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Seed Learning Adapted Mid-range Readers are the perfect extensive reading resource for intermediate to advanced English language learners. The series presents a wide range of classic short stories for learners to choose from in three levels. The A2 level of the series provides stories adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 1,500 headwords. The B1 level of the series provides the same stories adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 2,500 headwords. The B2 level of the series has been adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 3,500 headwords.

To Build a FireJack London"To Build a Fire" is a short story by American author Jack London. There are two versions of this story where one was published in 1902 and the other in 1908. The story that was written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic while the 1902 story becomes a lesser known story. The 1908 version is about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the sub-zero tundra of the Yukon Territory, accompanied by his dog, to visit his friends. Though he was warned by an older man about the dangers of hiking alone, the protagonist ignores him. The man then underestimates the harsh weather conditions and slowly began to freeze to death. The man then tries to build a fire three different times, but all get put out. After his final attempt, he then freezes to death in the snow.The 1902 version describes a similar situation but with a different plot. Through the structure and storyline are similar in both, in 1902 the weather is not as cold and horrendous, no dog follows the protagonist, the fire is not doused, and the man (named Tom Vincent) suffers only from permanent frostbite and survives to be a more melancholy but wiser person.

A man treks through the frigid Yukon with his dog. When night falls, the temperature drops to negative 75, and they struggle to keep warm. This classic tale of man vs. wild draws on classic themes of adventure, perseverance, and survival as the two try to make it through the night. First published in 1908, it became one of the most anthologized short stories of the 20th century.

Seed Learning Adapted Mid-range Readers are the perfect extensive reading resource for intermediate to advanced English language learners. The series presents a wide range of classic short stories for learners to choose from in three levels. The A2 level of the series provides stories adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 1,500 headwords. The B1 level of the series provides the same stories adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 2,500 headwords. The B2 level of the series has been adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 3,500 headwords.

A man alone on the Yukon Trail, except for his husky dog, is planning on meeting friends on a day in which he encounters severe cold that reaches 75 degrees below zero. His troubles worsen when he falls through the snow and gets his feet and lower legs wet. His only hope of surviving is to build a fire, but his lack of ample supplies, extreme elements and his own diminishing senses prove to be an impenetrable barrier to his existence.

Seed Learning Adapted Mid-range Readers are the perfect extensive reading resource for intermediate to advanced English language learners. The series presents a wide range of classic short stories for learners to choose from in three levels. The A2 level of the series provides stories adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 1,500 headwords. The B1 level of the series provides the same stories adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 2,500 headwords. The B2 level of the series has been adapted for learners looking for materials restricted to 3,500 headwords.