Rip Van Winkle is a kind man with a very nasty wife! One afternoon, he meets a group of old-fashioned men high in the Catskill mountains, and tries an unusual drink which sends him straight to sleep ... When he awakes, Rip has grown a long beard but that isn't the only thing to have changed. What else will he discover when he returns home? Washington Irving's classic story about the man who falls asleep for twenty years will enchant a new generation of readers in this fabulous retelling. TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening. This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.
| ISBN: | 9780198418597 |
| Publication date: | 8th June 2017 |
| Author: | Jon Blake, Washington Irving |
| Illustrator: | Pep Boatella |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories |
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