Overview

This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today''s children to read. Grey A (NC level 3a) ... Erik''s family think he is completely useless, but when he catches a mysterious bird stealing their apples, it marks the beginning of his amazing adventures. With a talking wolf, a magical little man and a flying ship along the way, where will Erik''s journey take him?

This book contains two stories about a boy called Erik. In the first, Erik learns that being poor and honest is preferable to being rich if it involves lying and cheating. In the second, Erik goes on a quest to win over the tsar’s beautiful daughter, Elena.