Books with author Jennifer Bassett (adaptation)

A beautiful young Indian girl, and a brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love . . . But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indians of Virginiado not want the white men in their beautiful country.This is the famous story of Pocahontas, and her love for the Englishman John Smith.

This reader is one in a series of redesigned new editions of the most popular titles in the "Streamline Graded Readers" series, which contain a new design and new colour artwork. These original stories, designed for beginner to intermediate levels, have a contemporary feel that should appealto teenagers and young adults. Readers can choose from mystery and intrigue, humour, science fiction and ghost stories. Each story is graded, supported by colour illustrations, and short enough to be read easily and fluently. Accompanying worksheets can be used for checking understanding andtesting, as well as for a range of class activities to develop language and reading skills. All titles are available on cassette.

William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays.But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time . . . or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet . . . or when his only son died?We know the facts of his life, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.