Man v Beast and Against the Night: A collection of books for English Language Learners (A Hippo Graded Reader)

Man v Beast

Man, with his superior intelligence, believes that he controls nature, but sometimes, when man least expects it... the beast bites back.

In these horrific stories, you will find out how far a man will go to protect his home from man-eating hogs, and what happens when killer wasps and the military mix. You will learn the true nature of fear when you read what starving wolves will do to satisfy their desperate hunger, and what happens when a giant anaconda gets loose on the Beijing Subway. You will go back in time to witness the bloody battle to the death between a Neanderthal and a cave bear. And then, when you think it's all over and it's safe to breathe again, the jungle comes alive, it surrounds you, crushes you, drags you in and holds on to you, and then you hear a sound... breathing... getting closer...

Prepare to be terrified. Prepare for Man v Beast.

Against the Night

What happens when we die? Are there really spirits walking among us? Haunting us and helping us?

The six short stories in Against the Night will make you think and make you wonder. From the terror of The Mechanical Turk and the evil Mr. Clean, to the mystery of Messages and The Floating Girl, and the horror of Gone and Sixteen Years, once you start reading this book, you won't be able to stop until the last page. And after that, you'll check the cupboards and under your bed... to make sure you really are alone in the night.

Man v Beast and Against the Night are published by Hippo Books, a publisher dedicated to producing interesting, readable and fun books. These books are suitable for English students with upper-intermediate English or higher. Be sure to check out our other Hippo Graded Readers.


About the Authors:

Patrick Kennedy is the chief editor at Hippo Books. He is also one of Hippo's principal writers. He is a DELTA qualified English teacher with over ten years' experience teaching in Europe and Asia. Patrick has also written three English language textbook series. He is the author of the Mahoney Green mysteries and has contributed to many of Hippo's short story collections. To find out more about this author, click his name under the book title above.

Cooper Baltis is one of the writers and founders of Hippo Books. He is a former Fulbright English Teaching Assistant at the National University of Mongolia and is TESOL certified. He has taught English in Asia for five years and has published stories in several literary magazines in America. His Hippo books include Hassan and Lulu and My Brother the Giant, as well as many short story collections. To find out more about this author, click his name under the book title above.