by John Steinbeck, M. Paine · Macmillan Readers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780230031128
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«The Pearl» is the graded reader by John Steinbeck, adapted by M. Paine, published by Macmillan Readers in hardback (112 pages, in English).
Kino and Juana live in a poor village of pearl divers. When a scorpion stings their baby, Kino finds a huge pearl and believes he can pay for medical care. The discovery awakens the greed of those around him and triggers a spiral of violence that endangers his family.
Macmillan Readers collection 2009, intermediate level; includes audio CD with the complete recording of the reading and vocabulary and grammar exercises.
For English students approaching adapted classics; the audio CD helps practice listening comprehension.
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters". One of the most widely read authors of the 20th century. He was also an independent journalist and war correspondent during World War II and the Vietnam War.
