Alexander the Great

by Fiona Beddall

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Genres: History

64 pages, Audio Cassette

First published October 17, 2008

About the author

Fiona Beddall has taught EFL to a variety of age groups in France, Spain and the UK, and has fifteen years’ experience as a writer and editor of teaching materials. She has written a number of teacher’s resource books and activity books. She also has a long-standing interest in graded readers, and has written and adapted several for the Penguin Readers series, including Alexander the Great, A History of Britain and The Odyssey.

Reviews

[Joseph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Conclusion: 3/5. Short book on historical figure for those learning British English. The topic is an important one, text includes many names of places and historical figures of fourth century BC ancient Macedonia. Key takeaway: greatness and power has infinite dimensions of expression. Peaceful times/rulers are often left unappreciated.

[Natacha BF · Rating 3 out of 5]

Libro corto y con bastantes datos históricos, me choca que mientras lees información de Alejandro Magno histórica da datos actuales como que hay una película de Colin Farrell.

[Murad]

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[Santhosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can learn a lot from this book. I really liked Alexander's adventure and now I know more about his legendary career. But when he died it was very shocking and chaotic things happened!

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good, clear overview of Alexander's life. I'm recommending it for my eighth graders with the most English ability.