Mulan

by Janet Hardy-Gould (Adapter)

When the Emperor calls every man to join the army and fight the enemy, Mulan's father is old and ill, and cannot go. Wearing men's clothes and riding a horse, Mulan leaves her family and fights bravely for the Emperor in her father's place.
She is soon a hero for all the soldiers in the Chinese army. One of them, Ye Ming, is her best friend. But does he know that she is a woman? And can Mulan fall in love with a friend?

First published July 31, 2004

About the author

Janet Hardy-Gould is a graded reader author whose books are hugely popular with teachers and students around the world. She has written a wide range of graded readers for Oxford University Press. These include Ellis Island: Rosalia's Story (Oxford Dominoes) which won the Extensive Reading Foundation (ERF) award in 2020 and Merlin (Oxford Dominoes) which won the ERF award in 2015, plus Amelia Earhart (Oxford Bookworms Library) which was shortlisted for the ERF final in 2015, and Women Who Made A Difference which was shortlisted in 2025. You can follow Janet's Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/JanetHardyGo...
Her best-selling titles include Henry VIII and his Six Wives (Oxford Bookworms Library) and Sherlock Holmes: The Emerald Crown (Oxford Dominoes). Many of her works are cartoons or highly-illustrated books for students starting out in English and they include Sinbad, Mulan, Ali Baba and The Great Fire of London (Oxford Dominoes Starters).
Janet believes that graded readers are one of the fastest and most enjoyable ways for learners to improve their English and a wonderful tool for developing reading skills and vocabulary. It is also highly motivating for students to choose their own book on a subject they are interested in. With this in mind, she has produced books on a variety of popular factual subjects such as Hollywood, San Francisco, Deserts and Chocolate (Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles).

Reviews

[Ferhat Erden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks

[Quinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mulan and ye ming omg ❤
I like when she says ye ming is get only friend like what about sun ying? And xiong what a little cutie!

[Audrey Widjaja · Rating 3 out of 5]

compact and nice.

[Xolanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite nice
Helped when i started english lessons 5 years ago

[Hm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goood

[Ali Shalwani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book for start read English books, you can learn new words from oxford starter dominoes, it’s depends on your English language level.

[Tyna Tran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it because Mulan who was a brave girl in this story. This book is colourful and beautiful. It was amazing to read.

[Linh Tran · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for English beginners. I enjoyed the story and the illustration.

2024 July. A reread - the second time, the reading seemed to be so much easier.