Marcos Benevides

Biography

Marcos Benevides is the publisher and series editor of Atama-ii Books, a multiple award-nominated series of graded readers. He is also the series editor and lead writer for Choose Your Own Adventure graded readers (McGraw-Hill Education), and co-author of Widgets: A task-based course in practical English (Pearson) and Fiction in Action: Whodunit (Abax), which was awarded both the 2010 Duke of Edinburgh English Book Award and a 2011 British Council ELTon for Innovation. Marcos teaches English at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo.

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Books

Hunter in the Darkness: An Easy-English Adventure with 8 Different Endings
Series: Atama-ii multiple-path graded readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,350. Language: American English. Published: March 25, 2015 by Atama-ii Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Interactive Adventures, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Readers
YOU are a vampire hunter. You track the evil vampire, Aku, to a small town in Canada, but what's next? Are you the hunter? Or... the hunted? Choose from 8 different endings! The Atama-ii series is nominated for the 2015 British Council ELTon Award for Innovation in Learner Resources, and this title is also nominated for a Language Learner Literature Award.
Backstage Pass: An Easy-English Adventure with 8 Different Endings
Series: Atama-ii multiple-path graded readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,320. Language: American English. Published: March 25, 2015 by Atama-ii Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Interactive Adventures, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Readers
YOUR favorite band is coming to town, and you have tickets. Will you end up on stage jamming with the band... or will you spend the night in jail? Choose from 8 different endings! The Atama-ii series is nominated for the 2015 British Council ELTon Award for Innovation in Learner Resources, and this title is also nominated for a Language Learner Literature Award.
The Lost Cup: An Easy-English Adventure with 8 Different Endings
Series: Atama-ii multiple-path graded readers, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,450. Language: American English. Published: March 25, 2015 by Atama-ii Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Interactive Adventures, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Readers
You are a detective on the trail of the stolen world cup of soccer. You follow the trophy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but what comes next? Will you find fame, or... death? Choose from 8 different endings! The Atama-ii series is nominated for the 2015 British Council ELTon Award for Innovation in Learner Resources, and two of the titles are nominated for a Language Learner Literature Awards.
Zombies in Tokyo: An Easy-English Adventure with 8 Different Endings
Series: Atama-ii multiple-path graded readers, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,380. Language: American English. Published: March 25, 2015 by Atama-ii Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Interactive Adventures, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Readers
YOU live and work in Tokyo. Every day is the same. You get up, you go to work, you go home again. Then, one day, everything is different. Very, very different... Choose from 8 different endings! The Atama-ii series is nominated for the 2015 British Council ELTon Award for Innovation in Learner Resources, and two of the titles are nominated for a Language Learner Literature Awards.
Journey to Mars: An Easy-English Adventure with 8 Different Endings
Series: Atama-ii multiple-path graded readers, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,360. Language: American English. Published: March 25, 2015 by Atama-ii Books. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Interactive Adventures, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Readers
YOU are an astronaut on the first trip to Mars. Can you and your crew survive the dangers of space and complete your mission? Journey to Mars is an easy-English adventure with eight different endings. The Atama-ii Series is nominated for the 2015 British Council ELTon Award for Innovation in Learner Resources, and two of the titles are also nominated for a 2015 Language Learner Literature Award.