Science and art collaborate to recreate life on Earth more than 200 million years ago

Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. The Ice Age films are popular with children around the world for their humorous, lovable characters and their themes of friendship. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Popcorn ELT Reader is based on the third film in the franchise.

Manny, Diego, and Sid have never been on an adventure quite like this before. When Sid gets sucked into a mysterious new world deep underground, it's up to his friends to bring him home safe. But a rescue mission isn't easy when dealing with a protective mother T. rex, a vengeful dinosaur, and a swashbuckling weasel—not to mention a mammoth with a baby on the way!

Manny is on a mission: Make the tundra as safe as possible before baby mammoth is born. With frozen danger everywhere they look, Manny, Sid, and Diego have quite a job to do! Can these future father figures baby-proof nature in time?

Surviving among the fierce and enormous creatures, Buck is a weasel who has become the master navigator of a mysterious world deep beneath the tundra. He is the only one who can keep Manny, Diego, Ellie, Crash, and Eddie safe from his archenemy, Rudy—a vicious dino who is out for revenge! Buck leads the Ice Age gang on a new adventure in the jungle, where they find danger, excitement, and unexpected new friends.

Diego and Sid couldn't be happier for their friend Manny—he's about to become a dad! Manny's been so busy getting ready for the baby that he doesn't notice when he hurts his friends' feelings. But when Sid gets kidnapped by a crazed dinosaur, Diego and the dad-to-be have to put aside their differences and focus on one thing—going on an incredible journey to a dangerous new world and bringing Sid back!