Description
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 land, but her heart is with the sea. But not everyone is destined to live underwater ... Can Sylvie and her brother escape the watery clutches of Merman Rosmer? TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.
A timeless collection to capture our literary heritage
About the Author
Silver prize-winner for the Nestle Smarties Prize (0-5 years), 2005; winner of the White Ravens Award, 2002; winner of the Tir na n-Og Award, 2002; and the Parents' Choice Gold Award, 2001. Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's most well-known and best-loved authors. A prolific writer, he has won numerous awards and was the Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. His world-famous War Horse met with international acclaim and has been made into a stage play and a film. Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Childrens Literature at Newcastle University. She has advised on and contributed to many children's literature broadcasts, programmes, films and other projects, including for the V&A Museum, British Library and British Council. In 2013 she won the International Brothers Grimm Award for an outstanding body of research into children's literature. She is a trustee of Seven Stories, the National Centre for Childrens Books in Newcastle and was a founder-member of the UK Childrens Laureate.
Book Information
ISBN 9780198305996
Author Malachy Doyle
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 148mm * 133mm * 2mm
A timeless collection to capture our literary heritage
About the Author
Silver prize-winner for the Nestle Smarties Prize (0-5 years), 2005; winner of the White Ravens Award, 2002; winner of the Tir na n-Og Award, 2002; and the Parents' Choice Gold Award, 2001. Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's most well-known and best-loved authors. A prolific writer, he has won numerous awards and was the Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. His world-famous War Horse met with international acclaim and has been made into a stage play and a film. Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Childrens Literature at Newcastle University. She has advised on and contributed to many children's literature broadcasts, programmes, films and other projects, including for the V&A Museum, British Library and British Council. In 2013 she won the International Brothers Grimm Award for an outstanding body of research into children's literature. She is a trustee of Seven Stories, the National Centre for Childrens Books in Newcastle and was a founder-member of the UK Childrens Laureate.
Book Information
ISBN 9780198305996
Author Malachy Doyle
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 148mm * 133mm * 2mm
