, and printed clean in black and white for the paperback, and in full color for the ebook. It reads like a short film you can hold in your hands.
This is honest graded reading: no tricks, no filler, no fake speed promises. Just a gripping story you can actually finish in English, and feel proud that you did.
WHO IT IS FOR
This book is made for adult beginners and false beginners who want to read, not just memorize. It works for self-study at home, for classroom use, and for anyone coming back to English after many years away. If you know your letters and a few first words, you are ready for page one.
HOW TO USE IT
Read one page at a time and say each line out loud. Look at the picture first, then read the words, and let the two connect. Listen to the audio to check your sound and rhythm. At the end, the picture exercises help you review the story and lock in the new words.
WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDE
- 118 pages (104 story pages) of full comic illustrations
- CEFR level: A1 (Beginner) — built on the most common English words
- 1155 words of simple, repeated, high-frequency language
- 308 headwords, sized for a true beginner
- One image per idea for strong visual memory
- 10 picture exercises plus an answer key to check what you learned
- Audio and free PDF practice available online
Read it on your phone, on your tablet, or on paper. Read one page, or ten. The pictures carry the meaning that beginner words cannot, so you keep moving forward and keep understanding.
Stop translating word by word. Start reading whole scenes.
See the picture. Know the word. Speak English.
Open the book, climb the beanstalk, and read your first full English story today.
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L2-9798190894080
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Vendeur : AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Allemagne
Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798190894080
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