Recommended graded readers for an extensive reading program
The levels indicated below are approximate because they include readers from a variety of publishers and series and the different publishers publishers vocabulary lists are not the same. =
This list is extracted from David Hill s very useful appendix to R. Day and J. Bamford s (1!" boo#$ Extensive boo#$ Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom. Classroom. %ambrid&e 'niversity ress. Hill s list is based on David Hill s readin& of the boo#s. )thers may disa&ree (* really li#e Of mice and men Heinemann men Heinemann 'pper +evel"$ but Hill s list is the most useful systematic startin& point for buildin& a library of &raded readers. =
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-oore$ %.J. Jasper %.J. Jasper Heinemann Heinemann s %hildren s Readers /ta&e 1 -oore$ %.J. Jack %.J. Jack and his computer Heinemann Heinemann s %hildren s Readers /ta&e 0 -oore$ %.J. The unhappy ghost. Heinemann ghost. Heinemann s %hildren s Readers /ta&e Rixon$ /. ll /. ll a!out us and ho" # met my friend $oris. hoenix $oris. hoenix Readers /ta&e 1 Rixon$ /. $oris /. $oris= s %uiet "alk & Count 'orror 'orror = s car. hoenix Readers /ta&e 1 =
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Rixon$ soupofand the enormous hoenix Readers /ta&e 1 Rixon$ /. /. Stone The story Chicken Licken &onion. the three !illy goats gruff. hoenix Readers /ta&e 1 Rixon$ /. The tortoise and the hare( t"o stories. hoenix Readers /ta&e 1 Rixon$ /. The tug of "ar & the terri!le A plop@. hoenix Readers /ta&e 1 ,or older readers (11 years old upwards" -oore$ %.J. lissa. %.J. lissa. Heinemann Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e 1. -ilne$ J. The magic !ar!er. Heinemann !ar!er. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e 1. /weetnam$ . )hoto . )hoto finish. finish. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e 1. /hipton$ . *argon . *argon *oo. Heinemann *oo. Heinemann 3ew 4ave Readers /ta&e 0. 5iney$ . The locked room. )xford room. )xford /torylines /ta&e 1. +aird$ 6. The garden. Heinemann garden. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e 0. -ac7ndrew$ R. and +awday$ +awda y$ %. The night visitor. visitor. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e 0. i8ante$ R. li R. li and his camera. +on&man camera. +on&man )ri&inals /ta&e 1. +aird$ 6. sk 6. sk me again. again. +on&man )ri&inals )ri&inals /ta&e 1. Rabley$ /. The $arcelona game. game. +on&man )ri&inals )ri&inals /ta&e 1. Rabley$ /. +arcel /. +arcel goes to 'olly"ood. 'olly"ood. +on&man )ri&inals )ri&inals /ta&e 1. Harvey$ . Surfer, Surfer, en&uin en&uin Readers /ta&e 1. 800 word level ,or older readers
) Reilly$ 6. nother 6. nother "orld. +on&man "orld. +on&man )ri&inals /ta&e 0. 5incent$ 5incent$ -. -irl against the ungle. +on&man ungle. +on&man )ri&inals /ta&e 0. 5icary$ T. The coldest place on earth. )xford earth. )xford Boo#worms /ta&e 1. 5icary$ T. +ary T. +ary /ueen of Scots. )xford Scots. )xford Boo#worms /ta&e 1. =
Bassett$ J. The phantom of the opera. opera. )xford Boo#worms Boo#worms /ta&e 1. /tran&e$ D. -irl meets !oy. en&uin !oy. en&uin Readers /ta&e 1. Harvey$ . Surfer, Surfer, en&uin en&uin Readers /ta&e 1. 1,200 word level ,or youn&er readers
/wan$ D. The adventures of Sin!ad the sailor. +on&man sailor. +on&man %lassics /ta&e 1. Turvey$ %. 'eidi. %. 'eidi. +on&man %lassics %lassics /ta&e /ta&e 1. ,or older readers 4aterfield$ R. Chocky. Chocky. en&uin en&uin Readers /ta&e 0. %olbourn$ /. The Canterville ghost and other stories 0Oscar 1ilde2. Heinemann 1ilde2. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e . %olbourn$ /. 3r /. 3r Jekyll and +r 'yde. Heinemann 'yde. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e . %ornish$ ,. ,. Christmas carol. carol. Heinemann Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e . 6vans$ D. Lady D. Lady )ortia= s revenge and other stories. Heinemann stories. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e . Hodson$ . . river ran out of Eden. Heinemann Eden. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e . Tarner$ -. -. "oman in !lack. Heinemann !lack. Heinemann 2raded Readers /ta&e . 7xbey$ /. " /. "ay ay match. Heinemann match. Heinemann 3ew 4ave 4ave Readers /ta&e 9. 2ran&er$ %. Lost %. Lost in London. Heinemann London. Heinemann 3ew 4ave Readers /ta&e 9. -c+ean$ 7.%. +ystery 7.%. +ystery on +allorca. Heinemann +allorca. Heinemann 3ew 4ave Readers /ta&e 9. %ripwell$ :. The magic garden. +on&man garden. +on&man 6n&lish +ibrary /ta&e 0. Rabley$ /. The gold lasso. +on&man lasso. +on&man )ri&inals /ta&e 0. 5icary$ T. -race 3arling. )xford 3arling. )xford Boo#worms /ta&e 0. Hardey;2ould$ J. 'enry J. 'enry 4### and his six "ives. "ives. )xford Boo#worms Boo#worms /ta&e /ta&e 0. Bassett$ J. 1illiam Shakespeare. )xford Shakespeare. )xford Boo#worms /ta&e 0. 5iney$ . Sunnyvista city. )xford city. )xford /torylines /ta&e . 5iney$ . tidy ghost. )xford ghost. )xford /torylines /ta&e . 4est$ %. )ride %. )ride and preudice. )xford Boo#worms /ta&e >. 3obes$ . +eteor . +eteor.. )xford Boo#worms /ta&e >. 3audi$ -. ;ight -. ;ight "ithout end. )xford end. )xford Boo#worms /ta&e >. 4aterfield$ R. +isery. R. +isery. en&uin en&uin Readers /ta&e >. :err$ J. +rs J. +rs )ackletide= s tiger and other stories. en&uin stories. en&uin Readers /ta&e >.
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