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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Tall and Tiny Jeanne Willis

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Tall and Tiny By Jeanne Willis

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Tall and Tiny by Jeanne Willis


Summary

Step into the world of King Arthur as he faces a huge giant and meets a boy as small as a thumb! Two classic folk tales retold by Jeanne Willis. TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 711. Its much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Tall and Tiny Summary

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Tall and Tiny by Jeanne Willis

When a duke's daughter is kidnapped, King Arthur sails across the sea to take on the terrifying giant who lives on Mont-Saint-Michel. When a farmer and his wife wish for a son, they don't expect him to be thumb-sized, but Tom Thumb makes up for his height with his enormous character. A charmingly illustrated retelling of two folk stories set in the time of King Arthur: one about a giant as big as a mountain, and the other about a boy as small as your thumb. TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.

About Jeanne Willis

Winner of the Red House Children's Book Award, 2007; the Red House Children's Book Award, 2007; and Silver Smarties Prize (0-5 years) 2003. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Award, 2004. Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's most well-known and best-loved authors. A prolific writer, he has won numerous awards and was the Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. His world-famous War Horse met with international acclaim and has been made into a stage play and a film. Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Childrens Literature at Newcastle University. She has advised on and contributed to many children's literature broadcasts, programmes, films and other projects, including for the V&A Museum, British Library and British Council. In 2013 she won the International Brothers Grimm Award for an outstanding body of research into children's literature. She is a trustee of Seven Stories, the National Centre for Childrens Books in Newcastle and was a founder-member of the UK Childrens Laureate.

Additional information

GOR008962462
9780198305842
0198305842
Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Tall and Tiny by Jeanne Willis
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20160512
24
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