Product Description

This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. When good King Midas helps an elderly man find his way home he is granted his fondest wish to turn anything he touches into pure gold. At first, this gift seems like the most wonderful thing to have ever happened but he soon learns that you should be careful what you wish for. 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: #95068 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

Customer Reviews

A simple version of the story which leaves a lasting impression
retold by Alex Frith, for the Usborne First Reading series of books.

USBORNE FIRST READING is graded into FOUR levels; this particular book is: LEVEL ONE.

Colourful and durable hard-board covers open to 32 high quality shiny pages in the popular 2-page spread format.
Numbered pages, complete with bright yellow ribbon to keep your place!
Beautiful illustrations throughout, from Simona Sanfilippo, which are further enhanced by meaningful facial expressions.

A simple, easy-to-read line of text on each page which includes some speech lines or speech bubbles.

Example of text:-

'King Midas was very rich.
He was kind, too.
One day, he met an old man.......'

...who needed some help.....and the resultant kindness pays off in a very rewarding way!
However.......the novelty soon wears off, as we find out by the end of the story, and King Midas sets off on a trek to find a secret river!

A PUZZLES section starts on page 24 with 7 puzzles:-

* Spot the Differences
* Match the Word/Pictures X 2
* Choose the Best Sentence X 2
* What happened next? X 2

followed by the answers, on pages 29/30 and an informative note about the legend, on page 31.

Other titles from LEVEL ONE include:-

The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Sun and the Wind
The Fox and the Crow
The Wish Fish
The Fox and the Stork