This series offers captivating and inspiring stories for children, exploring the beauty and diversity of the natural world. Each volume focuses on a different aspect of animal life, plants, or natural phenomena, presented with sensitivity and warmth. These are timeless collections that foster curiosity and a love for our planet. They are perfect for shared reading or independent discovery.
This collection of stories will be relished by any horse-mad child. It includes traditional pony stories by writers such as Christine Pullein-Thompson & Adele Geras, as well as folktales from America, France & Scotland, & a Greek legend. '
Fire-breathing fun! Dragons are perennial favourites with young people and this collection offers a stimulating variety of these mythical creatures! There are friendly dragons as well as fierce ones, a Chinese dragon, and even a home-made dragon with a cotton-reel tail. Including traditional folk tales and fairy tales, classic stories such as St George and the Dragon and contemporary stories from writers such as Kathryn Cave and Judy Corbalis, this is a terrific introduction to dragons in all their glory! Perfect for reading aloud, or for independent readers to enjoy by themselves, this beautifully illustrated book is one that will be loved by all dragon fans!
Including stories from Margaret Mahy, Alison Uttley, Rudyard Kipling and many others, this anthology of stories from all over the world provides insight into many different cultures and ways of living.