A humorous and lively African folktale, specially adapted for children just beginning to read. With colour illustrations on every page, this is another addition to Usborne's hugely popular First Reading series. Find out what happens when trickster Tortoise joins the birds at the Great Feast in the sky, and then gobbles ALL of the food. Perhaps it's time for Tortoise to be tricked too?

 

 

This book features in the following series: First Reading Level 4, My First Reading Book .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-6 years.

There are 48 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2022 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Sarah J. Dodd has always had an interest in creative writing. After careers in both science and teaching, Sarah took up writing when she became a full-time mum. Her books include: Just Like You, The Lion Picture Bible and Legs. Giusi Capizzi studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania and has completed many illustration courses for children's books. She started drawing tales for her son and enjoyed it so much that she hasn't stopped! Since then, Giusi has worked for a number of publishers illustrating for education books, handbooks and magazines. In her spare time, Giusi loves to cook and sometimes she teaches tourists Sicilian cuisine. obviously, her cookbook is filled with illustrations!