The old boat

May and Max have got a new boat! They see lots of nice things. "Let's take photos." Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language.

Recommended for children aged 4+, the five levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework (Pre-A1 to A2) and include language activities that help develop key skills and provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers and Flyers exams. This Starter B Reader is ideal for children who are beginning to learn English for the first time.

It introduces more complex letter combinations and their sounds, and encourages children to begin blending simple words and reading short sentences.

It is Pre-A1 in the CEFR framework.