young_learners

ELT CATALOGUE 

Communication made easy

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COURSE BOOKS 

HOORAY! LET’S PLAY! 

Herbert Puchta and Günter Gerngross 

FOR 

STUDENTS 

CEFR 

A1 

The best start 

Hooray! Let’s play! is a 3-level course for teaching English to very young learners. 

Hooray! Let’s play! aims to teach learning through play. 

Hooray! 

Let’s play! 

for very young 

FOR THE STUDENT 

FOR THE TEACHER 

learners 

Student’s Book 


Activities & Projects 

Stickers 

Songs Audio CD 

Hooray! Let’s play! introduces basic listening and speaking skills to help very young children learn the basics of English. 

Teacher’s Book with notes, 

tapescripts and games 

Class 

Audio CD 

DVD-ROM 

with Teacher 

Training Video, 

Letters 

to to parents, 

Worksheets 

for extra 

lessons 

Interactive Book 

for Whiteboards 

Hooray! Let’s play! 

is a 3-level course 

Peter the Panda hand puppet 

Flashcards 

Story Cards 

for 3- to 5-year-olds by 

ISBN 978-3-85272-444-7 

www.helblinglanguages.com 

world-renowned author 

9 78 3852 7 24447 

Hooray! 

Let’s play! 

team Herbert Puchta 


and Günter Gerngross. 

This exciting and innovative 

course offers pupils many 

fun and Student’s Book stimulating activities 

Songs 

& Chants 

Audio CD 


Stickers 


introducing four delightful 

characters – Peter the Panda, 

Rosie the Rabbit, Connie the 

Stickers 

Crocodile Activities & Projects and Tom the Cartoon DVDTurtle. 

Peter the Panda hand puppet 

Hooray! Let’s play! has the 



following features: 

• Developing and training 


thinking skills. Children 

2 Class 

Audio CDs 

develop both language and 

DVD-ROM 

with Teacher 


their ability to think. Letters Each unit 

to parents, 

Worksheets 

Songs 

for extra 

& Chants 

lessons 

Audio CD 

presents specific Thinking 


Activities & Projects Guide 


Skills pages to develop key 

cognitive skills. 

Stickers 

• Value-based teaching. 

Cartoon DVD 

Peter the Panda hand puppet Flashcards 

Story Cards 

Motivating and enjoyable 


value-based stories 

encourage children to 

remember language and 

understand sequences 

of events while creating 

an awareness and 

understanding of universal 

values and beliefs. 

• Integrated Learning. Fine 

Motor Skills & Phonological 

Awareness Activity Book and 

the Science & Math Activity 

Book help the children 

improve their language, 

develop fine motor skills, 

build highly-structured 

content in mathematics, 

and prepare the ground for 

scientific open-mindedness. 

• Offers a unique 

combination of materials 

- books, DVDs, Audio CDs, 

DVD-ROMs, story cards, 

flashcards and a hand 

puppet - for every classroom 

requirement. 

Hooray! 

Let’s play! 


Stickers 


Hooray! 

Günter Gerngross Günter • Herbert Gerngross Puchta 

· Herbert Puchta Student’s Book STARTER 


A 


With Songs Audio & Chants CD 

Audio CD 



2 Class 

Audio CDs 

DVD-ROM 

with Teacher 


Letters 

to parents, 

Worksheets 

for extra 

lessons 

Flashcards 





Activities 

& Projects 

Class 

Audio CD 

ISBN 978-3-85272-454-6 

9 78 3852 7 24546 

B 


Hooray! 

Let’s play! 

Günter Gerngross • Herbert Puchta 

Story Cards 

Hooray! 




Activities 

& Projects 

Class 

Audio CD 


Hooray! 

Let’s play! 




HRH THE DUKE 

OF EDINBURGH 

ESU ENGLISH 

LANGUAGE BOOK 

AWARDS 2013 

Best entry for 

young learners 

STARTER 

Hooray! 


American British English 


Let’s play! 

ISBN 978-3-85272-449-2 

Hooray! 


9 78 3852 7 24492 

With Songs & Chants Audio CD 


With Songs & Chants Audio CD 

Let’s play! 

THE WINNING 

CHOICE! 

British English 

B 

British English 

A 

BOOKS & CDS/DVDS 

• Student’s Book 

• Audio CD with songs & chants 

• Activities & Projects 

(for A and B levels) 

• Science & Math Activity Book 


• Fine Motor Skills & 

Phonological Awareness 

Activity Book (for A and B levels) 

FOR 

TEACHERS 

BOOKS & CDS/DVDS 

• Teacher’s Book (teacher’s notes, 

lyrics, audioscripts, games) 

• Card sets (story cards, fl ashcards) 

• Peter the Panda hand puppet 

• 2 Audio CDs with songs, chants, 

stories, action stories (TPR) and 

listening exercises 

• Activities & Projects Guide 


• Fine Motor Skills & 

Phonological Awareness 

and Science & Math 

Teacher’s Guide 


• DVD-ROM containing 

editable letters to the parents, 

Worksheets for Extra Lessons 

and a Teacher Training Video with 

practical tips on how to teach 

TPR, songs and stories 

• Cartoon DVD (for levels A and B) 

• Interactive Book for 

Whiteboards 

• Activities & Projects Class 

Audio CD (for levels A and B) 

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Stickers 

Songs 

& Chants 

Audio CD 

Stickers 

Stickers 

Songs 

& Chants 

Audio CD 

Stickers 



2 Cla s 

Audio CDs 

DVD-ROM 

with Teacher 


Le ters 

to parents, 

Worksh ets 

for extra 

le sons 

2 Class 

Audio CDs 

DVD-ROM 

with Teacher 


Le ters 

to parents, 

Worksh ets 

for extra 

le sons 

Flashcards 




Activities 

& Projects 

Cla s 

Audio CD 



A 

Activities 

& Projects 

Cla s 

Audio CD 

A 



Stickers 

Songs 

& Chants 

Audio CD 

Stickers 

Stickers 

Songs 

& Chants 

Audio CD 

Stickers 



2 Cla s 

Audio CDs 

DVD-ROM 

with Teacher 


Le ters 

to parents, 

Worksheets 

for extra 

lessons 

2 Cla s 

Audio CDs 

DVD-ROM 

with Teacher 


Le ters 

to parents, 

Worksh ets 

for extra 

le sons 


Flashcards 

Activities 

& Projects 

Class 

Audio CD 



A 

Activities 

& Projects 

Cla s 

Audio CD 



A 


Hooray! Hooray! Let’s play! 

