Hans Christian Andersen

Caroline Castle

Kate Petty

2005 is the bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth. His stories have timeless themes - love, death, coming to terms with all that life offers. cruelty into contemporary takes on life. The Steadfast Tin Solder becomes The Flames of Love, The Ugly Duckling is retold as Swan and The Emperor's New Clothes, retold as The King of Cool, has new relevance as the story of a boy obsessed with branded clothing. All are memorable for the shock value of many of Andersen's most painful images: the shards of a broken mirror; the piercing of a broken heart. Wild Swans(The Wild Swanns), The Princess and the Pea (Mother Knows Best), The Little Match Girl (A Little Flame), The Ugly Duckling (Swan) and The Little Mermaid (Coming Up for Air) are all also recast for the 21st century.

Tales of Beauty and Cruelty

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Drawing from the fifty-four principles adopted by the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, this photo essay provides an in-depth look at fourteen of the declarations that affect a child's everyday existence.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Words and Pictures

For Every Child

Herbert Binns is such a clever mouse that some of the other animals are jealous of his talents and plot to sabotage his new invention, a flying tricycle.

Herbert Binns & the Flying Tricycle

Malachy Doyle

Pete is playing soccer, when all of a sudden, a spaceship lands in his backyard! Can Pete help Zub to fix the Flubmobile? Will they ever get home in time for tea? Beautifully illustrated, QEB Storytime introduces young children to the pleasure of reading and sharing stories. Also includes supporting notes for parents and teachers.

Teatime in Space

Sam Childs

Printed on sturdy, flexible card now the very youngest children can enjoy the antics of the inimitable Little Zeb in these bold, colourful 'bendy' books which introduce a whole cast of new characters to his world. Little Zeb asks various creatures how they go. Some go hippety hoppety and some go flippety floppety, but when Little Zeb meets the big green crocodile he knows it's time to be on his way.

Little Zeb's Big Question

Susan Quinn

Lucy Barnard

Duba Kolanovic

Giles Paley-Phillips,

Leonie Roberts

This delightful treasury of stories features charming characters and beautiful illustrations - each with a hidden message. The Big Book of Bedtime Stories introduces young children to the pleasures of reading and includes eight stories to choose from. Each story is perfect for reading together and is just the right length for bedtime. All the other dragons laugh at The Littlest Dragon because he can’t breathe fire. But when winter comes all the other dragons catch colds. Will the Littlest Dragon be able to breathe fire after all? When William’s baby brother arrives, his Mom and Dad are too busy to read him a bedtime story, so William sets off to find a new home in There's No Place Like Home. Superchimp is the mighty hero of the jungle. But when Superchimp hears a booming sound, it stops him in his tracks.... Just who is this brave chimp is so frightened of? In Kindness is Magic Wolf finds poor Little Owl has fallen from her tree. He decides to help her learn to fly. Can wolf hide his frustration and will Little Owl ever make it home? Archie’s big brother Oliver has returned from a party with a party gift bag. Archie begins collecting a bag of treasures all of his own. When a magpie steals Archie’s Bag of Treasures, who will help him get it back? Max and Bear are best friends. Every evening Bear tells Max the best bedtime stories. One day Bear gets tangled up in a kite and flies far away from home. How will Bear find his way home to tell Max his bedtime story? All the animals are frightened of Snip Snap Croc. She could gobble them up in one bite. But who do these eggs belong to? The animals are about to learn that even Snip Snap Croc has a softer side. A child describes her pet chameleon and its funny color changing habit. She loves her pet, but her mom is less convinced because it keeps getting lost! Can they find a way to stop losing the chameleon in My Colorful Chameleon?

The Big Book of Bedtime Stories

2005 is the bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth. His stories have timeless themes - love, death, coming to terms with all that life offers. This collection of ten stories weaves those essential themes of beauty and cruelty into contemporary takes on life. "The Steadfast Tin Solder" becomes "The Flames of Love", "The Ugly Duckling" is retold as "Swan" and "The Emperor's New Clothes", retold as "The King of Cool", has new relevance as the story of a boy obsessed with branded clothing. All are memorable for the shock value of many of Andersen's most painful images: the shards of a broken mirror; the piercing of a broken heart. "The Swineherd" ("Princess), "The Snow Queen" ("The Shattered Mirror"), "The Wild Swans"("The Wild Swanns"), "The Princess and the Pea" ("Mother Knows Best"), "The Little Match Girl" ("A Little Flame"), "The Ugly Duckling" ("Swan) and "The Little Mermaid" ("Coming Up for Air") are all also recast for the 21st century.

Alison Sage

These children's classics have been sensitively adapted to enrich your junior pupils' reading. They are part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Stages 9-16. They have masses of boy and girl appeal and will introduce your readers to significant authors from the past - a key part of the Literacy Strategy. Each book features two author biographies - one for the original author and one for the TreeTops author. In addition each book includes comprehension questions and teaching notes to help draw out and practice difficult comprehension strategies such as inference, empathy and deduction. There are also notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same ORT stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 14: TreeTops Classics: White Fang

Jack London

White Fang is the story of a half dog, half wolf. It is told from White Fang's point of view as he learns to fend for himself and interact with other animals and with humans. His story is one of survival. TreeTops Classics are adapted and abridged versions of classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.

Caroline Castle

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