A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.

An abridged version of two stories by Washington Irving; complete with vocabulary and comprehension checks for beginning readers.

No One Gets Left Behind! This read-along retells the story of Lilo & Stitch. Follow the adventure when an escaped alien crash lands on the island of Hawaii and ends up becoming the household pet of a little girl named Lilo. With original character voices and word-for-word narration that readers can follow along with on the CD.

Rip Van Winkle lives near the beautiful Hudson River in New York State in the 1700s. One day he goes walking in the mountains, has a strong drink and falls asleep. He wakes up much, much later, and everything seems very different... People say that strange ghosts live in Sleepy Hollow, where Ichabod Crane lives and works. Ichabod likes Katrina Van Tassel, but Brom Bones likes her too. Ichabod thinks this is his only problem, until one night he sees the ghost of the Headless Horseman... Easy adaptation in American English at Step One level ; Wide range of activities practicing the four skills ; KET-style activities ; Trinity-style activities (Grade 3) ; Dossiers on America in the 1700s, The American Revolution and New York : Yesterday and Today ; Projects on the web ; Full recording of the text ; Exit tests with answer keys.

Two of Washington Irving's classic short stories have been adapted for young readers. When Ichabod Crane enters the village of Sleepy Hollow, he is enthralled by its ghost stories—until he becomes the center of one. Then, the strange disappearance of Rip Van Winkle has been the talk of his village for twenty years, yet it's only been a night's sleep for Rip! The mysteries of the old Dutch settlements are retold in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.