STUDENT’S BOOK 

The Student’s Book is organized into 

6 main units. Each of the units has 6 

pull-out worksheets which include a: 

• chant; 

• TPR (Total Physical Response) action 

story; 

• song; 

• listening comprehension; 

• story/story song; 

• thinking skill. 

The worksheets help students develop 

their cognitive and fi ne motor skills via 

colouring, tracing, drawing, matching 

and sorting activities. 

Also included is a final section 

focussing on festivals and celebrations, 

plus an Audio CD with all the songs 

and chants. 

All tasks, song lyrics and story scripts 

can be found on the back of the 

worksheets. 

Hooray! 

Let’s play! 

Hooray! 

Let’s play! 



Hooray! Let’s play! introduces basic listening and speaking ski ls to help very young children learn the basics of English. 

ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS 

Two new and exciting Activities 

& Projects books accompany 

Student’s Books A and B with activity 

pages to review and reinforce 

language and vocabulary, plus 

CLIL-based projects to be done in 

class groups. 

FOR THE STUDENT FOR THE TEACHER 








Activities & Projects Cartoon DVD Peter the Panda hand puppet 

Story Cards 

Activities & Projects Cartoon DVD Peter the Panda hand puppet Flashcards 

Story Cards 

Hooray! 

Günter Gerngross • Herbert Puchta • Megan Cherry 

Let’s play! 

Hooray! 

Günter Gerngross • Herbert Puchta • Megan Cherry 

Let’s play! 

Activities & Projects 

B 

ISBN 978-3-85272-449-2 

9 78 3852 7 24492 

A 


Hooray! 


ISBN 978-3-85272-449-2 

9 78 3852 7 24492 

Günter Gerngross • Herbert Puchta Let’s play! 



Hooray! 


Hooray! 

Activity Book 

Colette Aoun • Nicole Sarraf Boukidjian 

Hooray! 

Activity Book 

Let’s play! 

Let’s play! 


Science & Math 

MATHS & SCIENCE 

ACTIVITY BOOKS 

The Math activities introduce 

the child to numbers, shapes 

and spatial relations. The Science 

activities help the child explore 

his/her surroundings and develop 

logical thinking. 

Written by Colette Aoum and Nicole 

Sarraf Boukidjian. 

Hooray! 

Let’s play! 

Hooray! 

Let’s play! 











Activities & Projects Cartoon DVD Peter the Panda hand puppet 

Story Cards 

A 


Activities & Projects Cartoon DVD Peter the Panda hand puppet Flashcards 

Story Cards 

B 

ISBN 978-3-85272-449-2 


FINE MOTOR SKILLS & 

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS 

ACTIVITY BOOKS 

The activities in the Fine Motor 

Skills and Phonological Awareness 

Activity Books help the child to 

discover lines and letters and link 

letters to sounds in order to decode 

words, promoting a natural approach 

to reading development. 

Written by Colette Aoum and Nicole 

Sarraf Boukidjian. 


Hooray! Hooray! Let’s play! 

ISBN 978-3-85272-449-2 

9 78 3852 7 24492 


Hooray! 

Activity Book 


Let’s play! 

Hooray! 

Fine Motor Skills & Phonological Awareness 

Activity Book 


Let’s play! 

Fine Motor Skills & Phonological Awareness 

A 

B 

9 78 3852 7 24492 

TEACHER’S BOOK 

The Teacher’s Book offers easy-touse 

suggestions on teaching young 

learners successfully. It was written in 

close collaboration with experienced 

classroom teachers and provides 

a variety of ideas for games, plus 

practical tips and pointers. It contains 

2 Audio CDs plus a DVD-ROM with 

a letter teachers can use to write to 

parents about their students’ progress 

in class. Photocopiable worksheets for 

Extra Lessons and a Training Video for 

teachers are also included. 

Also available Teacher’s Book 

in Spanish (Libro del Profesor) 

for all levels. 

CARD SETS 

The story cards can be used when 

listening to and retelling the stories. 

The flashcards can be used to 

introduce and practise key vocabulary 

and to play games. 

ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS GUIDE 

The Activities & Projects Guide gives 

teachers suggestions on how to use 

the Activities & Projects book. It comes 

with a Class Audio CD. 

FINE MOTOR SKILLS & 

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND 

SCIENCE & MATH TEACHER’S GUIDE 

The Teacher’s Guide offers easy-to-use 

suggestions on how to get the most out 

of the two new Activity Books and 

includes weekly plans that help the 

teacher coordinate the lessons using 

all components. 

INTERACTIVE BOOK 

FOR WHITEBOARDS 

The Interactive Book for Whiteboards 

integrates all materials from the course 

within one easy-to-use DVD-ROM, 

allowing teachers to access course 

materials quickly and easily. Lessons 

can be projected onto a whiteboard 

where the class can work together to 

complete the activities. 

CARTOON DVD 

Fully animated cartoon stories 

engage and motivate children. Story 

cards, Audio CDs and Worksheets 

support and build on the cartoons to 

create a powerful learning experience. 

HAND PUPPET 

Peter the Panda can be used to 

introduce vocabulary, as well as for 

games and other activities. 

TEACHER TRAINING VIDEO 

The Teacher Training Video 

demonstrates a variety of ways of 

teaching English to very young learners. 

It shows author Herbert Puchta working 

with groups of very young learners 

in different schools. Additional short 

excerpts explain how to use the TPR 

(Total Physical Response) action 

stories and songs through miming 

and acting. 

