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  • Published: 17 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241397688
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $24.99

Penguin Readers Level 2: Boy (ELT Graded Reader)

Abridged Edition




This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read. It is an adapted version of the original story.

This story is about sweet shops, school days and summer holidays! It is the story of the famous writer Roald Dahl when he was a boy. These tales are exciting, funny and sometimes frightening. All of them are true.

Our Penguin Readers books include:
• Simple text (CEFR-levelled)
• Pictures to help you understand the story
• Fun exercises to help you learn and practise English

With the print book, you can get even more help online:
• Read the book online
• Listen to the book being read out loud
• Get lesson plans for teachers
• Find answers to check your understanding

Note: online resources not available with the eBook.

  • Published: 17 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241397688
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $24.99

About the authors

Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.