Extensive reading improves fluency & there is a real need in the ELT  classroom for contemporary graded material that will motivate students to read. The true untold story behind the black women who helped America win the space race. LEVEL 4 (Upper-intermediate): For students with 4+ years of English CEF Stage B1. 2000 headwords (story: up to 15, 000 words) Comes with CD – online resources also Perfect also for native English speaking children who are struggling with their reading Success of the movie ensures its status as a contemporary classic with global appeal for students. Full colour film stills mixed with historical black & white photographs bring the story to life & aid comprehension. People & Places section provides clear visual context before students start reading, along with a timeline of the events of the book. Fact File section – as well as various fact boxes throughout the text – provides further information on the time in which these events occurred, as well as humankind’s race to land on the planet Mars. Extended self-study activities enable students to check their progress as they read.  Series Information Scholastic ELT Secondary Readers are a series of contemporary film & TV adaptations, original teenage fiction, classic literature & biographies. Specifically targeted at teenagers learning English, they are published at five levels following a carefully graded syllabus.. Each reader is available in Book Only or Book & CD formats. The CD features an audio recording of the story for reading along. There are also online resource sheets providing step-by-step lesson plans, extra activities & downloadable flashcards.