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Pirate!
It's Cal and Annie's first day at their new school. Cal is terrified that his little sister is going to tell the other children at school the family secret - that their dad is a pirate. All goes well to begin with, but as the day progresses, the news soon gets out! - Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts. - Text type - A story with a familiar setting. - The excitement chart on pages 46 and 47 can be used to support an oral recount of the events of the story. - Curriculum links - PSHE: Healthy lifestyles (emotional health).
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The Three Heads in the Well: A Magic Beans Story
When the King remarries, his beautiful daughter is forced to leave his castle by her mean-spirited stepfamily. Laden only with bread, cheese and kindness, the Princess seeks her fortune and finds three friendly heads in a well. When the stepsister follows, however, it is clear that the three heads may be either friend or foe . . . This story is a magic bean. It may not look much like a bean, but I can promise you that it is. For if you plant it in a young mind, it will grow into a love of story and reading. These beans are favourite fairytales and legends that will delight, thrill and thoroughly entertain. Each story has been brilliantly crafted by one of the best-loved writers for children. This story was published by David Fickling Books as part of the Magic Beans anthology. The complete anthology is available in hardback and in ebook format.
The Spud from Outer Space
This is a potato with attitude! It's come from outer space and it's landed in the council rubbish tip. It's growing bigger by the minute and it's looking round for things to eat. Only Cruncher, his grandad and a potato-obsessed professor are around to stop it before it wipes out the human race. The bad news is that the crash has upset the rules of space and time and Silas Smite, the mad preacher, has been brought from the past to hunt down all potato lovers. The good news is that Grandad has a secret weapon: Gloria, the super bin van designed to collect space junk. It's chaos out there - expect anything!
Dusk
Sharing both human and hawk genes, a young girl escapes from her cage at a top secret laboratory where she was conceived by military scientists in a botched experiment designed to create stronger soldiers.
Revenge of the Toffee Monster
Lennie finds old Miss Butterworth in the run-down toffee works and is told the dreadful story of Clum, the toffee monster created by old Mr Butterworth in Victorian times. Little does Lennie know that Clum is kept in the freezer until, through a series of mishaps, he finds himself confronted by the 7 foot rampaging toffee fiend. To escape, Lennie must don a lace dress and tam o'shanter and disguise himself as Clum's master, Young Harold. Clum, shining with sparkle bars, looks like a silver knight and walks with the disguised Lennie onto a building site. He is buried by a JCB. Lennie is very sad, but cheers up when he becomes a helper in Miss Butterworth's toffee works. But in the spring, Clum's hand wriggles through the ground ...
Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Myths and Legends: Level 14: Helen Of Troy
The story of Helen of Troy is told by Karis, serving maid to the beautiful Helen of Troy. Troy is surrounded by the Greek army and Karis sees many heroic deeds and battles. Will Troy ever be free? TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.
Beware the Killer Coat
Andrew hates his jumble-sale coat from the moment he first sets eyes on it. Big, red and shiny, with sharp, teeth-like zips and flaps that look like nasty green eyes, the coat clings to Andrew like an octopus. This is no ordinary coat, he is sure; it's a killer coat that wants to hurt him. The problem is that his mother won't take his worries seriously. Is the coat really a monster or is Andrew's imagination running away with him?
Run! Run! It's Scary Poo!
Panther poo is scary poo, and that means danger to shrews, so Tiny Shrew needs to know exactly what it smells like. If he can't sniff out danger he could end up as a panther's lunch! But he soon discovers that he can't smell anything at all. So how will he survive in the jungle? A very funny story, perfect for reading aloud, about survival, being different - and scary poo!
Raider
An exciting mystery story about two girls who are working on a school project and discover that a boy went overboard on his first trip on the deep-sea trawler, "Arctic Raider". They decide to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death and what the connection is with the Iceman - thesinister captain of the boat. Susan Gates is a well-known children's author who has written many books for Oxford University Press. Raider was commended for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
