Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797-1851
Frankenstein / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ; retold by Patrick Nobes. - Simplified ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 72 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Oxford Bookworms Library 3 Oxford Bookworms Library. Classics, stage 3 .
Includes glossary and reading activities.
First published in Oxford bookworms in 1989.
"Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new 'man'. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him -- even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill..." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Story Introduction (Chapter 1) Victor Frankenstein's Story (Chapters 2-6) The Monster's Story (Chapters 7-9) Victor Frankenstein's Story (Chapters 10-14) Captain Walton's Note (Chapter 15) Glossary Activities: Before Reading Activities: While Reading Activities: After Reading About the Author About the Bookworms Library
9780194791168 (pbk) 9780194234689 (CD)
Graded Readers.
Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious Character)--Fiction.
Horror --Fiction.
Science Fiction.
Epistolary--Fiction.--Geneva (Switzerland)--Fiction.
Monsters--Fiction.
Scientists--Fiction.
Graded Readers.
Frankenstein / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ; retold by Patrick Nobes. - Simplified ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 72 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Oxford Bookworms Library 3 Oxford Bookworms Library. Classics, stage 3 .
Includes glossary and reading activities.
First published in Oxford bookworms in 1989.
"Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new 'man'. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him -- even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill..." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Story Introduction (Chapter 1) Victor Frankenstein's Story (Chapters 2-6) The Monster's Story (Chapters 7-9) Victor Frankenstein's Story (Chapters 10-14) Captain Walton's Note (Chapter 15) Glossary Activities: Before Reading Activities: While Reading Activities: After Reading About the Author About the Bookworms Library
9780194791168 (pbk) 9780194234689 (CD)
Graded Readers.
Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious Character)--Fiction.
Horror --Fiction.
Science Fiction.
Epistolary--Fiction.--Geneva (Switzerland)--Fiction.
Monsters--Fiction.
Scientists--Fiction.
Graded Readers.