Kino finds a large pearl, which he thinks will save his family from poverty. But the pearl brings misfortune and changes the life of the family forever.

Penguim Active Reading provides reading and language learning at five levels, through full-dolour, beautofully illustrated Readers. As well enjoyable stories and texts, each book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills and consolidate vocabulary, and offers personalised project work. Each book is supported by an intereactive CD-ROM which contains additional activities and the complete audio recording.