When life on the farm becomes too hard for a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, they decide to runaway and join a band - little do they know they will soon encounter a rascally band of robbers! Simply written in lively, flowing text Usborne First Reading books are designed to capture the imagination and build the confidence of beginner readers. This book includes audio, simple comprehension puzzles and downloadable worksheets and teacher's notes.
This book is part of a book series called First Reading Level 3 .
. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.
This book was published 2013 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .
This book contains the following story:
The Musicians of Bremen
Realising he had outlived his usefulness as a packhorse a donkey decided to become a musician in the town's band, and he ran away. Along the road he bumped into an old dog. 'I can no longer hunt', said the dog, 'and my master was going to have me put down so I'm searching my fortune elsewhere'. The donkey invited the dog to join him in his quest to join the town band. As they travelled further they met an old cat who had also left her mistress. 'I can no longer catch mice', said the cat, 'and my mistress was going to drown me so I'm searching my fortune elsewhere'. The donkey invited the cat to join the gang in their quest to join the town band. As they travelled further they met a cockerel. 'I am crowing for as long as I can, said the cockerel 'as my mistress is putting me in the pot for today's dinner'. The donkey invited the cockerel to join the gang in their quest to join the town band. Evening came and the animals discovered a house full of robbers. They managed to firghten the robbers away and take the house. When the robbers returned in the eveing again they successfully scared them away and were able to stay in the house for the rest of their days.
This book is in the following series:
First Reading Level 3
Usborne First Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. The First Reading programme covers the first 4 levels. Level 1: Designed to be the first real books a beginner will tackle, with very light support from a parent or teacher. They are 32 pages in length, comprising the main story (up to 150 words) and up to six pages of fun, reading-related puzzles.Level 2: these books stretch the reader a little more than Level One, with more advanced storylines. They are 32 pages in length, comprising character pages or maps, the main story (up to 250 words) and reading-related puzzles.Level 3: these titles encourage the reader to develop reading stamina. Stories include a strong element of repetition, with repeated language to help the reader gain confidence.Level 4: these titles continue to build readers' stamina with stories of up to 750 words. The narrative is more devel
Usborne First Reading-Level 3
