Collins Amazing People ELT Readers

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize • Andrew Carnegie, the businessman who built libraries for poor people • John D. Rockefeller who made money from oil and gave it all away • Thomas Barnardo who created homes for poor children • Henry Wellcome who used his money for medical research • Madam C. J. Walker who gave her money to the African-American community BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 13,950 • Headword count: 1179 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Marco Polo who taught the world about China • Ibn Battuta who travelled to 44 countries • Christopher Columbus who discovered new worlds • James Cook, first to sail around the world in both directions • David Livingstone who explored Africa • Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 14,679 • Headword count: 1,163 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2) • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Henry J Heinz, the man who invented tomato ketchup • William Lever who made millions from soap • Michael Marks, founder of the Marks and Spencer stores • Henry Ford, who mass-produced cars and made them affordable • Coco Chanel, the businesswoman who changed fashion for women • Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald's chain of restaurants BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 18,209Headword count: 1,624 PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Galileo who wanted to show that the earth went around the sun • René Descartes, the Frenchman who famously said 'I think, therefore I am' • Sir Isaac Newton who proved how gravity works • Carl Friedrich Gauss, 'the Prince of Mathematicians' • Charles Babbage who invented computers • Ada Lovelace who wrote the first computer program BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 8,351 • Headword count: 790 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2) • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Voltaire, the French writer who believed in equality for all • Charlotte Brontë, the British novelist who wrote Jane Eyre • Mark Twain, the American who wrote Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer • Jacques Prévert, the writer known in France as 'the People's Poet' • Ayn Rand, whose writing expressed her own philosophical ideas • Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn who wrote about life in a Soviet Labour Camp BRITISH ENGLISH • This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history. Contents: • Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona Lisa • Christopher Wren who rebuilt London • Antoni Gaudí who built the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona • Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish painter • Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican female artist BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 10,172 • Headword count: 941 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2) • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Mayer Amschel Rothschild who started a bank which made his family rich • Cornelius Vanderbilt who became one of the richest people in the USAW. K. Kellogg who started the world's biggest cereal company • Elizabeth Arden who built the Elizabeth Arden cosmetics company • Walt Disney who started the famous entertainment company • Soichiro Honda who started the Honda motorbike and car company BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 6,901 • Headword count: 623 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 1 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 1 is equivalent to CEF level A2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease, smallpox • Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as 'the lady with the lamp' • Elizabeth Garrett, England's first female doctor • Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mind • Jonas Salk who defeated the dangerous illness, polio • Christiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heart BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 10,006 • Headword count: 883 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2) • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Antoine Lavoisier who wrote the first modern chemistry textbook • Humphry Davy who discovered 'laughing gas' • Charles Darwin who changed people's ideas with his theory of evolution • Gregor Mendel who first discovered the science of genetics • Louis Pasteur who saved millions of lives by killing germs • Francis Crick who helped to discover the structure of DNA BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 13,021 • Headword count: 1,064 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery • Michael Faraday, inventor of the electric motor • Marie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivity • Albert Einstein, creator of the Theory of Relativity • Alexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibiotic • Linus Pauling, chemist and peace activist BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 15,287 • Headword count: 1,631 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history. Contents: • Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USA • Pérez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as 'the King of Mambo' • Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the USA • Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world's best opera singers • John Lennon, member of the famous band The Beatles BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 7,530 • Headword count: 687 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 1 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 1 is equivalent to CEF level A2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello-player • Louis Armstrong, the American trumpet-player and singer • Frank Sinatra, the Italian-American singer and actor • Édith Piaf, France's famous singing star • Maria Callas, the Greek opera singer • Elvis Presley, the man who changed pop music BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 14,723 • Headword count: 1,121 PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history. Contents: • Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, who helped humans to fly • Louis Blériot, the first person to cross the sea in an aeroplane • Charles Lindbergh, first to cross the Atlantic alone • Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic • Amy Johnson, the British woman who broke flying records BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 9,498 • Headword count: 906 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2–B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains five or six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2 • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher • Socrates, the great Greek philosopher • Aristotle, the first to organize scientific knowledge • William Wilberforce who ended the British slave trade • Karl Marx who wrote The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital • Mahatma Gandhi who helped free India from British rule BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 16,058 • Headword count: 1,701 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2) • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English Literature • William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history • Charles Dickens who wanted to make England a better place • Victor Hugo, the French writer who cared about the poor • Leo Tolstoy, the man who wrote War and Peace • Rudyard Kipling who wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 12,886 • Headword count: 1,039 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2)Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1)Level 3 – intermediate (B1)Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2)Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child genius • Giuseppe Verdi who wrote the operas Aida and La Traviata • Johann Strauss, 'The Waltz King' • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who wrote the ballet Swan Lake • Irving Berlin who wrote There's No Business Like Show Business BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 8,344 • Headword count: 723 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 2 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leader • Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England for 45 years • George Washington, the first president of the USA • King Louis XVI, the last king of France • Winston Churchill who led Britain in the Second World War • Che Guevara, the Argentinian doctor who fought for revolution BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 18,924 • Headword count: 1,654 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Harriet Tubman, the slave who helped hundreds of other slaves to escape • Emmeline Pankhurst who wanted women to be able to vote • Maria Montessori, the doctor who found a new way to teach children • Helen Keller, the deaf and blind woman who became a famous teacher • Eva Perón, the actress who helped poor and sick people in Argentina • Nancy Wake, the Second World War spy BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 7,001 • Headword count: 665 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 1 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 1 is equivalent to CEF level A2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 - elementary (A2) • Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 - intermediate (B1) • Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England • Saladin, historic Muslim leader • Genghis Khan, famous leader of the Mongol empire • Catherine the Great, the woman who turned Russia into an empire • Abraham Lincoln who stopped slavery in the USA • Queen Victoria, the famous British Queen BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 6,360 • Headword count: 628 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 1 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 1 is equivalent to CEF level A2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2) • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1) • Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press • Louis Braille, creator of an alphabet for blind people • Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone • Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric light bulb • Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless system • John Logie Baird, inventor of the television BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 6,805 • Headword count: 726 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials. This book is Level 1 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 1 is equivalent to CEF level A2. About the Amazing People series: A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character's life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure. After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research. Created in association with The Amazing People Club. About Collins ELT Readers: Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels: • Level 1 – elementary (A2) • Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2–B1 •)Level 3 – intermediate (B1) • Level 4 – upper intermediate (B2). Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.