Product Description

This work contains four new titles in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these four exciting new stories is a classic story or fable, retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read. This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Surrey, a reading specialist. Every title has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #316552 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

A wise decision, in this African folktale retold
from the `Usborne First Reading' series of books.

From the back cover:-

'The Little Giraffe and his best friend Rhino are very, very hungry.
What happens next changes their lives forever.....'

32 high quality shiny pages in the popular 2-page spread format.
Numbered pages. Beautifully illustrated throughout, further enhanced by meaningful expressions and some speech bubbles. Complete with bright red ribbon bookmark!
Clear, easy-to-read text with 4 puzzles at the end! (Oh...and answer pages!)

Example of text:-

`Once there was a little giraffe.
He was the first giraffe in the world.
He lived in East Africa....with his best friend Rhino.
Every day they looked for food.
But the sun was hot and the earth was dry.
There was no food anywhere.
So they went to see......
The wise man.....'

and told him their plight.
The wise man makes a suggestion, which Little Giraffe acts on but Rhino forgets. So what does change and why is Rhino so angry?

'The Little Giraffe' is a folktale from East Africa.'