In this version of the traditional tale, Chicken Licken thinks that the sun has is fallen on her head. She rushes to spread the word, only to find that things are not quite as they seem ... This popular story written by Gill Munton and beautifully illustrated by Christine Pym will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence whilst capturing the magic of the original tale. There are useful tips for parents and an engaging story map inside the book to help you and your child retell the story together. The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds enabling your children to read the stories independently. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Reading Tree-Traditional Tales .

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 reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 16 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Oxford University Press .

Christine Pym studied illustration for Children's Publishing at the North East Wales School of Art and Design, and has been working as a professional illustration ever since. She illustrated The Tail of the North Whale, which was shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Award in 2009. Christine loves books, folk art, old things, wildlife watching and walks in the countryside, and she draws inspiration from these passions in her work. Thelma Page, an ex-teacher, has extensive experience and knowledge of using Oxford Reading Tree and has written many teaching guides for the series. Nikki Gamble is a lecturer, writer and directs the Write Away education consultancy. She is an evaluator for the Literature Matters project which aims to promote children's literature in initial teacher training courses. Gill Munton is an experienced editor and writer of primary school material. She has written stories for reading schemes, workbooks, short stories and a number of differentiated texts, fiction and non-fiction.