A boat trip to the Farallon Islands near San Francisco to see the birds and sea-life there turns into a journey of terror as ghastly ghosts from the past appear... This reader uses the Expansive Reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text.

As well as the story, written and recorded in American English, this reader contains:
• An introduction about San Francisco
▪ A wide range of activities practicing the four skills
• Dossier: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
• KET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grades 1, 2)
• Special AUDIO CD/CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice
• An exit test and key at blackcat-cideb.