English for all other children
Why buy our Zigzag English books for children?
- They’re often funny! Children want to read them!
- They teach useful English based around children’s everyday lives.
- The language starts from zero, but quickly becomes more complex, without the child realising.
- For ages 4-7: Our books for adults to read to children are designed to help your child learn English. Children love the photo illustrations. The language is simple, useful and suitable for older children – of any age – to read for themselves.
- In Book 1, Tony is in danger. Will he find a new place to live in time? In Book 2, we find out about Tony’s new and happy everyday life. In Book 3, Tony enjoys the winter weather and celebrates a traditional British Christmas.
For 8 to 11 year olds:
This is a serious course book for complete beginners, but it’s fun, too. Help your child learn real English early with the help of hundreds of photos, sentences, questions and answers and fun texts. There are also 3 tests (with answers) to check your child’s progress.
There’s plenty of colour and humour to motivate your child. Even grammar can be taught in a fun way!
Listen to an extract from Read English with Zigzag 1
- For ages 7-11: Our I Speak English Too! dialogue books and Read English with Zigzag readers help you help your child to make real progress. They’re fun to read and include comprehension questions and answers. There’s an audiobook of Zigzag 1 + 2 on Audible.
- These books are suitable for children who are starting to learn English at school. The English starts at a very low level and gradually becomes more difficult. Your child may not realise how much he or she is learning!
- In the Read English with Zigzag series, we take part in the lives of Zigzag, a cat who thinks he’s a tiger, Pam the dog and the children Poppy and Adam. The children go about their daily lives, while Zigzag and Pam have little adventures. Children love these simple but funny books.
- In I Speak English Too! four children meet and get to know each other. They talk about their families, pets, school, friends, hobbies, holidays and more. Book 1 is the first book I use for complete beginners. Read the dialogues with your child and ask them questions in English. You’ll be surprised how quickly they pick up essential day to day English.
Read English with Ben
- For age 11+: Our series Read English with Ben for children in lower secondary school is aimed at children who already have some basic understanding of English.
- The English becomes more difficult from book to book.
- Every chapter includes comprehension and/or discussion questions and a fun language activity, to encourage your child to extend his or her vocabulary and to use English.
- The books can be read as a series or you can just choose the one that’s at the right level for your child.
Book 1 – Ben enjoys his last year at primary school and starts his summer holidays. What is in the mysterious parcel and who is it from? What are Ben’s parents arguing about? And will the family ever go away on holiday?
Book 2 – Ben and his parents travel to Scotland. Why do they go camping in the middle of nowhere? Can a boy from London wear a kilt at the Highland Games? And what does Ben find out about his own family?
Book 3 – Ben finally starts secondary school and faces new challenges. Does he win the school photo competition? Do his parents survive his first attempt at making a family meal? And what happens when he breaks a school rule and ends up in the Headteacher’s office?
For teenagers (and adults):
This is a book for intermediate learners who want to improve their non-fiction comprehension and vocabulary. The book is written in reasonably easy English, and there are lots of challenging language activities to test your child’s comprehension and to help them to learn from the vocabulary and grammar used in the book. There are helpful word lists too.
The book is researched and written by me (not by AI!) and I hope your child finds the topics as interesting as I did. This is a large book, and every topic gets 1 or 2 pages. There are lots of colour illustrations – mainly photos – to add interest and help your child learn.
- What does it feel like to go over the Niagara Falls?
- How confident are you of winning a fight against an eagle?
- What is suspicious about the deaths of 7 American presidents?
- How were thousands of women killed by their dresses?
- What’s the job that’s done by both rats and dolphins?
- Could your parents be Russian spies?
- What’s the difference between Hobson’s choice and Morton’s Fork?
- How did a mouse kill a man?
And lots more…
Our activity books for children at secondary school
- Our activity books are suitable for lower secondary school-aged children and above, and cover levels A1 to A2 (elementary), A2 to B1 (lower intermediate) and B1 to B2 (intermediate).
- They’re designed to help your child consolidate his or her knowledge of English, while having fun.
- The children’s activity book is illustrated with full-colour photos. The activity books for older children and adults are illustrated in black and white.
These realistic, interesting and sometimes funny dialogues will encourage discussion and help students to speak everyday English more confidently and fluently.
- From elementary to upper-intermediate level (A2 to B2).
- Conversations with friends, family, teachers, shop assistants, strangers, a careers advisor and a university admissions officer.
- Vocabulary lists.
- Comprehension questions with answers.
- Includes 10 dialogues focusing on important grammar topics, with grammar exercises and answers.
- The dialogues can be photocopied by secondary school teachers for their English classes.
- A good buy for parents too – a fun way to help your child with English.
Enjoy some extracts from our books!
