Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Level 1: The Mouse and the Elephant

The Mouse and the Elephant is an Indian fable based on a Panchatantra story about helping others and underestimating others based on appearances. An elephant helps a mouse, little knowing his tiny friend will one day be able to return the favour by coming to his rescue ... This charming story written by Narinder Dhami and illustrated by Amy Schmiler will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively created to enable your child to engage with the plot and characters with confidence, whilst capturing the magic of the original tale. There are useful tips for parents and an engaging story map inside the book to help you and your child retell the story together. The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonic progression in Letters and Sounds enabling your children to read the stories independently. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at a href="https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.

The first book Narinder Dhami ever wrote was a short novel for younger children called A Medal for Malina. The book was accepted by the first publisher she sent it to, and she has never looked back since. She has also written the story of the film Bend it Like Beckham and the Bindi Babes trilogy. Amy Schmiler has been drawing ever since she can remember. She is inspired by natural colours, textures, and patterns. Her favourite style to work in is mixed media and collage. In 2008 she illustrated Why is the Sky Blue? which will be distributed free to over one million children in the UK as part of Booktime 2010-2011. Nikki Gamble is the founder and Director of Write Away and Just Imagine Story Centre. Nikki has worked in education and reading promotion for over 25 years, Formerly a teacher (secondary and primary) and teacher educator, she is lecturer, writer and education consultant. Nikki is also on the current Executive Committee of United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA).