One day, Bruno's father gets a new job, and the family have to move from Berlin, Germany, to a new place. There is a strange camp at the end of the garden. Bruno is very unhappy and bored until he meets Shmuel. The two boys become very good friends. But why is Shmuel in the camp? And why is he wearing striped pyjamas?
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 with the Common European Framework of Reference for languages and includes activities that help develop key skills.
CEFR |
Story |
Headwords |
|
S |
Pre- A1 |
400-600 |
350 |
1 |
A1 |
1,000-1,600 |
550 |
2 |
A1+ |
3,000-5,000 |
700 |
3 |
A2 |
7,000-10,000 |
1,000 |
4 |
A2+ |
11,000-14,000 |
1,200 |
5 |
B1 |
15,000-18,000 |
1,600 |
6 |
B1+ |
18,000-22,000 |
2,000 |
7 |
B2 |
22,000-26,000 |
2,500 |