One touch, one hundred years of sleep. This is the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as a full comic book for adults who are learning English. Every page is a picture, and every picture teaches you the words.
Sleeping Beauty is a Level 1 (A1) graded reader. A king and queen have a baby girl, Aurora. Good fairies give her gifts, but a dark fairy gives her a curse: one day she will touch a spindle and fall into a long sleep. The king burns every spinning wheel in the land. Yet on her sixteenth birthday, Aurora finds an old tower, touches the sharp point, and sleeps. The whole castle sleeps with her, and thick thorns grow around it. Then, a hundred years later, a brave prince comes. You follow the whole story in short, clear sentences and bright, easy pictures, and you understand it on the first try.
WHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT
Most books for beginners feel like homework. This one feels like a comic. The words are simple, the sentences are short, and the pictures carry the meaning. You learn by seeing, so new words stay in your memory.
Each sentence is built on the most common words of English, plus a few clear story words that the picture shows you. You are never lost, and you do not need a dictionary on every line. The art is vivid and bright, the rhythm is smooth, and the reading feels rewarding from the first page to the last.
How does a graded reader work? It keeps the language inside one clear level, so you meet only the words you are ready for. In this Level 1 book the sentences are short and the grammar is simple: the present, the past, and the future with will. There are no tricky idioms and no rare words to slow you down. The picture on each page shows you exactly what the words mean, so meaning and memory grow together.
The story itself is a gift for a beginner. It is famous, it is short, and it has a clear shape: a wish, a curse, a long sleep, and a brave rescue. Because you may already know the tale, you can spend your energy on the English, not on guessing what happens next.
WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDE
- 118 pages (104 story pages)
- Level 1 - A1 (Beginner)
- 1235 words of simple, natural English
- 319 headwords, built on the most common English words
- A full-page illustration on every single page
- Ten reading exercises and a complete answer key
- One complete, standalone story - no part two
This book is made for adult ESL and EFL readers who want a calm, clear way to read in English. The striking art and the direct sentences give you steady vocabulary building and true confidence with the language. You finish a whole book in English, and you feel proud of it.
You can use this book in many ways. Read it once for the story. Read it again and say each line aloud. Cover the words and tell the tale from the pictures alone. Then try the ten exercises at the back and check the answer key. Each pass makes the words feel more natural in your mouth and your mind.
This is part of a series that grows with you. When Level 1 feels easy, the next levels add more words and longer sentences, step by step, so your reading never stops moving forward.
Open the book.
Read the first page.
Watch the story move.
Learn English the way your eyes remember best.
Fall under the spell of Sleeping Beauty today.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. One touch, one hundred years of sleep. This is the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as a full comic book for adults who are learning English. Every page is a picture, and every picture teaches you the words. Sleeping Beauty is a Level 1 (A1) graded reader. A king and queen have a baby girl, Aurora. Good fairies give her gifts, but a dark fairy gives her a curse: one day she will touch a spindle and fall into a long sleep. The king burns every spinning wheel in the land. Yet on her sixteenth birthday, Aurora finds an old tower, touches the sharp point, and sleeps. The whole castle sleeps with her, and thick thorns grow around it. Then, a hundred years later, a brave prince comes. You follow the whole story in short, clear sentences and bright, easy pictures, and you understand it on the first try. WHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT Most books for beginners feel like homework. This one feels like a comic. The words are simple, the sentences are short, and the pictures carry the meaning. You learn by seeing, so new words stay in your memory. Each sentence is built on the most common words of English, plus a few clear story words that the picture shows you. You are never lost, and you do not need a dictionary on every line. The art is vivid and bright, the rhythm is smooth, and the reading feels rewarding from the first page to the last. How does a graded reader work? It keeps the language inside one clear level, so you meet only the words you are ready for. In this Level 1 book the sentences are short and the grammar is simple: the present, the past, and the future with will. There are no tricky idioms and no rare words to slow you down. The picture on each page shows you exactly what the words mean, so meaning and memory grow together. The story itself is a gift for a beginner. It is famous, it is short, and it has a clear shape: a wish, a curse, a long sleep, and a brave rescue. Because you may already know the tale, you can spend your energy on the English, not on guessing what happens next. WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDE - 118 pages (104 story pages)- Level 1 - A1 (Beginner)- 1235 words of simple, natural English- 319 headwords, built on the most common English words- A full-page illustration on every single page- Ten reading exercises and a complete answer key- One complete, standalone story - no part two This book is made for adult ESL and EFL readers who want a calm, clear way to read in English. The striking art and the direct sentences give you steady vocabulary building and true confidence with the language. You finish a whole book in English, and you feel proud of it. You can use this book in many ways. Read it once for the story. Read it again and say each line aloud. Cover the words and tell the tale from the pictures alone. Then try the ten exercises at the back and check the answer key. Each pass makes the words feel more natural in your mouth and your mind. This is part of a series that grows with you. When Level 1 feels easy, the next levels add more words and longer sentences, step by step, so your reading never stops moving forward. Open the book.Read the first page.Watch the story move.Learn English the way your eyes remember best.Fall under the spell of Sleeping Beauty today. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798193331278
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