Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 5-8) Bargain Book Box SP4164

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Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 5-8) Bargain Book Box SP4164

Eighteen Usborne First Reading books in matching full-colour paperbacks: Aesop, Grimm, Chinese and Indian folk tales and nursery rhymes, retold at the level a child reads alone for the first time. Mint-condition set, no library stamps.

  1. How Elephants Lost Their Wings — Lesley Sims — Elephants used to fly, until they landed on the wrong tree. Indian folk tale.
  2. How Bear Lost His Tail — Lucy Bowman — Fox tells Bear to fish through the ice with his tail. Native American tale.
  3. The Genie in the Bottle — Rosie Dickins — A fisherman frees a genie who’s spent so long in the bottle he’s decided to kill whoever lets him out.
  4. The Golden Carpet — Mairi Mackinnon — A prince must learn a trade before he’s allowed to marry, and the carpet he weaves saves his life.
  5. King Donkey Ears — Lesley Sims — Only the barber knows the king’s secret, and the reeds tell everyone. Midas retold.
  6. Little Miss Muffet — Russell Punter — The spider, the curds and whey, and what happened next.
  7. The Daydreamer — Kate Davies — A milkmaid plans her whole fortune from one pail and spills it.
  8. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe — Russell Punter — The counting rhyme as a story.
  9. The Magic Melon — Rosie Dickins — A boy’s melon grows a house inside it. Chinese folk tale.
  10. The Tortoise and the Eagle — Rob Lloyd Jones — The tortoise wants to fly and talks the eagle into it. Aesop, with a hard landing.
  11. Clever Rabbit and the Wolves — Susanna Davidson — Rabbit tricks a wolf pack out of their dinner. Native American tale.
  12. Doctor Foster Went to Gloucester — Russell Punter — The puddle up to his middle, and the rest of the trip.
  13. The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs — Aesop — A farmer gets greedy and cuts the goose open.
  14. The Dragon and the Phoenix — Lesley Sims — A pearl so beautiful the two of them fight the Queen of Heaven for it. Chinese legend.
  15. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe — Russell Punter — Too many children and a shoe for a house.
  16. Clever Rabbit and the Lion — Susanna Davidson — Rabbit shows the lion his reflection in a well and the lion jumps in. Indian tale.
  17. Old Mother Hubbard — Russell Punter — The cupboard is bare and the dog is unimpressed.
  18. There Was a Crooked Man — Russell Punter — Crooked sixpence, crooked cat, crooked mouse, crooked house.
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Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 5-8) Bargain Book Box SP4164

Eighteen Usborne First Reading books in matching full-colour paperbacks: Aesop, Grimm, Chinese and Indian folk tales and nursery rhymes, retold at the level a child reads alone for the first time. Mint-condition set, no library stamps.

  1. How Elephants Lost Their Wings — Lesley Sims — Elephants used to fly, until they landed on the wrong tree. Indian folk tale.
  2. How Bear Lost His Tail — Lucy Bowman — Fox tells Bear to fish through the ice with his tail. Native American tale.
  3. The Genie in the Bottle — Rosie Dickins — A fisherman frees a genie who’s spent so long in the bottle he’s decided to kill whoever lets him out.
  4. The Golden Carpet — Mairi Mackinnon — A prince must learn a trade before he’s allowed to marry, and the carpet he weaves saves his life.
  5. King Donkey Ears — Lesley Sims — Only the barber knows the king’s secret, and the reeds tell everyone. Midas retold.
  6. Little Miss Muffet — Russell Punter — The spider, the curds and whey, and what happened next.
  7. The Daydreamer — Kate Davies — A milkmaid plans her whole fortune from one pail and spills it.
  8. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe — Russell Punter — The counting rhyme as a story.
  9. The Magic Melon — Rosie Dickins — A boy’s melon grows a house inside it. Chinese folk tale.
  10. The Tortoise and the Eagle — Rob Lloyd Jones — The tortoise wants to fly and talks the eagle into it. Aesop, with a hard landing.
  11. Clever Rabbit and the Wolves — Susanna Davidson — Rabbit tricks a wolf pack out of their dinner. Native American tale.
  12. Doctor Foster Went to Gloucester — Russell Punter — The puddle up to his middle, and the rest of the trip.
  13. The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs — Aesop — A farmer gets greedy and cuts the goose open.
  14. The Dragon and the Phoenix — Lesley Sims — A pearl so beautiful the two of them fight the Queen of Heaven for it. Chinese legend.
  15. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe — Russell Punter — Too many children and a shoe for a house.
  16. Clever Rabbit and the Lion — Susanna Davidson — Rabbit shows the lion his reflection in a well and the lion jumps in. Indian tale.
  17. Old Mother Hubbard — Russell Punter — The cupboard is bare and the dog is unimpressed.
  18. There Was a Crooked Man — Russell Punter — Crooked sixpence, crooked cat, crooked mouse, crooked house.