Macmillan Readers Mistress Of Spices Upper Intermediate Reader

Original author Banerjee Divakaruni, Chitra; Retold by Collins, Anne
Short description/annotation:

The Mistress of Spices is an adapted Upper level reader written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This is the story of Tilo who owns a spice shop in California but she is not an ordinary shopkeeper, she is the Mistress of Spices. With her secret powers she is able to help customers find answers to questions of love, loss and loneliness.

Description:

• Carefully controlled information, structure and vocabulary
• Glossary at the back of the book explains some of the difficult words and phrases
• The book has around 2200 basic words for Upper-level students
• Points for Understanding section
• Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets

Biographical note:
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Retold by Anne Collins.
Description for collection:
The Macmillan Graded Readers series is one of the most popular simplified readers for learners of English. The series is published at six levels – Starter, Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate. The information, structure and vocabulary are controlled at each level to suit the students’ ability. The Macmillan Readers provide a choice of enjoyable reading materials for learners of English from a range of prestigious authors from around the world.