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Oxford Bookworms 1. A Little Princess CD Audio Pack

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Word count 5,840 Suitable for young learners Bestseller

56 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

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Jennifer Bassett

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Jennifer Bassett has been a teacher, teacher trainer, editor, and materials writer, and has taught in England, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. She is the Series Editor of the Oxford Bookworms Library, and has written more than twenty original and retold stories for the series, including The Phantom of the Opera, One-Way Ticket, The President's Murderer, and William Shakespeare. Two of her adaptations, Rabbit-Proof Fence and Love Among the Haystacks, have won Language Learner Literature Awards, and three of her other titles have been finalists for the Awards. She has created a new sub-series called Bookworms World Stories, which are collections of short stories written in English from around the world. She has also written original stories for the English Today Readers and Storylines series. Jennifer is series co-adviser, with H.G. Widdowson, of the Oxford Bookworms Collection, volumes of unadapted short stories for advanced learners.

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105 reviews10 followers
December 29, 2021
این از یاد اوری های قشنگ دوران بچگیمه توی سرمای زمستان کتاب و فیلمش میخونم همیشه هم زمستون بود انگار کتابه تو فصل های دیگه خوندنش نمی طلبیید :)
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492 reviews464 followers
July 13, 2017
I washed and anime so I know the story , but the Japanese are add more events so it became melodrama.
I like the story , I'm now sad .

هذه قصة سارة كريو التي عرفناها باسم سالي كريو في دبلجة العربية لأنمي المشهور سالي أو الأميرة الصغيرة سارة في اليابانية

صور المتواجدة في الكتاب هي نفسها قريبة جدًا من الانمي ،لكن اليابانيون يحبون المأساة لذلك وضعوا الكثير من الميلودراما في احداث الانمي ،صحيح بأنه جعلته جميلا لكن في نفس الوقت مملا.
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69 reviews
October 15, 2022
كتاب ورقي : استعارة من مكتبة الإسكندرية , لصاحبها أنس بن مشبب (كركنوري) - المالك الأصلي : عبدالقادر (قادوري)
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6 reviews
February 27, 2015
I really like this book because she was very brave and she didn't shed her tears even she was bullied. She never give up her life and always be brave.
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35 reviews3 followers
January 15, 2017
I've always loved this story in my childhood and I still do!
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24 reviews2 followers
April 26, 2020
Actually, I didn't like the concept of the story, But in general, I like to read anything, so the benefit of reading is reading.
Profile Image for Bobby 2 Shades.
17 reviews
February 11, 2023
Because I am an English teacher in an academy, I have read this book many times over now. I think it is good but not great. The 1995 movie was a masterpiece. I highly recommend reading this book then watching the movie.
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136 reviews11 followers
August 25, 2017
Sara the little princess
I watched her anime
I think I'll watch it again
I love it very much
And this is a short story for her
I really love Saras' story because it was part of my childhood
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239 reviews
December 8, 2023
Full circle moment for me. I remember first picking up this story back in elementary school, but it was unfortunately due before young me could finish it. Glad to finally know how it ends.
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66 reviews1 follower
June 22, 2024
Myślę, że spoczko git 👍
1 review
July 11, 2016
The book's title is "A Little Princess".And,this story was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett.She is from Britain.This story's genre is fiction,and the story for children.This story is written about a little girl whose name is Sara.She is very kind to many people.For example,she is friendly and divides some bread with a poor girl.But,Sara was attacked by sadness.I think that the part of the sory where although Sara was very hungry,she divided some bread with a poor girl is very good.Sara thought the poor girl was hungrier than Sara.Because,the girl didn't have shoes.In addition,the part of the story where Sara is very friendly and kind to everyone is very nice.Next is about characters.There are many characters in this story.But, some characters are bad.Sara was sent to servant's room by Miss Minchinn.Sara was seven years old at that time.So, I felt Miss Minchinn is a bad woman.Sara become a servant at Sara's seventh birthday.However,Sara didn't be crushed and continued to be kind to everyone.The peace moved me.I recommend this book everyone.And,I recommend especially to children. Because,this story will teach the importance of being friendly and kind to everyone.
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7 reviews1 follower
July 16, 2015
I love this book because this book teach me how to be brave and kind person.Sara Crewe's father was very rich and he bought many beautiful dress and a big dolls.But she must to move to England and study at Miss Minchin school.Sara is very clever and kind person.Someday she saw minchin's servant was sleeping in her bedroom.Her name is Becky.she always tired because minchin didn't give food or hot tea to her but sara usually give some bread and hot tea to her.And then when her father die,she become to poor child because her mather die when she was young.And she will be minchin's servant.But father's friend looking for sara and he move to Endland and stay near minchin house.But he didn't know that the girl is sara.But he want to help the girl and he ask her about her life.And sara tell him about her father that die and his name too.So sara become very rich again.Sara always be brave and kind person. she believe that she should be like princess and she can be a little princess. this is very good book and i really enjoy its.
35 reviews2 followers
September 26, 2015
Oxford, level 1

