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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Icarus Susan Gates

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Icarus By Susan Gates

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Icarus by Susan Gates


Summary

Amara watches as Daedulus and Icarus fly to freedom on handmade wings. But disaster strikes when Icarus steers too close to the sun ... 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: Icarus Summary

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Icarus by Susan Gates

Children can dream of what it is like to fly in this reworking of Ovid's classic myth, told through the eyes of servant girl Amara. When Daedalus the inventor and his son Icarus are imprisoned by King Minos, escape looks impossible. But with his ingenious talent Daedalus manages to construct wings, enabling the pair to take on the form of birds. Tragedy strikes when Icarus fails to listen to his father's instructions, and the invention that should be his saviour proves to be the opposite. 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 Susan Gates

Twice winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award, 1995 and 2000; winner of the Stockport Children's Book Award, 1998; received a Commendation for Carnegie Medal, 1995; shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize, 1995. 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 U

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GOR010868389
9780198305866
0198305869
Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 8: Icarus by Susan Gates
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20160512
24
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