HOORAY! / HOORAY! LET’S PLAY! STARTER LEVEL A LEVEL B 

Peter the Panda hand puppet 978-3-85272-443-0 978-3-85272-443-0 978-3-85272-443-0 

Student’s Book + Songs & Chants Audio CD Brit-Eng 978-3-85272-444-7* 978-3-85272-449-2 978-3-85272-454-6 

Student’s Book + Songs & Chants Audio CD Am-Eng 978-3-85272-490-4* 978-3-85272-492-8 978-3-85272-495-9 

Teacher’s Book + Class Audio CDs + DVD ROM** Brit-Eng 978-3-85272-445-4 978-3-85272-450-8 978-3-85272-455-3 

Teacher’s Book + Class Audio CDs + DVD ROM** Am-Eng 978-3-85272-491-1 978-3-85272-493-5 978-3-85272-496-6 

Activities & Projects Brit-Eng - 978-3-85272-911-4 978-3-85272-912-1 

Activities & Projects Am-Eng - 978-3-85272-964-0 978-3-85272-965-7 

Activities & Projects Guide + Class Audio CD Brit & Am-Eng - 978-3-85272-921-3 978-3-85272-922-0 

Science & Math Activity Book Am-Eng - 978-3-99045-455-8 978-3-99045-456-5 

Fine Motor Skills & Phonological Awareness Activity Book Am-Eng - 978-3-99045-457-2 978-3-99045-458-9 

Fine Motor Skills & Phonological Awareness and Science & Math Teacher’s Guide Am-Eng - 978-3-99045-470-1 978-3-99045-471-8 

Interactive Book for Whiteboards DVD-ROM Brit-Eng 978-3-85272-446-1 978-3-85272-451-5 978-3-85272-456-0 

Interactive Book for Whiteboards DVD-ROM Am-Eng 978-3-85272-447-8 978-3-85272-494-2 978-3-85272-497-3 

Visual Pack *** Brit & Am-Eng 978-3-85272-534-5 978-3-85272-535-2 978-3-85272-536-9 

Cartoon DVD Brit & Am-Eng - 978-3-85272-452-2 978-3-85272-457-7 

Libro del Profesor (TB in Spanish) + Class Audio CDs + DVD ROM** Brit-Eng 978-3-85272-741-7 978-3-85272-739-4 978-3-85272-740-0 

Libro del Profesor (TB in Spanish) + Class Audio CDs + DVD ROM** Am-Eng 978-3-85272-744-8 978-3-85272-742-4 978-3-85272-743-1 

* 

Songs Audio CD 

** 

with teacher’s notes, 

phocopiables, 

editable letters to parents, 

teacher training video 

*** 

including story card, 

flashcards, 

hand puppet + cartoon DVD 

for level A and B only 

YOUNG LEARNERS CATALOGUE 2017 - 3

GRADED READERS 

THE THINKING 

TRAIN 


PRIZE 

NOMINATED 

SERIES 

Welcome to The Thinking 

Train, a unique brand-new 

series of picture books 

which focus on the 

development of children’s 

thinking skills through the 

use of stories. 

When children are involved 

in thinking and also in talking 

about their thinking with 

others, they reach higher 

levels of achievement in the 

future as well as developing 

superior thinking skills. 

The Thinking Train stories 

will encourage a love of 

reading and promote 

thoughtful interaction with 

books while developing 

children’s thinking skills. 

The activities, in carefully 

graded English, will 

automatically develop and 

practise their language 

skills, too. 

The Thinking Train 

series is written by 

world-renowned author 

team Herbert Puchta 

and Günter Gerngross, 

with activities devised 

by Marion Williams. 

TEACHER’S GUIDE 

Written by Marion Williams 

ISBN 978-3-99045-424-4 

A practical free resource packed 

with information on individual 

thinking skills, plus a selection of 

expansion activities and games 

in order to make the most 

of each title with the class. 

The guide also includes photocopiable 

worksheets and a handy checklist for the teacher to 

help with tracking students’ progress. 

GET ON THE 

THINKING TRAIN! 

If you’re interested in developing thinking skills 

with your class, our photocopiable resource 

book Teaching Young Learners to Think offers 80 

activities with extensive notes and expansion ideas. 

(see page 69) 

Available both in print and as a downloadable pdf 

on Helbling e-zone 

LANGUAGE & EXAMS 

EXAM 

A B C D E 

Level Level Level 

Level 

Level 

Cambridge Young 

Learners English: Starters 

Trinity: 1 

Alphabet; Colours; 

Countries; Faces; 

Greetings; Numbers 

1-10; Pets; School things; 

Snacks; Toys; 

Wild animals (zoo and 

jungle) 



Trinity: 1 

Clothes; Farm animals; 

Festivals; Games; 

Houses and rooms; 

Numbers after 10; Parties; 

School subjects; Seasons; 

Weather 



Trinity: 1 

Ecology 1; Garden and 

nature; Helping at home; 

Jobs; Places; 

Pocket money; Sports; 

Town 1 


Learners English: Movers 

Trinity: 2 

Bodies; Directions; 

Emotions 1; Family; Health; 

Months; Town 2; Transport 



Trinity: 2/3 

Dreams; Ecology 2; 

Emotions 2; Fashion; 

Holidays; Music; TV 


NEW 

NEW 

AT THE ZOO 

Herbert Puchta 

and Günter Gerngross 

When Lizzie and her mum go to the zoo, 

they see lots of different animals. Lizzie 

loves looking at the animals as they show 

her what they can do. That night when 

Lizzie goes to bed, she thinks about her 

day. And she realises she can do lots of 

special things, too! 

THE BULLY 



Charlie isn’t very nice to the other 

children. They’re scared of him. Then 

it’s his birthday. Charlie invites all the 

children to his party. But no one comes. 

Charlie is sad, and is sorry. He begins to 

be nice to the other children. And they 

start to like him. 

LET’S PLAY! 



James has got lots of toys and games. 

His dad buys him lots of presents and 

he plays lots of games with him, too. 

But James is always bored. Then one 

day Dad gives James’ toys and games 

to the children next door. They are very 

happy – and they invite James to play 

with them. 

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, 

DANIEL? 


Mum, Dad and Rosie want Daniel to help, 

but he’s always busy. He’s busy playing 

games on his computer. One evening 

Rosie has an idea. Now when Daniel 

wants some help, they say that they are 

all busy. What happens? And can Daniel 

change and become more helpful? 

