Synopsis
It is night in the south seas near Tahiti, and the ship HMS Bounty has begun the long voyage home to England. But the Sailors on the ship are angry men, and they have swords and guns. They pull the captain out of bed and take him up on deck. He tries to run, but a sailor holds a knife to his neck. ' Do that again, captain Bligh, and you're a dead man!' he says.
The mutiny on the Bounty happened in April, 1789. This is the true story of Captain Bligh and Flectcher Christian,and the ship that never came home to England.
About the Author
Tim Vicary is an experienced teacher and writer, and has written several storeis for the Oxford Bookworms Library. Many of these books are in the Thriller & Adventure series, such as White Death (at stage 1), or in the True Stories Series, like The Coldest Place on Earth, which is illustrated by photographs taken on the actual expeditions to the South Pole.
About the Series
Oxford Bookworms Library provides a range of books to help ensure the language level is right for your student. Each title includes an Introduction, Glossary, About the Author Information, and Before, While and After Reading Activities. For each stage there is a Teacher's Handbook, Tests and Activity Worksheets.
Note: There are over 200 titles in this series, so if there is a title you would like to special order, we will do our best to get it for you.Audio CDs are available for the majority of these readers. Please contact us for special orders.
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