How The Rhino Got His Skin
MVR 100The Rhino has lovely skin that fits just right. But what happens when he spies the cake that Man just made? A special cake with currant and plums in it…
(Fables)
Age 4+
Extent: 32 pages
Dimensions: 202 x 136mm
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How The Whales Got His Throat
MVR 100Long ago, whales could eat anything – and they did. Then one day, everything changed. This story, adapted from one of Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Just So Stories’ has been specially written for children who are learning to read, with colourful illustrations on each page and puzzles and fun facts about whales at the back of the book.
(Fables)
Age 4+
Extent: 32 pages
Dimensions: 202 x 136mm
How Zebras Got Their Stripes
MVR 100The African folktale retold for beginner readers ready to tackle slightly more complicated storylines and sentence structures. Once upon a time, zebras didn’t have stripes. Then along came a greedy baboon…
(Fables)
Age 4+
Extent: 32 pages
Dimensions: 202 x 136mm
Jane Eyre
MVR 100The much-loved story by Charlotte Brontë retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. A wonderful introduction to the mystery and romance of this classic story.
(Classic)
Age 7+
Extent: 64 pages
Dimensions: 203 x 136mm
Kiburuveri Bulhaa
MVR 105
King Donkey Ears
MVR 100The traditional tale retold for beginner readers ready to tackle slightly more complicated storylines and sentence structures. The King has a secret. He has donkey’s ears! But when he tells the barber his secret, it surely can’t be a secret for long…
(Fables)
Age 4+
Extent: 32 pages
Dimensions: 202 x 136mm
Kokaalu Huvafen
MVR 105
Les Miserables
MVR 100A reformed convict, a policeman bent on revenge and a lonely orphan come together in Victor Hugo’s classic novel, vividly retold for newly independent readers by Mary Sebag-Montefiore. Lives change for the better – or for the worse – against the turmoil of revolutionary France.
(Classic)
Age 7+
Extent: 64 pages
Dimensions: 203 x 136mm
Lift The Flap First Q&A How Can I Be Kind?
MVR 255This thoughtful book explores how to be kind and why kindness is so important. A range of questions help children and their grown-ups to think, and talk, about being kind to others and ourselves, as well as nature and our planet. Beautiful illustrations by Christine Pym help young children to understand big concepts by setting them in a world of friendly bugs. Plenty to talk about and be inspired by.
Age 4+
Extent: 12 pages
Dimensions: 216 x 192mm
Lift The Flap First Q&A What Is A Virus?
MVR 255Our lives have been taken over by a tiny virus we can’t even see. But what IS a virus? How do viruses spread? Why should everyone keep washing their hands? How does a vaccine work? And what can we do to STAY WELL? Lift the flaps to find out.
Age 4+
Extent: 12 pages
Dimensions: 216 x 192mm
Little Dorrit
MVR 100The classic story by Charles Dickens retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Amy Dorrit grows up in Marshalsea Prison, where her father is imprisoned for debt. But in this classic tale of poverty and wealth, sacrifice and greed, fortunes can change in a moment – even Little Dorrit’s.
(Classic)
Age 7+
Extent: 64 pages
Dimensions: 203 x 136mm
Little Women
MVR 100A re-telling of the beloved Louisa May-Alcott story for younger children. The inspirational story follows the fortunes of the March sisters as they struggle through the American Civil War and learn the importance of love, family and following their dreams.
(Classic)
Age 7+
Extent: 64 pages
Dimensions: 203 x 136mm