Level A 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-302-5 

Level A 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-404-6 

Level B 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-405-3 

Level B 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-303-2 

THINK 

Dad’s reading a book in the 

garden. Now James is coming 

with his chess set. 

Is Dad happy now? 

Why? 

Dad, I’m sorry. 

Let’s play a game 

of chess. 

That’s OK, James. 

Let’s play! 

22 

On-page activities get the children to relate what is happening in 

the story to their own experience and encourage them to solve 

problems along with the characters. 

23 



NEW 

NEW 

THE THINKING TRAIN 

ROBERTO’S BACKPACK 



When Roberto is ten years old he begins 

to help his dad. After school he goes to 

the fi eld and takes Dad’s goats home. 

Roberto likes his new job, but he likes 

doing other things, too. Soon Roberto’s 

dad is unhappy with him. Then his sister 

Andrea has an idea. 

THE THREE SEEDS 



Lara, Colin and Dylan live with their 

parents on a farm in Ireland. One day the 

children ask for a pony. Their dad gives 

them three seeds and asks them to grow 

a flower. The child with the most beautiful 

flower gets the pony. What happens when 

Lara’s seed doesn’t grow? 

A PROBLEM 

FOR PRINCE PERCY 


Prince Percy is handsome and clever 

and kind, but he is also poor. One day 

he fi nds out about a very special contest. 

The winner can marry beautiful Princess 

Isabel. When Prince Percy wins, the king 

isn’t very happy. What happens when the 

king sets Prince Percy another problem? 

A YEAR WITHOUT MUM 



When Oliver’s mum goes away for a 

year, he is sad. He starts making things 

for his mum, so she can be with him 

in a new way. When Mum comes back 

home, Oliver has got a wonderful surprise 

for her. 

Level C 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-304-9 

Level C 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-406-0 

Level D 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-305-6 

Level D 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-407-7 

AFTER READING 

6 Animals help us a lot. Which animals give us these things? 

Draw lines. 

E 

A 

feathers 

eggs 

cream 

milk 

cheese 

B 

wool 

C 

D 

28 

The activity pages develop the theme of the stories and promote 

specific thinking skills. 

29 


NEW 

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DANIEL? 

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DANIEL? 

Reading & Writing 

Photocopiable Worksheet 

S This worksheet includes activities to practise 

Cambridge YLE: Starters 

Reading & Writing 

S 1 Look and read. Write yes or no. 

for Cambridge Young Learners English: 

Reading & Writing. 

B 

Listening & Speaking Photocopiable Worksheet 

1 Listen and match. Draw lines. 

A 

1 

B 

2 

C 

3 

D 

I’m doing some work. 

They’re playing football. 

She’s working in the garden. 

B 

4 

She’s doing her homework. 

E 

5 

RUBY RUNS THE RACE 



Ruby hates PE. Her teacher always tells 

her to run faster and try harder. But Ruby 

can’t. The other girls are not happy when 

Ruby is in their team. They want to win, 

and winning is impossible with Ruby in 

the team. Then, one day there is a crosscountry 

race, and Ruby shows that she 

is a winner, too. 

Level E 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-408-4 

THE JAGUAR 

AND THE COW 


A jaguar kills a cow in a village near a reserve 

in Brazil. The family who own the cow think 

that men from other villages are setting traps 

for deer. Is this why the jaguar is looking for 

food in the village? Paulo and Catrina, 

together with their two friends, decide to 

do something about the problem. 

Level E 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-306-3 

A Daniel and his mum are in the kitchen. ....................................... 

B The laptop is on the table. ....................................... 

C The sofa and armchair are blue. ....................................... 

D The rug is under the bag. ....................................... 

E Daniel’s mum is working on the laptop. ....................................... 

F The cat is sleeping. ....................................... 

G Daniel’s football boots are in his hands. ....................................... 

THE THINKING TRAIN © Helbling Languages - Worksheet by Frances Mariani 

DANIEL_Reading and writing.indd 1 18/12/15 10:22 

F 

2 Look at Exercise 1 and mime. Ask a friend. 

What am I doing? 

What am I doing? 

THE THINKING TRAIN © Helbling Languages - Worksheet by Frances Mariani 

6 

They’re laying the table. 

He’s cooking in the kitchen. 

You’re working 

in the garden. 

You’re doing your 

homework. 

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HELBLING 

YOUNG READERS 

CLASSICS 

A series of best-loved 

classic fairytales, myths 

and legends from all over 

the world retold with all the 

magic of the original for 

young learners of English. 

Engaging stories 

with beautiful full-colour 

illustrations, specially written 

to appeal to young learners 

of English, introduce highfrequency 

words in order to 

promote fluency from 

an early age. 

Each story is carefully 

graded and language is 

presented both as lexical 

groups and language 

functions. 

Accompanying interactive 

whiteboard-compatible 

CD-ROM/Audio CDs include 

a complete reading of the 

story, chants, games and a 

link to the Young Readers 

website. 

All materials use an opentype 

font which has been 

devised to help children 

with reading difficulties. 

CD-ROM/Audio CD 

for each title 

THE HARE 

AND THE TORTOISE 

Retold by Richard Northcott 

The hare can do lots of things. He can 

jump and run. He’s fast. The tortoise can’t 

run. He’s slow. One day the fast hare 

and the slow tortoise have a race. The 

hare runs fast, he can’t see the tortoise. 

And he’s tired... surely there is time for 

the hare to have a rest. What happens 

when the hare falls asleep? And can the 

tortoise be the winner? 

