Intermediate

Chickens, foxes, horses, tigers, lions and mice this is a marvellous menagerie of tales about tails. Meet Chanticleer the pompous cockerel, Reynard the sneaky fox, the sad Ugly Duckling and many more enduring characters, taken from Chaucer and Hans...

In Grimm's fairy tales, things are not always as they seem ... An evil stepmother casts one spell too many in Little Brother and Little Sister. Can the Goose Girl prove her royal heritage and reclaim her husband? Of three sons, only one truly loves his...

What are stories for? Well, let the storyteller show you... the North Wind and the Sun compete to find out who is better, proving that kindness is better than anger. Can a crocodile and a monkey help solve an argument between friends? Allow children to...

Rip Van Winkle is a kind man with a very nasty wife! One afternoon, he meets a group of old-fashioned men high in the Catskill mountains, and tries an unusual drink which sends him straight to sleep ... When he awakes, Rip has grown a long beard but...

If you are greedy, you might lose out on the good things you already have ... One good turn deserves another ... Be careful if you trick someone because they might trick you back. Maybe the animals in the stories should have listened to these wise words!...

The sea is a powerful force of nature: once the salt gets into your blood it is hard to return to land. When a selkie is trapped in her maiden form by a lovestruck human, she pines for her seal skin and the embrace of the waves. Her family may be on...

Children can dream of what it is like to fly in this reworking of Ovid's classic myth, told through the eyes of servant girl Amara. When Daedalus the inventor and his son Icarus are imprisoned by King Minos, escape looks impossible. But with his...

Ebenezer Scrooge can't stand Christmas; he thinks it is all a waste of time. All he cares about is working hard and making money. But some ghostly visitors make him look again at his cold, lonely life. Can he change his ways and embrace the festive...

The Level 1 pack contains 6 books, one of each of the following titles: Tin Can Tracks, Animal Tracks, In the Sun, Sun Hat, Sunscreen, Sun!, Big!, As Big As Me!. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and...

Princess Aurora is under a terrible curse when she touches a spindle, she will fall asleep for one hundred years. Her parents try as hard as they can to keep her safe, but eventually the spell claims her and the whole castle. Can Prince Florimond...

When a duke's daughter is kidnapped, King Arthur sails across the sea to take on the terrifying giant who lives on Mont Saint Michel. When a farmer and his wife wish for a son, they don't expect him to be thumb-sized, but Tom Thumb makes up for his...

Till Owlglass can paint pictures that only those of noble birth are able to see ... or at least, that's what he tells the pompous Count! Anansi, the naughty spider, puts his tricks to good use when his friend the antelope is in trouble. Brer Rabbit...

This Project X Origins Mixed Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: Lunchtime SOS and A Nose for Trouble; one variety fiction book: My Superhero...

Don Quixote may just be the silliest knight-errant in all of Spain! Along with his 'trusty steed' Rocinante and his patient squire Sancho, he insists on gallavanting around the country in search of noble deeds. Cervantes' ludicriou eponymous hero is...

This Project X Origins Mixed Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: Man on the Moon and Meteorite Mission; one variety fiction book: Wild Space; and...

The Stage 3 Comprehension Express Workbook contains a wide range of comprehension activities which are closely linked to the Collections. Activities explore the text in more detail and help children embed higher level comprehension including inference...

This Project X Origins Mixed Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: The Hall of Mirrors and Mirror Mayhem; one variety fiction book: Shadow Swap; and...

'Sometimes we kill the whale. Sometimes the whaling kills us.When Ishmael joins the crew of the Pequod he is told of the danger he faces, but he still longs for the adventure that whale-hunting brings. As the ship travels the globe looking for its prey,...

Match-making Emma thinks she is quite the expert when it comes to love; setting up her friends is her favourite pastime. But sometimes her interfering doesn't get her the results she wants! With all the dashing young men in her life, will Emma ever stop...

Egill and Thorolfur are brothers who don't see eye to eye. Egill is angry and tough, whilst Thorolfur is pleasant and cheerful. But the two make an unlikely bond when they fight together on a Viking raid. Hallgergur and Gunnar may be husband and wife,...

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...

The peaceful town of Hamelin is overrun with rats: they are raiding larders, hiding in cupboards, sneaking into bed linen and driving the locals to despair. Desperate for help, they turn to the strange Pied Piper who promises a solution. But when the...

This retelling of an old Northumberland folk tale follows the Lambton family and their misfortunes. When John goes fishing on a Sunday, everyone warns him it is a bad idea. He thinks that catching a worm is as far as his bad luck will go, but little does...

Henry Fleming just wants to be a hero. So when he gets the chance to fight in the American Civil War he signs up right away. But out on the battlefield it's a long way from home, and the reality of war is not as romantic as he thought. When you're doomed...

Bukolla is a very beautiful brown cow, so when she goes missing Frida cannot return home without her. But up in the mountains she discovers that Bukolla isn't only good for making milk ... can this clever beast use her magical powers to outwit a pair of...

The Stage 1 Comprehension Express Workbook contains a wide range of comprehension activities which are closely linked to the Collections. Activities explore the text in more detail and help children embed higher level comprehension including inference...

This Project X Origins Mixed Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: Countdown and Come in Number 9!; one variety fiction book: Archie the Egg Timer;...

Welcome to nineteenth century France, where a wrong word or look can get you thrown in jail. When Edmond is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, he thinks his life is over. But whilst he is there he gets word of treasure hidden in a place called...

One snowy Christmas, the mysterious Green Knight rides into King Arthur's court and issues a fearsome challenge. One year later, young Sir Gawain rides out to find him. Will Gawain be able to fulfil his quest and prove that he is worthy to sit at the...

When a girl is sent to find a well at the end of the world, simple acts of kindness lead her to more than she expects. A lost daughter captures the heart of a prince, but will she be reunited with her father? An unfortunate girl is given not one, but two...

When a father can't decide who should wed his daughter, Jacob makes a dangerous pact to ensure that Gretchen becomes his. Should a father have a favourite child? An African dilemma puts the question another way. A wise judge concocts a plan to reveal who...

The gods have power to transform people into whatever they want in these ancient myths. What will happen when Arachne challenges a goddess to a spinning competition? Talkative Echo is doomed to a life of silence, only able to repeat what others say...

This Programme Handbook contains guidance for using the series in the classroom and at home. Using the world's largest known database of writing for and by children, our experts have defined 300 ambitious words to help children succeed at school...

Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully...

This book focuses on the often lonely efforts of individuals as they battle against the powerful forces of society, tradition and authority, particularly from the point of view of women. It is suitable for GCSE and standard grade students.Book...

Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. This pack contains 3 of each of the following titles: Nose Dive, Amazing Architecture, Magno Mayhem, Why We Need Code. In...

This pack contains one of each of the following titles: Awesome Skies, Story of our Lives, Great Animal Gallery, Extreme Fashion, Food Fuel, Behind the Camera. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure...

This Project X Origins Mixed Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: Robots on the Loose! and Robot Rivals; one variety fiction book: Rudy versus the...

Eight workbooks accompanying the Stage Five Our World stories in the Storyworlds series. They provide a record of a child's development, and offer activities to practise reading and writing skills, such as the consolidation of word recognition, sight...

Use your reading superpowers to learn all about breathing and the funny things that can go wrong with it - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Sniffles, Sneezes, Hiccups and Coughs is a simple...