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Shock Forest and other stories
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (A&C Black, Jan. 1, 2004)None
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Ever Clever Eva
Andrew Peters
Paperback (A&C Black, Feb. 1, 2009)When Eva's uncle refuses to give her the cow he promised, she is not about to back down. The argument is taken before the judge, who sets three riddles. When the judge hears about Eva, the clever girl who can solve the riddles, he asks her to marry him. But he soon discovers there's more to having a clever wife than he bargained for.
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The Dinner of Smells
Humaira Rashid
Paperback (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Jan. 1, 2013)When a poor man stands enjoying the smells from a restaurant, its greedy owner charges him for the privilege! Can Nasruddin, the wise man, save him from jail? This is a lively retelling of a Muslim folk tale featuring the famous character Nasruddin.
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The Guru and the King
Bali Rai
Paperback (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Jan. 1, 2013)Guru Hargobind and 52 princes have been unjustly imprisoned by the cruel king. The king says he will release the guru, but the guru refuses to leave without the princes. The king tells him he can take as many princes as can hold onto his clothes. Can the guru find a way to rescue all 52 princes?
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Siddhartha and the Swan
Andrew Andrew Fusek Peters
Hardcover (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Jan. 1, 2012)When Prince Siddhartha sees a wounded swan fall from the sky, he tries to save it. But his cousin Devadatta, who shot the swan, wants to claim it as his own. Who is right, and can Siddhartha save the swan?
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The Princess and the He
Karen Wallace
Paperback (A&C Black, March 1, 2010)Princess Jules is beautiful, intelligent and rich. What more could she want? The perfect prince, that's what. And Princess Jules won't settle for just any prince, so finding a prince to keep her happy ever after is not that easy. Then a scruffy young man appears at the castle in the middle of the night - surely he is not the answer?
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Sky Ship and other stories
Geraldine McCaughrean
Paperback (A&C Black, Jan. 1, 2004)None
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Comparing Work by Significant Children's Authors
Ann Webley
Paperback (A & C Black, Aug. 31, 2004)Accompanying the specially-commissioned White Wolves fiction range, which has been written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, each of these books contains five literacy lesson plans and five photocopiable activities for each of the three graded story books in the Year 5 and 6 strands. The activities are designed for guided reading sessions in schools, in which each class is divided into groups of children with a comparable level of reading experience. The teacher spends time helping each group to negotiate a book specially chosen to match their experience level, and also sets the children literacy activities which they can work through by themselves. Guided reading helps children develop strategies for reading which enable them to become independent Year 5 fiction titles: The Path of Finn McCool - Sally Prue, The Barber's Clever Wife - Narinder Dhami and Taliesin - Maggie Pearson Year 6 fiction titles: Shock Forest and Other Stories - Margaret Mahy, Sky Ship and Other Stories - Geraldine McCaughrean and Snow Horse and Other Stories - Joan Aiken
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Myths, Legends and Traditional Stories : Year 5
Ann Webley
Paperback (A & C Black, Aug. 31, 2004)None
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Stop! Thief!
Meg Harper
Paperback (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, April 1, 2011)Jed is embarrassed by his family. They love tap-dancing, and when a picture of his dancing dad appears in the paper, the bullies at school tease him. But when Jed and his dad spot a thief robbing the corner shop, there's only one person who's going to catch him!
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The Guru and the King
Bali Rai
Hardcover (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, July 1, 2012)Guru Hargobind and 52 princes have been unjustly imprisoned by the cruel king. The king says he will release the guru, but the guru refuses to leave without the princes. The king tells him he can take as many princes as can hold onto his clothes. Can the guru find a way to rescue all 52 princes?
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Stories About Imagined Worlds, Science-Fiction and Fantasy : Year 4
Ann Webley
Paperback (A & C Black, Aug. 31, 2004)None