MORE FOR STUDENTS 

• Beautifully illustrated stories 

• Activities with a TPR dynamic learning approach 

• Open-out vocabulary flaps on each book 

• Open-type font to make reading accessible to students with 

reading difficulties 

• CD-ROM with interactive learning games, karaoke chant 

and audio dictionary 

• Fun online project pages 

MORE FOR TEACHERS 

• Language highlighted at a glance for easy preparation 

• Visual CLIL pointers 

• Big Books for shared reading 

• Free downloadable worksheets with Cambridge Young 

Learners English practice 

• Downloadable Flashcards and Guide to using Flashcards 

BUILDING 

Young 

Learners’ 

COGNITIVE 

TOOLS 

Level A CLIL Civics | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-778-3 

LANGUAGE & EXAMS 

EXAM 

Level a Level b Level c 

Level d 



Trinity: 1 

Alphabet; Colours; 

Countries; Faces; 

Greetings; Numbers 

1-10; Pets; School things; 

Snacks; Toys; 

Wild animals (zoo and 

jungle) 



Trinity: 1 

Clothes; Farm animals; 

Festivals; Games; 

Houses and rooms; 

Numbers after 10; Parties; 

School subjects; Seasons; 

Weather 



Trinity: 1 

Ecology 1; Garden and 

nature; Helping at home; 

Jobs; Places; 

Pocket money; Sports; 

Town 1 



Trinity: 2 

Bodies; Directions; 

Emotions 1; Family; Health; 

Months; Town 2; Transport 

Level e 



Trinity: 2/3 

Dreams; Ecology 2; 

Emotions 2; Fashion; 

Holidays; Music; TV 


THE THREE GOATS 


Big Goat, Middle Goat and Little Goat are 

hungry. And there’s lots of grass on the 

hill on the other side of the bridge. But 

there’s a mean and nasty troll under the 

bridge. How can the three goats cross 

the bridge and eat the grass? Find out 

in this classic story. 

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD 


Today Little Red Riding Hood is visiting 

her grandmother in the forest. In the 

forest there is a woodcutter and… there’s 

a big, bad wolf. Be careful, Little Red 

Riding Hood! What happens when she 

arrives at Grandmother’s house? And can 

the woodcutter arrive in time to save the 

little girl and her grandmother? 

THE LEOPARD 

AND THE MONKEY 


It’s morning in the jungle and Leopard 

is hungry and his favourite breakfast is 

monkeys. But Leopard falls into a well 

and only Baby Monkey can help him. 

Can Baby Monkey pull Leopard out of 

the well? And is Leopard really monkey’s 

friend? Find out in this classic African folk 

tale of how a clever little animal can trick 

a big fi erce one. 

PEACH BOY 


Long ago in Japan, an old man and 

woman fi nd a baby boy in a peach. They 

call the baby Momotaro, which means 

‘peach boy’ in Japanese. The years pass 

and Momotaro grows up. One day he 

takes his sword and goes off to fi ght 

the ogres who are taking the people’s 

treasure. Who can help Momotaro fi nd 

the ogres’ island? And what happens 

when he arrives there? Find out in one 

of the most famous Japanese folktales. 

Level A CLIL Reading | Civics 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-261-5 

Level B CLIL Reading | Drama 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-262-2 

Level B CLIL Geography | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-781-3 

Level C CLIL History | Geography 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-263-9 

LET'S READ CLASSICS 

Classic tales for children are a fundamental part of our 

history. They have evolved over the years from oral tales 

told by the fi reside to carefully illustrated stories with 

printed words, becoming works of art for children to share 

with others or to savour on their own. 

Helbling Young Readers Classics embody and promote 

universal moral values – values that are timeless and 

increasingly more important in our rapidly changing world. 

By reading Helbling Young Readers Classics children 

will be captivated and fascinated by stories they may 

know in their own language. This will further facilitate 

comprehension and understanding, turning the chosen 

title into an important tool for language learning. 



HELBLING YOUNG READERS - CLASSICS 

THE FISHERMAN 

AND HIS WIFE 


One day the fi sherman catches a magic 

fi sh. When he tells his wife, she asks 

the fish for a nice house. Then she 

wants a castle. And then she wants to 

become queen. What happens when 

the fi sherman’s wife keeps asking for 

more things? Does the fi sh listen to the 

fi sherman’s wife? 

THE SELFISH GIANT 

Oscar Wilde 

When the Selfi sh Giant sees the children 

in his garden, he is angry and he builds a 

high wall. Now the children have nowhere 

to play. Spring comes, but in the Giant’s 

garden it is still winter. One morning the 

Giant wakes up and he has a wonderful 

surprise. What does the Giant see in his 

garden that morning? And how does it 

change him forever? 

THESEUS 

AND THE MINOTAUR 


Bad King Minos of Crete has a terrible 

monster, called the Minotaur. When the 

Minotaur is hungry King Minos asks King 

Aegeus to send him seven young men 

and seven young women for his monster 

to eat. Then, one day, King Aegeus’ son 

Theseus decides to go to Crete and 

kill the Minotaur. What happens when 

Theseus arrives in Crete? And can he 

kill the terrible monster? 

BEAUTY 

AND THE BEAST 


When Beauty’s father picks a 

rose for his daughter the owner 

of the rosebush, a terrible beast, is very 

angry. In payment for the rose, Beauty 

must leave her family and go to live in 

the beast’s castle. 

In time Beauty and the beast become 

friends. Then one day Beauty’s father 

falls ill and she returns home to look 

after him. Does she return to the beast? 

Level C CLIL Geography | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-783-7 

Level D CLIL Reading | Civics 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-265-3 

Level D CLIL Geography | History 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-776-9 

Level E 

CLIL Art | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-785-1 

Put your head 

on the ground. 

What can you hear? 

LUSMORE 

AND THE FAIRIES 


Lusmore lives in a small village in Ireland. 

He has a big hump on his back and people 

laugh at him and say bad things. Lusmore 

is sad. One evening Lusmore is coming 

home from the market when he hears 

the fairies singing. What happens when 

Lusmore joins them? And how do the 

fairies change Lusmore’s life forever? 

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Lusmore yawned. He put his head 

on his hands and closed his eyes. 

Then he heard something. He sat up 

and listened. People were singing! 

‘Who’s there?’ said Lusmore. 

Lusmore looked at the road. Nobody 

was there. Then Lusmore put 

his head on the ground and listened. 

‘There are people singing inside 

the hill,’ said Lusmore. 

ON-PAGE ACTIVITIES 

Fun on-page activities stimulate communication and get the readers to 

relate the stories to their own experiences. 

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Level E CLIL Reading | Music 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-264-6 


FICTION 

An exciting series of original 

graded readers for Primary 

Schools in 5 levels. 

Engaging stories with 

beautiful full-colour 

illustrations, specially written 

to appeal to young learners 

of English, introduce highfrequency 

words in order 

to promote fluency from an 

early age. 

