Oxford Bookworms Library: Ned Kelly - A True Story: Level 1: 400-Word Vocabulary [Paperback]

When he was a boy, he was poor and hungry. When he was a young man, he was still poor and still hungry. He learned how to steal horses, he learned how to fight, he learned how to live - outside the law. Australia in the 1870s was a hard, wild place. Rich people had land, poor people didn't. So the rich got richer, and the poor stayed poor. Some say Ned Kelly was a bad man. Some say he was a good man but the law was bad. This is the true story of Australia's most famous outlaw.This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension.Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension.Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.Bookworms are the World's Best Leveled Readers Series.