"The Wolf Hill Talking Stories" CD Rom features the "Wolf Hill" characters in the 6 original Level 1 stories with thought-provoking multiple choice comprehension activities at the end of each chapter. Each page of the "Wolf Hill" stories is presented on screen and the story can be heard read aloud, or paragraph by paragraph by clicking on the audio button. There is a pause button to stop the text at any time. In addition, thought bubbles can be clicked on to reveal more of what the characters are thinking, so helping inferential comprehension, and animation and sound effects are included where there is exciting action to enhance. At the end of each of the chapters there are 4 or 5 comprehension questions that help to reinforce the understanding of the chapter. There is also a wider, open-ended question at the end of the book which should encourage group discussion and help children to relate the overarching theme to their own experiences and empathise with individual characters or actions. Level 2 Stories: The CD Rom will comprise talking book versions of the 6 "Wolf Hill" stories at Level 2, including: "Funny Sort of Treasure"; "Arjo's Bike"; "In the Net"; "Million-Dollar Egg"; "The Exploding Parrot"; "The Pool Party".

 

This book is part of a book series called Wolf Hill .

This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 2005 by Oxford University Press .

Alex Brychta collaborated with Roderick Hunt on a series of children books for the Oxford Reading Tree which had an animated spin-off, The Magic Key series. In addition to Oxford Reading Tree, Brychta is also the illustrator of Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper (formerly Read at Home), the Wolf Hill series of books and the Time Chronicles series. He has also written and illustrated several children's books for J M Dent, Franklin Watts, and Oxford University Press. Roderick and Alex won the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award at the Education Resources Awards 2009. Alex was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to children's literature. He now lives in Surrey with wife Dina whom he has two children with, Kelly Brychta and Dylan Brychta. Roderick Hunt started out as a teacher, but began writing for children in 1970. He collaborated with Alex Brychta on a series of children books for the Oxford Reading Tree which had an animated spin-off, The Magic Key series. Roderick and Alex won the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award at the Education Resources Awards 2009. Now he says, "On my income tax form I put down my profession as storyteller. It never fails to raise an eyebrow. " He lives in London.