Student's Book - Page 88 - 2

Student’s Book - Page 88 - 2

Listen and check your answers. Why are these books special?

In 1939 Ernest Vincent Wight wrote a novel called Gadsby. It is about how a man called Gadsby help save a town that is slowly dying.

The book is quite long. In fact, it has 50,110 words. But the incredible thing is that none of the words in the book, use the letter E. And remember, he is the most used letter in the English language.

John James Audubon was a French American naturalist and painter. He loved to paint birds. During the 1830s he produced a book with 435 beautiful paintings of birds. It was called birds of America. In 201, a copy of this book sold for 7.3 million pounds, making it the most expensive book in the world.

The most famous collection of fairytales was published in Germany in 1812 by the Grimm brothers. The collection contains well-known fairytales such as Snow White and Rose red.

Rumpelstiltskin and Rapunzel. Many of the fairytales have been made into films.

Eric Carl’s picture book. The very Hungry Caterpillar is one of the United Kingdom’s best loved books. It’s the story of a tiny egg that turns into a caterpillar and eats its way through different foods. It finally becomes a butterfly. The picture book was translated into over 50 languages.