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Easystart: The White Oryx KPF with Integrated Audio
[Pearson English Readers Easystart]
British English Mandy Brown is in the desert with Abdullah, and an oryx ranger. But there are poachers in the desert too -- and a mother oryx is dead. Can Mandy and Abdullah catch the poachers? And can they find the dead oryx's baby?
British English Mandy Brown is in the desert with Abdullah, and an oryx ranger. But there are poachers in the desert too -- and a mother oryx is dead. Can Mandy and Abdullah catch the poachers? And can they find the dead oryx's baby?
20 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2003
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Bernard Smith
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May 27, 2021
Jestha 13, 2078, Thursday
The White Oryx - Bernard Smith (2003)
[Penguin Active Reading Easystarts]
Genres: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction
Pages: 16
Rating: 5.5/10
Themes: Love for Animals/ Greed/ Poaching/ Protection of Endangered Animals/ Justice
Opener:
“‘There! Near the trees. Can you see them? They’re the white oryx of Arabia,’ Abdullah says very quietly.
Mandy Brown takes some photos of the oryx. She is writing a book about the animals of Arabia. Today she is in the desert with Abdullah. He is an oryx ranger.”
Summary:
The White Oryx is a story about Mary Brown, an Australian woman who goes to the Arabian Desert to take photos of the oryx (an endangered animal with long horns). She is writing a book about the animals of Arabia. She visits the desert with Abdullah, an oryx ranger who helps protect the animals. While they are in the desert, they discover that a mother oryx is dead and a young oryx is missing. Abdullah believes that poachers are responsible. Mandy and Abdullah chase the poachers across the desert. With the help of the police, the poachers are caught and the young oryx is rescued.
Verdict:
Mandy, a writer, gets embroiled in the chase against poachers when the ranger she is with Abdullah gets a message that there may be poachers in the area. The story is set in the Arabian Desert. The white oryx is one of the animals that can survive there. Largely due to hunting, the white oryx became extinct in the 1970s. Fortunately, there were white oryxes in zoos around the world. The white oryx have recently been reintroduced into the desert but they are not safe from poachers. The story tells of how local rangers help protect the animals.
The White Oryx - Bernard Smith (2003)
[Penguin Active Reading Easystarts]
Genres: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction
Pages: 16
Rating: 5.5/10
Themes: Love for Animals/ Greed/ Poaching/ Protection of Endangered Animals/ Justice
Opener:
“‘There! Near the trees. Can you see them? They’re the white oryx of Arabia,’ Abdullah says very quietly.
Mandy Brown takes some photos of the oryx. She is writing a book about the animals of Arabia. Today she is in the desert with Abdullah. He is an oryx ranger.”
Summary:
The White Oryx is a story about Mary Brown, an Australian woman who goes to the Arabian Desert to take photos of the oryx (an endangered animal with long horns). She is writing a book about the animals of Arabia. She visits the desert with Abdullah, an oryx ranger who helps protect the animals. While they are in the desert, they discover that a mother oryx is dead and a young oryx is missing. Abdullah believes that poachers are responsible. Mandy and Abdullah chase the poachers across the desert. With the help of the police, the poachers are caught and the young oryx is rescued.
Verdict:
Mandy, a writer, gets embroiled in the chase against poachers when the ranger she is with Abdullah gets a message that there may be poachers in the area. The story is set in the Arabian Desert. The white oryx is one of the animals that can survive there. Largely due to hunting, the white oryx became extinct in the 1970s. Fortunately, there were white oryxes in zoos around the world. The white oryx have recently been reintroduced into the desert but they are not safe from poachers. The story tells of how local rangers help protect the animals.
August 30, 2019
This book is always special to me. I started tadoku about 14 years ago and this was my first tadoku book. I remember I was very excited when I got started. This book has only 900 words and I think it's good enough for beginners. I like pictures in this book. They are helpful to get images. After finished reading this, I googled "white oryx" and knew they were once endangered. Thanks to people who worked hard for them, they were able to go back to the nature.
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