
Penguin Readers Level 4: What You Are Looking For Is In The Library (ELT Graded Reader)
Abridged Edition
Michiko Aoyama(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 9. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-241-75396-5 (ISBN)
Description
This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read.
In this story, Sayuri Komachi is a librarian who recommends books and gives gifts to people. She helps them find what they are really looking for in life. The books and gifts are special for each person. They show them that life might not always be easy, but it can still be wonderful.
Our Penguin Readers books include:
Simple text (CEFR-levelled)
Pictures to help you understand the story
Fun exercises to help you learn and practise English
With the print book, you can get even more help online:
Read the book online
Listen to the book being read out loud
Get lesson plans for teachers
Find answers to check your understanding
Note: online resources not available with the eBook.
In this story, Sayuri Komachi is a librarian who recommends books and gives gifts to people. She helps them find what they are really looking for in life. The books and gifts are special for each person. They show them that life might not always be easy, but it can still be wonderful.
Our Penguin Readers books include:
Simple text (CEFR-levelled)
Pictures to help you understand the story
Fun exercises to help you learn and practise English
With the print book, you can get even more help online:
Read the book online
Listen to the book being read out loud
Get lesson plans for teachers
Find answers to check your understanding
Note: online resources not available with the eBook.
More details
Series
Edition
Abridged Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Young adult
ELT/ESL
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
80 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-75396-5 (9780241753965)
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Michiko Aoyama
Penguin Readers Level 4: What You Are Looking for is in the Library (ELT Graded Reader)
Abridged Edition
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04/2026
Penguin Books Ltd
€7.99
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Person
Michiko Aoyama is the author of the multi-million-copy bestselling What You Are Looking For is in the Library, translated by Alison Watts, which was a Time Book of the Year, a Times bestseller and a New York Times Book of the Month. Matcha on Monday is a companion read to the author's debut, Hot Chocolate on Thursday. Both are set in and around the fictitious Marble Cafe, a tiny community cafe in Tokyo.
Another book available in English by Aoyama and translated by Takami Nieda is the international bestseller The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park.
Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.
Another book available in English by Aoyama and translated by Takami Nieda is the international bestseller The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park.
Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.