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The hound of the Baskervilles / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ; retold by Anna Trewin ; illustrated by Alex Oxton.

ISBN: 9780241375303
Physical Description: 61 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Edition: Penguin readers edition.
Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2019.

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (author.). Trewin, Anna, (author.). Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 Graphic novelization of (work) : Hound of the Baskervilles. (Added Author). Oxton, Alex, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Sir Charles Baskerville is dead. Did the hound of the Baskervilles kill him? Can Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson stop the hound from killing again? Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction, written for learners of English as a foreign language. The series is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and includes language activities that help develop key skills. The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Starter level Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Starter level is ideal for readers who are learning English for the first time. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present simple and continuous tenses, possessives, regular and irregular verbs, and simple adjectives. Illustrations support the text throughout, and many titles at this level are graphic novels.