Val Biro's delightful and ever popular traditional tales have been adapted for classroom teaching. Each of the six stories is available as a big book. This is ideal for shared reading with the whole class. The big books are each a challenging read with many language and layout features typical of traditional stories built in for discussion. Each is also available in smaller format; for these, suitable for guided reading, the text has been simplified to be appropriate for the average child. Notes in the back of each book, written by Oxfordshire literacy consultant and author Julie Carr, give lots of teaching ideas for shared or guided sessions. "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" are suitable for 5-6 year olds. "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "The Donkey that Sneezed" are suitable for 6-7 year olds. "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" and "The Magic Doctor" are suitable for 7-8 year olds.
This book is part of a book series called Oxford Reading Tree .
. 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 is a reference book. This book was published 2000 by Oxford University Press .
VAL BIRO's many books include The Donkey That Sneezed, The Magic Doctor, and Jack and the Robbers, all published by Oxford.
This book contains the following stories:
Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The town of Hamelin was over-run with rats, and the mayor was desperate for a solution. When a mysterious Pied Piper appeared the towns troubles seemed to be over. The piper enchanted the rats with a tune from his pipe, and marched them out of town. But when the mayor refused to pay for the service the piper played another tune that enchanted all the children of the town into following him. Out of town, through the valley and into the mountain the piper led the children, never to return. Only one crippled boy unable to keep up was saved from the pipers revenge.
