Books with title The Animal Wrestlers

Suitable for children in Year 1 (age 5), The Animal Wrestlers 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 Animal Wrestlers is one of three stories that have been retold in contemporary language and illustrated with distinctive pictures by Joanna Trougton. Set in Africa, a lonely king wants an animal to live with him and be his friend. The animals all want to live at the palace, so the argument is decided with a wrestling match. Which animal will win? 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.