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Androcles and The Lion
£5.99
Androcles and The Lion
Age 4+
£5.99
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Aesop's fable of kindness and friendship retold with simple text to help beginner readers develop reading stamina. It's a hard life being a slave in Ancient Rome. So Androcles escapes to the forest - and comes face to face with a lion. But could the mighty beast and the runaway slave help each other out? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Available as ebook with narration in British English (only on tablets that support audio).
- Extent:
- 48 pages
- Dimensions:
- 201.5 x 141.4mm
- Hardback ISBN:
- 9780746096918
- Accelerated Reader Book Level:
- 2.2
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
- Lower years (LY)
- Book Band:
- Purple
- CEFR:
- A2
- Lexile:
- 480L
- Key Stage:
- EYFS, KS1
- Publication Date:
- December 2008
- Work Reference:
- 00836
Usborne First Reading books help children learn to read. They are designed to be the first books a beginner will read for pleasure. First Reading Level 4 books have a wide range vocabulary and up to 40 words per page.
View series: First Reading Level 4
The book has clear colour illustrations, helping children understand the words when they are first learning to read. The words used are simple, and along with fun speech bubbles the book will inspire beginner readers. This is one of the books in the Usborne First Reading series. Other titles to look out for in local libraries include "The Inch Prince" and "Danny the Dragon", both by Russell Punter.