The Enormous Turnip

By: Mairi Mackinnon

Series : English Readers Starter Level

Age 4+

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Sara loves visiting her grandparents and helping in her grandmother's extensive kitchen garden. When Grandmother tries to harvest one outsize turnip, she needs all the help she can get. A delightful cumulative story, originally from Russia.
With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: low A1. 300 headwords, 459 words.

Details

Extent:: 24 pages
Dimensions:: 238.3 x 164.7mm
Paperback ISBN:: 9781474983792
CEFR:: A1
Lexile:: 450L
Key Stage:: EYFS
Publication Date:: April 2021
Work Reference:: 05890

Author

Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of thousands of books and many strange musical instruments, from electric cellos to didgeridoos.

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Series

Usborne makes books for children learning English as a second language. Our English Reader Starter Level has simple text and bright illustrations to help children understand the story.

View series: English Readers Starter Level