A Christmas Carol: 1 (Young Reading Series 2)

by Lesley Sims (Author), Alan Marks (Illustrator), Alan Marks (Illustrator), Lesley Sims (Author), Lesley Sims (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.23

  Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean-spirited old man who hates everything - even Christmas! But when three spirits visit him one Christmas Eve, Scrooge is taken on a journey into the past, present and future that will change him forever. Specially rewritten as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme for readers growing in confidence.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.23

  This book makes this famous Christmas story available to a young readership while still capturing the atmosphere and suspense of the original. A classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserable, tight-fisted old man who finds that the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are capable of changing his selfish ways to embrace the spirit of the festive season. This book is illustrated by Chris Hahner. Consultant: Kimberley Reynolds, University of Surrey.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $3.23

  An abridged version of one of Charles Dickens' best-loved tales A Christmas Carol.The festive season approaches, but Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartless old miser who doesn't enjoy Christmas and doesn't think anyone else should, either. He even begrudges giving his clerk Bob Cratchit Christmas Day off! One mysterious Christmas Eve, some ghostly visitors take Scrooge on a journey through time that changes his mind forever.

• New

  Paperback
  1994

  $19.41

  Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and lonely businessman who despises the meaning of Christmas until one Christmas Eve when he is visited by the ghosts of his past, present and future...

  What are the themes?

  Relationships, individual vs. society and responsibility.

  Teaching points

  Many excellent passages which are good models for students' writing.

• New

  Hardcover
  1992

  $19.43

  Have you seen the New Windmills Language File|? It provides imaginative photocopiable activities to help you teach writing, grammar and punctuation using A Christmas Carol and other popular New Windmills.