Each story is carefully 

graded and language 

is presented both 

as lexical groups and 

language functions. 

Accompanying interactive 

whiteboard-compatible 

CD-ROMs include a 

complete reading of the 

story, chants, games and a 

link to the Young Readers 

website. 

All materials use an opentype 

font which has been 

devised to help children 

with reading difficulties. 

CD-ROM/Audio CD 

for each title 

CAN I PLAY? 

Rick Sampedro 

It is Billy’s fi rst day at school. 

He is happy and he wants to play with 

the other children. But when Billy asks 

if he can play, each child answers him 

in a different language. Billy is sad, he 

can’t play with anyone. 

Then, Lorenzo becomes Billy’s friend 

and soon everyone is playing together. 

THE BEACH 

Rick Sampedro 

Anna is very happy. It is a beautiful day. 

A perfect day for the beach. 

But Nina is not happy. She is on a boat, 

far from the beach. 

This is the story of two little girls, and 

how a place can mean very different 

things to different people. 

Helbling Young Readers 

are also available as Big Books: 

ideal for shared reading. 

Level A CLIL Civics | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-243-6 

Level A CLIL Geography | Civics 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-523-9 

ISBN 978-3-85272-722-6 

7 BENEFITS OF EARLY READING 

+ Greatly helps to expand vocabulary 

+ Fosters deep and natural interest 

and love for language 

+ Increases attention span 

+ Enhances memory and levels 

of retention 

+ Develops the imagination 

and creative thinking 

+ Creates a stimulating learning 

environment 

+ Anchors new words and structures 

in a meaningful way 

PICTURE DICTIONARY 

Open-out flaps with picture dictionary, structures, 

lexis, a letter to the reader and CLIL links. 



HELBLING YOUNG READERS - FICTION 

THE BIG FIRE 

Rick Sampedro 

It is a lovely day in the jungle. The grass 

is green and the sky is blue. The animals 

are all happy together. 

But... what is that? Now the sky is orange 

and there is smoke. Oh, no! There is a 

terrible fi re. 

Can the little birds stop the fi re? And who 

can help them? 

THE BIG WAVE 

Stefanella Ebhardt 

Pat’s best friend is a little goldfi sh called 

Ermy. One day they go to the beach. They 

are happy, they like the sea. 

Then a big wave comes and takes Ermy 

away. Away from the beach, and away 

from her best friend Pat. 

What happens next? Can Pat and Ermy 

fi nd each other once more? 

A CHRISTMAS PRESENT 

FOR BARNEY BUNNY 

Maria Cleary 

It’s Christmas Eve and Mother Bunny 

is busy getting everything ready for 

Christmas. The bunnies aren’t helping 

so she sends them out to play. 

Barney, the baby bunny, can’t play any of 

the games. But on Christmas Day Mother 

Bunny has a special present for him and 

all her other children. 

DAD FOR SALE 

Andrés Pi Andreu 

‘Dad, I don’t love you anymore.’ 

‘You don’t love me?’ asks Dad. 

‘You don’t let me put jam in the fi sh tank. 

And you don’t let me sleep in the dog bed.’ 

Poor Dad. No one loves him anymore. 

Does he have to go to the Dad shop? 

Find out in this charming story about love. 

Level A CLIL Geography | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-311-2 

Level A CLIL Maths | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-953-4 

Level B 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-244-3 

CLIL Reading 

Level B CLIL Civics | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-954-1 

ISBN 978-3-85272-721-9 

ISBN 978-3-85272-724-0 

STRUCTURES 

All language practised in each book is highlighted as either new or recycled from 

a lower level. There is always a perfect balance of new and revised structures 

in order to enhance and reinforce learning. 

CLIL 

Helbling Young Readers draw links with other classroom topics, 

developing cross-curricular skills and making the most of real 

classroom learning and time. For example, if you are reading Sam 

and the Sunflower Seeds with your pupils you can immediately see 

you can also use it in Science and Reading class. 


NEW 

THE DARK IN THE BOX 

Rick Sampedro 

Andy loves the summer, the days are 

long and he can play in the sun with his 

friends. Andy likes the winter too. But 

in the winter the days are short and the 

nights are long. Andy doesn’t like nights. 

He doesn’t like the dark. 

Then one day Andy has an idea. What’s 

Andy’s idea and how can it help him to 

sleep at night? 

THE KITE 

Rick Sampedro 

Ehud and Elisa like flying kites. One windy 

day Ehud’s kite goes up and he can’t see 

it. Ehud is sad. Then it comes down in 

Elisa’s garden. 

Elisa gives Ehud his kite and he is happy. 

But then Ehud and Elisa look at their 

fathers. Their fathers aren’t friends. 

They are sad. Can the children think of a 

way to make everyone happy? 

FREDDY 

THE FROG PRINCE 

Maria Cleary 

Freddy the frog is very happy. He likes his 

life and the pond and he likes Francesca, 

the prettiest frog in the woods. 

One Friday evening Freddy is waiting 

for Francesca when he hears a strange 

sound. It’s Princess Priscilla and she is 

not very happy. But then Princess Priscilla 

has an idea and Freddy’s life changes 

forever... or does it? 

SAM AND THE 

SUNFLOWER SEEDS 

Maria Cleary 

Sam loves visiting his grandad in the 

country and playing in the sunflower 

fi elds. One day, Sam’s grandad gives 

Sam some sunfl ower seeds. Sam plants 

his seeds and he waters them carefully. 

But the seeds do not grow. Can Grandad 

help his seeds to grow? 

Level B CLIL Geography | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-99045-509-8 

Level B CLIL Art | Geography 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-312-9 

Level C CLIL Science | Civics 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-955-8 

Level C CLIL Reading | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-313-6 

ISBN 978-3-85272-723-3 

ISBN 978-3-85272-725-7 

MULTIMEDIA 

www.helblingyoungreaders.com 

A dedicated website packed with additional resources: 

• Browsable samples • Downloadable activities 

• Worksheets 

• Answer Keys 

• Project pages 

CD-ROM/AUDIO CD 

An IWB-compatible student’s CD-ROM with: 

• Interactive language games 

• Karaoke chants 

• Story-sequencing activities 

• Dictations 

• Dictionary with interactive listening activities 

• Full recording of the story plus activities 



HELBLING YOUNG READERS - FICTION 

THE SUN IS BROKEN 

Andrés Pi Andreu 

Today is the little girl’s birthday. 

