Multicultural Stories: Stories From China
On sale
11th May 2017
Price: £8.99
Genre
Designed / Suitable For National Curriculum / For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 / Suitable For Uk Curricula & Examinations
Selected:
Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781526303721
This beautifully illustrated collection of stories from one of the world’s richest story-telling traditions is ideal for young readers and for reading aloud to 7-11 year-olds.
There are stories of how the world began, Chinese dragons, zodiac monkeys, legendary monsters, Chinese New Year and hopping ghosts.
Each story is introduced with information about its origins and the people who first started telling it, and maps locate the places associated with it. The book includes a glossary and sources of further information as well as ideas for activities that children can do to explore the stories and their culture further.
Retold by an experienced writer of stories for the young, this is a book to inform and entertain in equal measure.
There are stories of how the world began, Chinese dragons, zodiac monkeys, legendary monsters, Chinese New Year and hopping ghosts.
Each story is introduced with information about its origins and the people who first started telling it, and maps locate the places associated with it. The book includes a glossary and sources of further information as well as ideas for activities that children can do to explore the stories and their culture further.
Retold by an experienced writer of stories for the young, this is a book to inform and entertain in equal measure.
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Reviews
The selection of stories is interesting, and these books would be of great value in class.
This series provides a good introduction to the wealth of stories to be found around the world, and would make a good addition to a primary school library.
This beautifully illustrated collection of stories from one of the world's richest story-telling traditions are ideal for young readers and for reading aloud to 7-11 year-olds.
Desirable and collectable [...] What makes them work is their integrity and synergy as a series. [...] These stories cannot fail to stimulate your child's imagination and sense of wonder.