Sept 23=40 minutes.

India/ England/ a girl/ rich/ mines/ poor/ princess

'She is hungrier than I am'
The main character, Sara finds a skinny, poor girl sitting on the snow on the side of the road one day in winter. Sara is also hungry because she does not get enough to eat because of being her servant life. However, once she found this poor girl, she thinks this passage, and she gives her new hot bread she just bought by her little money. The passage shows how strong and kind she is even though being in such a difficult situation.

I have watched the movie based on this book, and it is one of my favorites ever. She comes from India to England, and everything is different from many aspects. This tells me to stand strong when I face to such a hard situation. I love this book!
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6 reviews
January 28, 2021
The story is very brief, but I liked the additions such as the audio book and the questions at the end of the book. It is very suitable for anyone who wants to learn English
20 reviews
May 18, 2016
1. Oxford, stage 1
2. 18/05/2016: 80 mins
3. a little girl; rich; London; her father; school; friends; servant
4. A young very rich girl in London live without her father. First, she is happy in London and enjoy school with her friends, but on her birthday, suddenly, something happens. She must to be a servant of her bad teacher and work hard in school.
5. She always be brave and happy. I think the way of her thinking is really good. If I was in her place, I can't do everything like her. I though that I am very happy because I have a bed to sleep, I can eat every day and I have a lot of wonderful and kind friends who I can talk about every my pleasant. This book is taught me how I am happy and I really like this book.
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21 reviews1 follower
April 15, 2015
1. Oxford / Level 1

2. 4/10=15 minutes / 4/13=30 minutes / 4/15=35 minutes

3. Little princess, rich, diamonds mine, death of father, servant, Indian, Magic

4. a. No, it's not a dream. The fire is hot-- I can feel it. And oh! Look at the table!
b. I like this passage because I could image how Sara was surprised and happy. She was in cold and dirty attic. Suddenly, someone gave her many things like magic.

5. I was excited to read it. Sara who was a little princess suddenly became s servant. She had too bad experience but she had a good experience. So I recommend you this book.
11 reviews1 follower
June 24, 2016
Oxford / level 1
June 18th=80mins

England / a girl / rich / poor / India / princess / diamonds

"I'm always going to be your friend- and nobody can stop me!"
The reason why I chose this passage is that someone who I can say something like that to me is my true friend.

I had never seen or read this story before. So I haven't known this is famous. In fact, I like this book because there are some scenes which I moved. The main character Sara is very powerful. If I have such as hard situation, I definitely want to be like her.
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38 reviews3 followers
June 25, 2014
1. Oxford level1

2. 6/20=30m,6/22=50m

3. rich,India,father,kind,poor,servant,princess

4. My favorite scene is that Sara whisper to herself, "I must be brave. A princess is always brave, so I must be, too."
Whatever happened and it made her sad, she didn't cry and was brave.

5. Sara became a poor girl and was obliged to work hard everyday, but she never gave up her life and she was always brave. Her heart is really beautiful! I thought she was princess truly!
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