The Star Zoo

English level:
CEF level B1STAGE 3 - Fantasy & Horror
DescriptionIn our world today a hummingbird is a small, brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tall trees of tropical forests.In the far distant future, Hummingbird (Hummy for short) is a girl of sixteen who lives somewhere in the Galaxy, on a planet called Just Like Home. She has the name \'Hummingbird\' in big letters on all her clothes, but she has never seen a real hummingbird. She has never seen any living animal or bird at all. The Book of Remembering says that there were once many animals on a planet called Earth, but that was before the Burning, a long, long time ago . . .
Key features* Suitable for younger learners
* Word count 8,915Description
1,000 HEADWORDS
Average story length: 56 pages
Average word count: 10,000
Stage 3 Audio CDs: selected readers available on CD