Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary graded material that will motivate students to read.

Please note: this a graded reader for students who are learning English and does not contain the original text but is an adapted version.

What happens when a cargo ship sinks in the Pacific Ocean, leaving only one lifeboat of survivors?

And what happens if those survivors are a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan and a Bengal tiger called Richard Parker?

Sixteen-year-old Pi 'Piscine' Patel is about to find out ...

Adapted from the international best-seller by Yann Martel

• LEVEL 3 - Intermediate B1
• BOOK ONLY
• Full colour insides
• Perfect also for native English speaking children who are struggling with their reading
• A compelling story of adventure and friendship, brought to a global audience by the Oscar-winning filmby Ang Lee.
• A two-page Fact Filesection provides supplementary material on different religions.
• People and Placessection provides a clear visual context before students begin to read.
• Self-study activities enable students to check their progress as they read.

Series Information

• Secondary ELT Readers is a series of contemporary teenage-focused titles, simplified for students of English as a Foreign Language.
• The series covers five levels from Starter Level (Beginners) to Level 4 (Upper-Intermediate) and is aimed at students aged twelve to eighteen.
• Each reader is available in Book Only or Book and CD formats.
• The CD features an audio recording of the story for reading along.
• There are also online resource sheets providing extra activities and background information for the teacher.