The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. This story is based on a traditional tale from South America. In the deep, dark forest, a Monster is waiting to trap Monkey's fr[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. In this circular tale, Yoshi is a Japanese stonecutter who is always wishing for more. Will he ever be happy?[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Baba Yaga is a witch who appears in many Russia and Middle Eastern folk tales. In this story, she is outsmarted by the brave Nat[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Aladdin is a traditional tale from the Middle East about a boy who finds a magic lamp containing a genie and is granted three wi[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway is a humorous story about the creation of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Anansi is a character who appears in many African and Caribbean tales, and will do anything to become King of Stories.[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. East of the Sun, West of the Moon is a tale of true love between Astrid and her prince, who she must rescue from the magic of th[...]

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Mulan is the story of a brave girl who has to pretend to be a boy to go and fight for her country.[...]

This book sets out principles for effective talk for learning and teaching in primary classrooms. Based on the principle that talk is fundamental to learning, the authors identify what quality talk for learning looks like, and identify and analyze the classroom contexts where effective talk is pa[...]

This book introduces students and teachers to English-language literature for children, and its role in promoting reading for pleasure and creating lifelong readers. The author focuses on a range of fiction relevant to the National Curriculum, and covers a variety of genres and features, including [...]