{"product_id":"secondhand-chapter-book-age-5-8-bargain-book-box-sp4164","title":"Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 5-8) Bargain Book Box SP4164","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Chapter Book (Age 5-8) Bargain Book Box SP4164\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEighteen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Elephants Lost Their Wings — Lesley Sims — Elephants used to fly, until they landed on the wrong tree. Indian folk tale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Bear Lost His Tail — Lucy Bowman — Fox tells Bear to fish through the ice with his tail. Native American tale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Golden Carpet — Mairi Mackinnon — A prince must learn a trade before he’s allowed to marry, and the carpet he weaves saves his life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing Donkey Ears — Lesley Sims — Only the barber knows the king’s secret, and the reeds tell everyone. Midas retold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Miss Muffet — Russell Punter — The spider, the curds and whey, and what happened next.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Daydreamer — Kate Davies — A milkmaid plans her whole fortune from one pail and spills it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne, Two, Buckle My Shoe — Russell Punter — The counting rhyme as a story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magic Melon — Rosie Dickins — A boy’s melon grows a house inside it. Chinese folk tale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tortoise and the Eagle — Rob Lloyd Jones — The tortoise wants to fly and talks the eagle into it. Aesop, with a hard landing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClever Rabbit and the Wolves — Susanna Davidson — Rabbit tricks a wolf pack out of their dinner. Native American tale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoctor Foster Went to Gloucester — Russell Punter — The puddle up to his middle, and the rest of the trip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs — Aesop — A farmer gets greedy and cuts the goose open.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dragon and the Phoenix — Lesley Sims — A pearl so beautiful the two of them fight the Queen of Heaven for it. Chinese legend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe — Russell Punter — Too many children and a shoe for a house.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClever Rabbit and the Lion — Susanna Davidson — Rabbit shows the lion his reflection in a well and the lion jumps in. Indian tale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Mother Hubbard — Russell Punter — The cupboard is bare and the dog is unimpressed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Was a Crooked Man — Russell Punter — Crooked sixpence, crooked cat, crooked mouse, crooked house.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623602589915,"sku":"SP4164","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp4164.jpg?v=1791883983","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-chapter-book-age-5-8-bargain-book-box-sp4164","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}