Bassett, Jennifer <br/><br/>
Cries From the Heart : Stories From Around the World / 
retold by Jennifer Bassett ; illustrated by Kwame Nyong'o. 
 - Simplified ed. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2008. 
 - 55 p. :  ill. ;  20 cm.  + 1 CD. 
 - Oxford Bookworms Library  2 World Stories, stage 2 .
<br/><br/> Includes glossary and reading activities. 
<br/><br/>"Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world, and the eight stories in this book were selected from the winning entries in the Commonwealth Short Story Competition. The writers are Sefi Atta, Adrienne M. Frater, Lauri Kubuitsile, Erica N. Robinson, Jackee Budesta Batanda, Janet Tay Hui Ching, Anuradha Muralidharan, and Tod Collins. Word count: 6,683. From Botswana to New Zealand, from Jamaica to Nigeria, from Uganda to Malaysia, from India to South Africa, these moving stories show us that the human heart is the same in every place. Children, wives, mothers, husbands, friends all have the same feelings of fear and pain, happiness and sadness." (Book Cover) CONTENTS Introduction Note on the Language Note on the Illustrator Nigeria<br/>  [1.] The Photograph / Sefi Atta New Zealand<br/>  [2.] Leonard / Adrienne M Frater Botswana<br/>  [3.] A Pot Full of Tears / Lauri Kubuitsile Jamaica<br/>  [4.] The House / Erica N Robinson Uganda<br/>  [5.] Dora’s Turn / Jackee Budesta Batanda Malaysia<br/>  [6.] Callus / Janet Tay Hui Ching India<br/>  [7.] Nimble Fingers / Anuradha Muralidharan South Africa<br/>  [8.] The Festive Season in a Part of Africa / Tod Collins Glossary Activities: Before Reading Activities: After Reading About the Authors About the Bookworms Library 
<br/><br/> Beginner to intermediate students (A2/B1) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780194790840 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Graded Readers.<br/>Short Stories.<br/>Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Graded Readers.