Books with title Cambridge Plays: The Story of Running Water Pack of 6

Suitable for children in Year 1 (age 5), The Story of Running Water is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Stories from a Range of Cultures. The stories draw on myths, legends, folk tales and fairy stories, including Aesop's Fables. The Story of Running Water is one of three stories that have been retold in contemporary language and illustrated with distinctive pictures by Joanna Trougton. Set in South America, this story is about the fox who won't share water with the other animals. One day, the fox is caught out and water escapes into rivers and streams across the forest. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading. This pack of 6 is for guided group reading.

The Story of Running Water playscript is a traditional tale that has been retold by popular children's author Joanna Troughton. It is one of six playscripts from the Cambridge Reading Range of Genres Strand for children in Key Stage 1/Primary 2 and 3. This guided group reading pack of six comes with free teacher notes containing general guidance on using the play together with more specific teaching points and follow-up activities, allowing children to practice reading, speaking and listening skills. There are six characters in this play, and the order in which the characters are listed on the page reflects the contribution they make. The Story of Running Water playscript is an adaptation of an existing Cambridge Reading storybook which gives children the opportunity to reinforce their reading of the original text.