Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway is based on an Irish tale about the creation of the Giant's Causeway. Finn, an Irish giant, and Angus, a Scottish giant, think they are the strongest in the land and are willing to prove it! But Finn has some tricks up his sleeve ... This humorous story written by John Dougherty and brilliantly illustrated by Lee Cosgrove 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 phonic 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 features in the following series: Oxford Reading Tree, Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales, Traditional Tales .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2011 by Oxford University Press .

Ruth Miskin has been developing literacy materials for twenty years, to make sure every child gets the chance to read and write. She currently runs training programmes for primary schools across England. Janey Pursglove is a former teacher of English and an experienced national and overseas trainer for the Read Write Inc. programmes. She is the author of lively, age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction texts used in the Read Write Inc. Fresh Start Anthologies. Charlotte Raby is a primary teacher specialising in Literacy. She is the author of teaching materials as well as fiction and non-fiction for many leading reading schemes. She is passionate about helping children become accomplished readers and writers and enjoys using mixed media and software to create stimulating and exciting teaching resources. Vic Tebbs is a children's book editor. Lee Cosgrove is a self-taught illustrator from the UK. He works mainly digitally and enjoys illustrating odd and interesting people, creatures, places, monsters, monkeys, motorbikes, monkeys on motorbikes, etc. Lee has worked for a variety of publishers including working on illustrated reading schemes. 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. Teresa Heapy writes stories and non-fiction books for children. She also writes and material to support teachers and parents, and gets lots of ideas from her three young children! John Dougherty lives in Gloucestershire. A supply teacher with plenty of experience of classroom activities in primary education, he is also a singer-songwriter and has appeared on TV when his living room was designed in a Gothic style by Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen. He has also run the London Marathon to raise funds for a charity to help children in care.