In Carnival Clare loves the canal boat which she learns to sail with her old neighbour, Max. When Max falls ill, her world falls apart. Clare goes in search of the present that Max left her on the boat, but his nephews, Martin and David, are now in charge. Will they let her make one last trip on the boat? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Reading Tree-Treetops Fiction .

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 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Oxford University Press .

Martin Salisbury is Professor of Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in Anglia Ruskin University, where he designed and leads the UK's first Masters programme in children's book illustration. Among his books on the subject are Play Pen: New Children's Book Illustration (2007) and Children's Picturebooks (2011). Julie Sykes has had over twenty books published and she won the Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award in 1996 and 1997.