This graded reading series offers exciting real-life stories in print, audio and video format. Headwords have been selected from such databanks as the Collins COBUILD Bank of English, British National Corpus and BYU Corpus of American English. Colour photographs and a dual-purpose audio-video DVD combine with the highly enjoyable stories to help students develop English language skills through reading, listening and watching. The Readers Making a Thai Boxing Champion Thai boxing is one of the most popular sports in Thailand, but to Thai boys it is more than a sport. Take a close look at how Thai boxing brings Thai boys hopes of great fame and success.One Boy's Journey Cattle raising in some African countries involves a dangerous journey into the Sahara Desert. How does such a journey relate to the growing up of a young herdsman into his adulthoodTaiko Master Taiko drummingis a Japanese tradition in ancient times but it has now become very popular among teenagers in the United States. Find out why such an age-old tradition can revive in modern days.This graded reading series offers exciting real-life stories in print, audio and video format. Headwords have been selected from such databanks as the Collins COBUILD Bank of English, British National Corpus and BYU Corpus of American English. Colour photographs and a dual-purpose audio-video DVD combine with the highly enjoyable stories to help students develop English language skills through reading, listening and watching. The Readers Making a Thai Boxing Champion Thai boxing is one of the most popular sports in Thailand, but to Thai boys it is more than a sport. Take a close look at how Thai boxing brings Thai boys hopes of great fame and success.One Boy's Journey Cattle raising in some African countries involves a dangerous journey into the Sahara Desert. How does such a journey relate to the growing up of a young herdsman into his adulthoodTaiko Master Taiko drummingis a Japanese tradition in ancient times but it has now become very popular among teenagers in the United States. Find out why such an age-old tradition can revive in modern days.