She closes her eyes and blows out the 

candles on her birthday cake and makes 

a wish. Suddenly lots of strange things 

start happening but Mum and Dad can’t 

see them. 

Can the little girl convince her parents 

that she is not silly? And what happens 

when the sun goes down? 

THE THIRSTY TREE 

Adrián N. Bravi 

It is summer and it is very hot. The tree 

on top of the hill is very thirsty. Its leaves 

are brown and there is no water to drink. 

Then the tree sees Cloudbreak, a little 

bird. 

Can Cloudbreak help the tree to find 

some water? 

FAT CAT’S BUSY DAY 

Maria Cleary 

Mum, Dad, Emily and Baby are all out 

and Fat Cat is sleeping in peace. Bang! 

Suddenly there is a noise in the kitchen. 

There is a thief in the house and Fat Cat 

is the only one who can stop him! 

What is Fat Cat’s plan? And can he save 

Mum’s jewellery? 

HENRY HARRIS 

HATES HAITCHES 

Maria Cleary 

Henry Harris can’t say the letter ‘H’. 

He hates haitches more than he hates 

homework or horrible Hannah Hunter 

who laughs at him. 

Then one day something happens to 

Henry’s best friend, Harry. What happens 

when Henry helps Harry? 

Level C 

CLIL Art | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-525-3 

Level C CLIL Geography | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-245-0 

Level D CLIL Civics | Reading 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-314-3 


32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-246-7 

ISBN 978-3-85272-726-4 

ISBN 978-3-85272-728-8 ISBN 978-3-85272-727-1 

SKATER BOY 

Maria Cleary 

All the mothers are afraid of Skater Boy. 

He’s the fastest kid in town. But all the 

children love Skater Boy because he’s 

the fastest kid in town. 

One day, while the mothers are planning 

to catch Skater Boy something terrible 

happens. Baby climbs and climbs to the 

top of the climbing frame. And Skater 

Boy is the only one who can save him. 

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Find a rubber. 

Throw it up into the air. 

Can you catch it? 

Can you now hand it to a friend? 

“What’s that?” say the mothers. 

“Look out!” shouts Skater Boy as he races 

under the climbing frame. 

He catches Baby just before he falls. 

“Just in time,” says Skater Boy and he 

hands Baby to his mother. 

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32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-526-0 

A fun TPR approach to guarantee optimal learning. 


MOONY GOES ON HOLIDAY 

Dilys Ross 

Moony lives on the moon. Every day is the 

same: he cleans his home, he waters his 

garden, then he goes for a walk. 

Moony is bored. He wants to hear noise 

and see people. He wants to go to Earth. 

One day, Alex the astronaut arrives and 

agrees to take Moony home with him. 

What happens when Moony arrives on 

Earth? What surprises does he fi nd? And 

what does Moony decide to do: stay on 

Earth or go back to the moon? 

FOOD FOR THE WINTER 

Rick Sampedro 

It is a cold hard winter and there are not 

enough nuts and seeds for the animals 

in the forest. 

They are all weak and hungry... all except 

Chippy and his family. They have got lots 

of food for the winter. 

But something terrible happens and 

Chippy soon learns that sharing is best. 

LOLA IN THE 

LAND OF FIRE 

Rick Sampedro 

A long time ago there was a girl called 

Lola. Lola lived with her family in the 

Selk’nam tribe, in a beautiful land near 

the end of the world. 

One day when Lola is with the Yamana 

tribe in the south of the land, a big ship 

arrives. 

Who is on the ship? And how will they 

change Lola’s land forever? 

UPSIDE DOWN 

Rick Sampedro 

It’s a lovely sunny day in Loony Town. 

The sky is blue and Kate and Charlie 

are playing in the park. But when Kate 

looks up she sees a fi sh fl ying in the sky. 

Then the mice start chasing the cats and 

the cats start chasing the dogs. 

The world is upside down! Now Kate and 

Charlie must put everything back in its 

place again. 

Level D CLIL Science | Geography 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-956-5 

Level E CLIL Geography | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-331-0 

Level E CLIL Geography | History 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-957-2 

Level E CLIL Civics | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-527-7 

ISBN 978-3-85272-730-1 

LOST ON THE COAST 

Rick & Steve Sampedro 

A baby whale is stranded on a beach 

after an oil spill. It is hot and the whale 

can’t breathe. Lots of people come to 

look but no-one knows what to do until 

Rawiri arrives. Rawiri has got a plan. 

Is his plan good enough to save the 

whale? 

LANGUAGE 

Language is presented both as lexical groups and language functions. On-page activities 

often link in with other curricular subjects and allow the readers to interact with the story. 

Before and after reading activities pre-teach and practise words and structures and provide 

skills and pronunciation practice. 

Level E CLIL Geography | Science 

32 pages 

ISBN 978-3-85272-247-4 

ISBN 978-3-85272-729-5 



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Beauty and the Beast 

Characters 

Storyteller 1 

Storyteller 2 

Beauty’s father 

Beauty 

Beauty’s older sister 

Beauty’s oldest sister 

The beast 

The postman 

Stagehands 

Scene 1 

The two storytellers enter and stand on either side of the stage. 

Storyteller 1 Hello, ladies and gentleman. This is the story of Beauty and the beast. 

Beauty’s father enters, then Beauty and her two sisters. 

Storyteller 2 A man lived in a big house. He had three daughters. 

Storyteller 1 The two older daughters were beautiful. But they weren’t kind. 

Older sister I’m beautiful. Very beautiful. I’m more beautiful than you. 

Oldest sister No, you aren’t. I’m more beautiful than you. 

Storyteller 2 The youngest daughter was beautiful and kind. Her name was Beauty. 

Beauty touches her father’s arm and smiles at him. 

Beauty I love you, father 

Father I love you, too, Beauty. 

