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Christmas on St Nicholas Square
Christmas stories · A1 to B2
Your very first words
Pre-A1 · very short stories with pictures and a voice
Series
Easy mysteries & thrillers
A1–A2 · Short suspense for adult beginners
Kinderleicht
A1 · First German stories for children, told in the present tense
Primeros cuentos
A1 · First Spanish stories for children, told in the present tense
Easy and funny
A1–A2 · Light stories for adult beginners
Premières histoires
A1 · First French stories for children, told in the present tense
Prime storie
A1 · First Italian stories for children, told in the present tense
Primeiras histórias
A1 · First Portuguese stories for children, told in the present tense
First Stories
A1 · First English stories for children, told in the present tense
Πρώτες ιστορίες
A1 · First Greek stories for children, told in the present tense
पहली कहानियाँ
A1 · First Hindi stories for children, told in the present tense
Cerita Pertama
A1 · First Indonesian stories for children, told in the present tense
はじめてのおはなし
A1 · First Japanese stories for children, told in the present tense
처음 읽는 이야기
A1 · First Korean stories for children, told in the present tense
First Stories
A1 · First Dutch stories for children, told in the present tense
First Stories
A1 · First Polish stories for children, told in the present tense
Primele povești
A1 · First Romanian stories for children, told in the present tense
İlk Hikâyeler
A1 · First Turkish stories for children, told in the present tense
Những câu chuyện đầu tiên
A1 · First Vietnamese stories for children, told in the present tense
入门小故事
A1 · First Chinese stories for children, told in the present tense
Echtes Leben
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple German, from A1 to A2
Vida real
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Spanish, from A1 to A2
La vraie vie
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple French, from A1 to A2
Vita vera
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Italian, from A1 to A2
Vida real
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Portuguese, from A1 to A2
Real Life
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple English, from A1 to A2
Αληθινή ζωή
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Greek, from A1 to A2
असली ज़िंदगी
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Hindi, from A1 to A2
Hidup Nyata
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Indonesian, from A1 to A2
リアルライフ
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Japanese, from A1 to A2
진짜 인생
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Korean, from A1 to A2
Het echte leven
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Dutch, from A1 to A2
Prawdziwe życie
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Polish, from A1 to A2
Viața reală
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Romanian, from A1 to A2
Gerçek Hayat
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Turkish, from A1 to A2
Đời thực
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Vietnamese, from A1 to A2
真实生活
A1–A2 · Stories about real life for beginners, teens and adults, in simple Chinese, from A1 to A2
Klassiker leicht erzählt A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy German
Clásicos fáciles A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Spanish
Classiques faciles A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy French
Classici facili A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Italian
Clássicos fáceis A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Portuguese
Easy Classics A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy English
Εύκολα κλασικά A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Greek
आसान क्लासिक A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Hindi
Klasik Mudah A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Indonesian
やさしい名作 A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Japanese
쉬운 고전 A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Korean
Easy Classics A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Dutch
Easy Classics A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Polish
Clasici pe înțeles A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Romanian
Kolay Klasikler A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Turkish
Kinh điển dễ đọc A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Vietnamese
简易名著 A2
A2 · Famous novels and short stories, retold whole in easy Chinese
Märchen aus Asien
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy German
Cuentos populares de Asia
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Spanish
Contes populaires d'Asie
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy French
Fiabe popolari dell'Asia
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Italian
Contos populares da Ásia
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Portuguese
Folk Tales of Asia
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy English
Λαϊκά παραμύθια της Ασίας
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Greek
एशिया की लोककथाएँ
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Hindi
Cerita Rakyat Asia
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Indonesian
アジアの昔話
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Japanese
아시아 옛이야기
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Korean
Volksverhalen uit Azië
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Dutch
Baśnie ludowe Azji
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Polish
Basme populare din Asia
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Romanian
Asya Halk Masalları
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Turkish
Truyện dân gian châu Á
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Vietnamese
亚洲民间故事
A2 · The tales children grow up with across Asia, in easy Chinese
Perfekt-Geschichten
A2–B1 · German stories told the way German is spoken
Historias sencillas
A2–B1 · Short made-up Spanish stories in simple language, told in the past
Histoires simples
A2–B1 · Short made-up French stories in simple language, told in the past
Storie semplici
A2–B1 · Short made-up Italian stories in simple language, told in the past
Histórias simples
A2–B1 · Short made-up Portuguese stories in simple language, told in the past
Simple Stories
A2–B1 · Short made-up English stories in simple language, told in the past
Απλές ιστορίες
A2–B1 · Short made-up Greek stories in simple language, told in the past
सरल कहानियाँ
A2–B1 · Short made-up Hindi stories in simple language, told in the past
Cerita Sederhana
A2–B1 · Short made-up Indonesian stories in simple language, told in the past
やさしい物語
A2–B1 · Short made-up Japanese stories in simple language, told in the past
쉬운 이야기
A2–B1 · Short made-up Korean stories in simple language, told in the past
Povești simple
A2–B1 · Short made-up Romanian stories in simple language, told in the past
Basit Hikâyeler
A2–B1 · Short made-up Turkish stories in simple language, told in the past
Truyện đơn giản
A2–B1 · Short made-up Vietnamese stories in simple language, told in the past
简单故事
A2–B1 · Short made-up Chinese stories in simple language, told in the past
Simple Stories
A2–B1 · Short made-up Dutch stories in simple language, told in the past
Simple Stories
A2–B1 · Short made-up Polish stories in simple language, told in the past
Antike Philosophen
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple German
Filósofos de la Antigüedad
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Spanish
Philosophes de l'Antiquité
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple French
Filosofi dell’antichità
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Italian
Filósofos da Antiguidade
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Portuguese
Ancient Philosophers
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple English
Αρχαίοι φιλόσοφοι
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Greek
प्राचीन दार्शनिक
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Hindi
Filsuf Kuno
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Indonesian
古代の哲学者
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Japanese
고대 철학자
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Korean
Ancient Philosophers
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Dutch
Ancient Philosophers
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Polish
Filozofii Antichității
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Romanian
Antik Filozoflar
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Turkish
Triết gia cổ đại
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Vietnamese
古代哲学家
B1 · One philosopher of ancient Greece and Rome per book, retold in simple Chinese
For young readers
Children's classics
Fairy tales & fables
Short classics everyone knows
Schweizer Abenteuer
B2 · German adventure stories set in real Swiss places
Short stories & mysteries
Great writers, one sitting
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