Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888 creator author. Kovacs, Karen author. Pitts, Sorrel series editor. text enk 2020 2020 Penguin readers edition. monographic eng 64 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. Little Women, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple modals, adverbs and gerunds. Illustrations support the text throughout, and many titles at this level are graphic novels. Little Women is the story of a poor American family in the American Civil War. The four sisters, Beth, Jo, Meg and Amy are very different. But together they work hard and help their mother and father. Sometimes their lives are very happy, and sometimes they are very sad. But the family's love always helps them. juvenile LOUISA MAY ALCOTT ; RETOLD BY KAREN KOVACS ; ILLUSTRATED BY ALEX OXTON ; SERIES EDITOR : SORREL PITTS Includes questions and excercises Readers March family (Fictitious characters) Juvenile fiction 428.64 Level 1 9780241397695 PPAK 210121 20210124151844.0 eng