USBORNE FIRST READING (LEVEL 4)

Androcles and the lion

It’s a hard life being a slave in Ancient Rome.

So Androcles escapes to the forest – and comes

face to face with a lion. But could the mighty beast

and the runaway slave help each other out?

The tin soldier

Tom is delighted when he receives a box of tin

soldiers for his birthday. But he has no idea they

come to life while he’s asleep! It’s not long before one

little soldier lands in big trouble in this lively retelling

of a classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Baba Yaga the flying witch

In this fantastic Russian folk tale, Baba Yaga zooms

through the forest in her flying pot. Her hair is greasy.

Her hands are warty. Her nose reaches down to her chin.

And poor Tasha has been sent into the forest to find her.

The inch prince

When Mrs. Ping wishes for a little child, that’s

exactly what she gets. But there’s something very

unusual about this particular boy.

The ugly duckling

“Nobody wants me,” said the Ugly Duckling.

“I’m too ugly.

” So he leaves his home

and goes out alone into the world.

Will he ever find anyone to love him?

The emperor and the nightingale

The Emperor of China loves to hear the little

brown nightingale sing. Then, one day, a dazzling

new songbird arrives. It is made of gold and jewels,

and the Emperor has eyes for nothing else.

What will happen to the little brown nightingale?

The town mouse and the country mouse

Toby Town Mouse loves to live well. So he’s in for

a surprise when he visits his country cousin

– who

lives in a hedge. Find out what happens in this

lively retelling of Aesop’s well-loved fable.

The runaway pancake

When seven hungry children have pancakes for breakfast,

one pancake refuses to be eaten, jumps out of the pan

and rolls right away. Can the runaway pancake escape

from the whole family, the dog, the rabbit, the duck, the

cat, the goat, the fox and a cunning old pig?

Dick whittington

When Dick Whittington hears that the streets

of London are paved with gold, he can’t wait to

seek his fortune. But things don’t quite work out

how he expects.

COVER TYPE: CARTOON

INSIDE: PAPER

AGE: 6-8YEARS