Author

Contributions

  • Derek Strange (Editor) - Contributor
  • Clive Collins - Illustrator
  • Dereck Strange - Editor

Publication

1995-03-01 - Penguin Books, London

Language

English

Word Count

12,000 words, Guess

Page Count

48 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100140814833
  • ISBN-139780140814835
  • LibraryThing666301
  • Goodreads2126878
  • OCLC Control Number36276538
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Description

It is difficult to be really bad at something, but the people in this book are. Drivers who cannot drive, travellers who get lost all the time, and policemen who cannot catch criminals. This book is full of funny stories about people who do things wrong - and they're all true!

Description

One of a series designed as an introduction to literature. It is graded into six levels, and each book contains an introduction and exercises. It is designed for students of English as a foreign or as a second language, and for reluctant readers. This book is about funny things going wrong.

Subjects

Topics

HumorEnglishAnecdotesGraded readingsLearning EnglishLearning languages

Series Statement

  • Penguin Readers. Level 3

Other Editions

  • The Book of Heroic FailuresPaperbackPenguin Books1995-03-01

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