This book is Level 1 in the Amazing People Readers series. Level 1 is equivalent to CEF level A2. Each book includes a free CD with a full recording of each story.
Contents:
• William the Conqueror the first Norman King of England
• Saladin historic Muslim leader
• Genghis Khan famous leader of the Mongol empire
• Catherine the Great the woman who turned Russia into an empire
• Abraham Lincoln who stopped slavery in the USA
• Queen Victoria the famous British Queen

Word count: 6360 / Headword count: 628

About the Amazing People series:
• A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen.
• Each book contains five or six short stories told by the characters themselves as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure.
• After each story a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research.
• PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos teacher resources and self-study materials.