Three folk tales from around the world retold by the wonderful storyteller Gervase Phinn. In the first, a golden turtle offers a kindly fisherman riches beyond his wildest dreams. In the secod, Amparo s daughter looks sweet, but when she s determined to do something nothing gets in her way. In the third, a naughty leprechaun gets a big shock

Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

A wanted poster on pages 54 and 55 for the leprechaun in the last story helps children to recap all the...

Meet a proud lion, a hungry hyena and a greedy lizard in Fables from Africa. These animals learn very important lessons in these stories from Africa which will make you both laugh and think. Captivating versions of some of the best myths and legends from around the world. TreeTops Myths and Legends are fascinating and action-packed stories that will motivate and inspire readers. These are some of the oldest and most enduring stories in the world, retold by leading contemporary children's authors to bring out all of the action, drama, humour and depth of the original stories in a way that...