A Starter Green Apple  graded reader, retold by  Elizabeth Ann Moore. After the death of her parents in India, Mary Lennox goes to live with an uncle in Yorkshire, England. Her life is sad and uneventful until she discovers the secret garden and the meaning of true friendship and happiness. This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this reader contains:

• A biography of Frances Hodgson Burnett

• A wide range of interactive activities practising the four skills

• Dossier: English Gardens

• KET-style interactive activities and Trinity-style interactive activities (Grades 1 and 2)

• A full recording of the text