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

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. 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.

• | Author: Jeanne Willis, Kimberley Reynolds, Nicolas Aznarez
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: May 12, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780198305842
• | ISBN-10: 0198305842