Scene 2 

A PLAY 

Props 

A letter in an envelope 

A small suitcase or bag 

Coconut shells to make the sound of horse’s hooves 

Long dresses 

A model castle or a big picture of a castle 

A mask for the beast 

A hand mirror 

Cymbals 

Confetti 

Storyteller 1 One day, there was a knock on the door. 

Sound effect: knocking 

The postman enters with a letter. 

Storyteller 1 It was the postman. 

Postman This is for Beauty’s father. It’s very important. 

The postman gives the letter to Beauty’s father, then goes off. 

Beauty’s father opens the letter and reads it. 

Father I’ve got to go to the city. Would you like some presents? 

Older sister I want a new dress. 

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Play Station Project 

Drama 

Perform the play of Beauty and the Beast. 

You need: 

The playscript from the internet 

Costumes 

A mask for the beast 

Table and chairs 

Some roses 

A mirror 

BEAUTY 

AND THE 

BEAST 

Performed 

by Class 5 

Friday 

at 3 o’clock 

Project 

1 Download the playscript of Beauty 

and the Beast from the internet. 

Read it aloud in class. 

2 Decide who is going to play each part. 

Help each other to learn your lines. 

3 Find costumes. Make a mask for the beast. 

Collect furniture and props. 

4 Practise each scene many times. 

5 Decide when you are going to perform the play. Make 

tickets, posters and programmes. Invite your friends 

and family to the play. 

6 Perform the play. 

Go to www.helblingyoungreaders.com to download this page. 

© Helbling Languages 2014 


Colour the mask then cut it out. 

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Helbling Young Readers Guides: 

• How to use your Flashcards 

• How to use your Big Books 

• How to help your child read in English 

Project 

Project pages with extras needed 

to complete all tasks. 

Video overview of the main features 

and how to use them with your students. 

Can I Play? 

Rick Sampedro 

Photocopiable 

Worksheet 

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Can I Play? 

Rick Sampedro 

Cambridge YLE: Starters Reading and Writing 

1 A 8, B 4, C 4, D 4, E 8, F 4, G 8, H 8 

Photocopiable Worksheet 

Worksheet Answer Key 

a a 

Cambridge YLE: Starters Reading and Writing 

1 Read. Put a tick (4) or a cross (8). 

A This is a 

schoolbag. 

C This is a ball. 

E This is a key. 

This is a crayon. 

G This is a crayon. 

2 Read. Put a tick (4) or a cross (8). 

A This is 

C This is a 

a blue kite. 

B This is a kite. 

D This is a koala. 

F This is a flag. 

H This is Billy. 

B This is a red kite. 

D This is a yellow 

purple key. 

schoolbag. 

2 A 4, B 8, C 8, D 4, E 8, F 8, G 8, H 4 

3 A pink, B orange, C purple, D brown, E green, F blue, G yellow, 

H white, I red 

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Photocopiable worksheets and teaching notes 

with Cambridge ESOL YLE Exam Practice. 

HELBLING YOUNG READERS GUIDES (free downloads) 

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How to use your Big Books 978-3-99045-266-0 

How to help your child read in English 978-3-99045-093-2 

Go to the Young Readers category on our blog 

for all the latest theory, plus lesson plans and 

interviews with the authors and illustrators. 

blog.helblingreaders.com 


BIG BOOKS 

Specially 

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Big Books make reading 

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Maxi-format illustrations 

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will allow children to see 

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pointed to and read by the 

teacher. 


Big Books will bring 

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They are an ideal way to 

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FOR 

CONFIDENT 

MOTIVATED 

READERS 

FOR TEACHERS 

Why shared reading 

and interactive 

reading aloud 

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• Children love a good story and the attention 

of being read to personally. 

• Children feel involved in the action and they even 

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• Comprehension is almost immediate, with instant 

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• As children observe and listen they develop 

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• Helps in teaching frequently used vocabulary. 

• Encourages initiative in the form of making 

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entering a story world and using their own 

imagination. 

• Encourages and breaks down barriers for children 

struggling to read. 


• Size: 35x47 cm 

• Pages: 24 (story only) 

• Picture dictionary 

• Quick guide in book 

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play. 

Act & Sing 1: 

• Help for Father Christmas 

• Easter eggs surprise 

• Help from friends 

Act & Sing 2: 

• Halloween! 

• Where’s your ticket, Father 

Christmas? 

• Clever Easter rabbits 

EXAM 

Cambridge English: 

YLE 


Hooray! 

Let’s play! 

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25 February 2014, author Herbert Puchta accompanied 

by Helbling Languages Managing Director Lucia Astuti 

and Helbling Languages President Markus Spielmann, 

received from HRH Princess Anne the prestigious ESU 

English Language Book award as Best entry for young 

learners for their kindergarten course book series Hooray! 

Let’s Play! 

The annual HRH the Duke of Edinburgh English Language 

Book Awards, founded in the 1970s, celebrate innovation 

and good practice in the fi eld of the English language 

and English language teaching. The award is assessed: 

Originality, Practicality, Presentation. 

” 

“ 

The course is packed with 

imaginative and fun activities 

to encourage young learners 

to interact with language 

in a variety of ways. 

Great illustrations, engaging 

video material and flash cards 

will ensure that the course 

materials are a firm favourite 

with students. 

” 

Hooray! Let’s play! is also winner of the 2013 ELTons 

Award for Excellence in Course Innovation. 

The winners of the British Council 2013 ELTons Awards, 

a celebration of excellence in English language teaching 

from around the world, were announced at a ceremony 

in London on 22 May. 

The ELTons, are the only reward educational resources 

that help English language learners and teachers to 

achieve their goals. 

The independent jury of experts who judged the entries 

nominated Hooray! Let’s Play! by Herbert Puchta and 

Günter Gerngross for the prize and fi nally declared it the 

winner in the Excellence in Course Innovation category. 

These two prized accolades make it clear that Hooray! Let’s Play! 

offers a uniquely successful approach to teaching very young learners. 

Its systematic method of developing children’s cognitive skills has won the admiration 

of teachers as well as parents alike – it works, and the children love every lesson. 

ESU AWARD 2013 

ceremony: 

Herbert Puchta, author, 

HRH Princess Anne 

and Lucia Astuti, 

Helbling Languages M.D. 


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