Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language.
With carefully adapted text new illustrations and language learning exercises the print
edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular
classics exciting contemporary fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction introducing
language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin
Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR).
Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar vocabulary
and key exam skills. Before during and after-reading questions test readers' story
comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the
print edition readers can unlock online resources including a digital book audio edition
lesson plans and answer keys. Little Women is the story of a poor American family in the
American Civil War. The four sisters Beth Jo Meg and Amy are very different. But together
they work hard and help their mother and father. Sometimes their lives are very happy and
sometimes they are very sad. But the family's love always helps them.