Most of us don't think about water much, but most life on earth cannot survive without it. Read about where we get water, lessons from the past, and problems we face in the future.
Mr. Bean
The National Gallery in London sends a famous painting to Los Angeles. They also send Mr. Bean. But many strange and funny things start happening to him in America.
Anne of Green Gables
The Cuthberts ask the orphanage for a boy to help at their farm, but a little girl steps off the train. Anne causes chaos at Green Gables, but her good nature wins everyone's heart.
Another World
Everybody is happy, young and beautiful in Eden City. BZXY741 is a student and meets Eve, who tells him about another world...an intriguing science fiction story.
The Call of the Wild
Buck's new life in the cold north of Canada is hard. He meets dangerous men and dogs in this snowy country. Buck is intelligent and strong. He must change to live, but can he learn to be happy?
Kong - The 8th Wonder of the World
Ann Darrow is an actor with no work and no money. Carl Denham wants to make a movie-but not in the United States. A long, long way from New York is an island. And on that island lives King Kong.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela's life is the story of a country boy and his fight for the black people of South Africa. The extraordinary story of a great man, a freedom fighter, and one of the world's important leaders.
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Everyone in Halloweentown loves Halloween-but not Jack Skellington. Then one day he visits Christmastown and has an idea.
Round the World in Eighty Days
Phileas Fogg reads that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days. He makes a bet that he can do it, but doesn't know that someone wants to stop him. A classic adventure by Jules Verne.
Penguin Readers
There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful young singer has disappeared. Is the ghost a man or a monster?
Dictionaries
Students of American English can really "get a handle on" English idioms with the Longman American Idioms Dictionary.