Awards

ELI Readers

Extensive Reading Foundation

Language Learner

Literature Awards

The Extensive Reading Foundation is a not-for-profit, charitable organization whose purpose is to support and promote extensive reading. http://erfoundation.org/wordpress/about/

ERF’s Language Learner Literature Award for graded readers in English aims to support the development of language learner literature in English, and to encourage extensive reading in language education.

An international jury selects the finalist (shortlisted) books from among those nominated by all ELT international publishers. The books are selected for their outstanding overall quality and likely enduring appeal. Final choices are made by an international jury.

Aesop Aesop’s Fables

Adaptation and activities by Jane Cadwallader.

Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali.

A lion trapped in a net and an ant in a puddle. Who will rescue them and so gain a new friend?

These are two stories from the Aesop’s Fables collection, which have stood the test of time and been read and loved by generations all over the world. At their heart, the stories have important lessons. The first is that, when we need help, it can come from the most unexpected of places! The second is an illustration of Aesop’s own saying: ‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.’

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas animals, colours, feelings, adjectives

Grammar and structures

Present simple Imperatives

Can Articles Adverbs

Tags

Friendship | Helping others | Respecting and appreciating differences

First Kindergarten First Kindergarten First Kindergarten

Woolly

Martha and the

Rhino

ILLUSTRATED KG Jane Cadwallader Martha and the Tiger Party First

Audio files

Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali.

Martha the mammoth and her prehistoric animal friends are playing happily together in the wood when Martha discovers a baby woolly rhino called Ryan who has lost his mum and dad.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas animals, colours, family, friendship

While Martha and her friends look after the baby rhino, Bella the butterfly sets off in search of Ryan’s parents. The fear of getting lost is one readers of this age will readily relate to and the way the young animals look after the baby rhino and imaginatively solve the problem will delight and amuse children.

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Imperatives

Articles

Tags

Helpfulness | Kindness to animals | Problem-solving

READERS Jane Cadwallader Martha and the Tiger Party Tessa is a very active sabre-toothed tiger! When she finds out there is a tiger birthday party, she is very excited and ready to go straight away. However, the other animals feel she should definitely clean up first! Martha and friends help her to have a bath, brush her hair and clean her teeth before they all set off together. On the way Sancho the squirrel and the communal present fall into the muddy river. Who is going to rescue them? And at what cost? The importance of hygiene is one theme of this story. The other is that we should always give a helping hand when we can. In this reader you will find: - Games and language activities - An audio recording of the story and the song - A picture dictionary Helping others Health | Collaboration Original

MARTHA AND THE TIGER PARTY www.eligradedreaders.com The pleasure of Reading

First Eli Readers

Downloadable Audio Files

Look on the inside front cover to find out how to download the free audio files.

BY GUSTAVO MAZALI Readers

JANE CADWALLADER Kindergarten/Early Primary Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classic and original stories for learners of English.

978-88-536-3125-1 Kindergarten/Early Primary First Readers

Audio files

Hans Christian Andersen’s Stories

Adaptation and activities by Jane Cadwallader. Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali.

These are two of Hans Christian Anderson’s most popular stories.

In The ugly duckling the farmyard animals reject a little duck because he is different. In The princess and the pea beautiful princesses turn out to have not very beautiful characteristics and a poor girl turns out to be a true princess. In both stories children are led to be sympathetic to the unpopular characters. The lessons behind the stories are important for children. Think for yourselves, be kind and don’t jump to conclusions; you can’t always go by appearances!

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas farm animals, colours, family, adjectives for describing people

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Has / Have got

There is / are

Adverbs

Question words: Who? / What? / Which?

Tags

Empathy | Kindness to others | Not jumping to conclusions | Citizenship

VALUES Downloadable Audio Files

Audio files

Martha and the Tiger Party

Tessa is a very active sabre-toothed tiger! When she finds out there is a tiger birthday party she is very excited and ready to go straight away. However, the other animals feel she should definitely clean up first!

Martha and friends help her to have a bath, brush her hair and clean her teeth before they all set off together. On the way Sancho the squirrel and the communal present fall into the muddy river. Who is going to rescue them?…. And at what cost? The importance of hygiene is one theme of this story. The other is that we should always give a helping hand when we can.

Syllabus

Vocabulary areas everyday hygiene, parts of the body, sports and leisure verbs

Grammar and structures

Present simple

Present continuous

Pronouns

Has / Have got Adjectives

Can for ability

Like / love + verb -ing

Tags

Helping others | Health | Collaboration

First ELI Readers | Original

Audio | 32 pages