In this North American traditional tale, a little turtle wanders too far from the river and tries to trick Coyote into giving him a lift back.
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 310 in the Reading Champion Series. See all Reading Champion books here.
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Damian Harvey has written books for children of all ages, including the Robo Runners series, published by Hodder. Damian is a regular visitor to schools, where he talks about his work and tells stories to children from nursery age to Year 6.
More about Damian HarveyRichard Watson grew up in a small village in North Lincolnshire. He studied illustration at Lincoln University School of Art and Design, and began working as an illustrator soon after leaving University in 2003. Richard uses a range of techniques to produce artwork mixing traditional drawing and painting with collage and mixed media. He also loves visiting g
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