Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. The Ice Age films are popular with children around the world for their humorous, lovable characters and their themes of friendship.Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Popcorn ELT Reader is based on the third film in the franchise. In this third Ice Age story, mammoths Manny and Ellie are expecting a baby. But Manny's friends, Diego and Sid, feel left out. Sid finds and adopts three very large eggs. The eggs hatch into baby dinosaurs and when their mother comes to claim them back, she carries Sid off too! The friends set off to rescue Sid, encountering a new friend, fierce dinosaurs and dangerous terrain along the way. But who, or what, is Rudy? LEVEL 3 BOOK ONLY Also perfect for native English speakers who are struggling with their reading Full-colour with stills from the film Meetsection provides a visual introduction to the characters before students start reading New Words picture dictionary introduces students to new vocabulary at the start of the book Real Worldspread provides cross-curricular support and focuses on dinosaurs Five-page activity section checks comprehension and provides opportunities for follow-up work. Activities are designed to cater for different learning styles. Series Information PopcornELTReadersis a series of low-level graded readers aimed at younger students who are beginning to learn English as a Foreign Language. The series covers three levels from Level 1 (Early Beginner) to Level 3 (High Beginner) and is aimed at students aged eight to eleven years. Each reader is available in Book Only or Book and 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 and downloadable flashcards.