One-eyed Jack has a big ship and lots of treasure, but what he really wants, more than anything, is a parrot. Pirate Percy only has a small leaky ship and no treasure, but he does have a parrot called Polly. Percy loves Polly very much. But when one-eyed Jack steals Polly and tries to make her sit on his shoulder, Polly the mischievous parrot has other ideas ... Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These 36 original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

 

This book features in the following series: Oxford Reading Tree Stories Sparks, Story Sparks .

This book is at Oxford Level 8. This Oxford level 8 is equivalent to book band purple. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Oxford University Press .

Luke Flowers spends his days in his cozy creative cave illustrating and writing children's books. He is the illustrator of many picture books, including One More Dino on the Floor and Little Bo Peep and Her Bad, Bad Sheep . Luke lives in Colorado with his wife and three kids. Moby Shinobi is his first 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. Sheila May Bird has written a variety of books for children, including the Tadpoles story, My Auntie Susan, illustrated by Daniel Postgate. She is a great lover of rhymes - especially when they are funny!