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9780753457146

The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories for Eight Year Olds

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  • ISBN13:

    9780753457146

  • ISBN10:

    0753457148

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-06-10
  • Publisher: Kingfisher

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Summary

Sixteen stories from around the world have been specially selected for eight year olds. With delightful illustrations on every page and a marvelous mix of traditional and contemporary tales, this is a real treasure trove of words and pictures. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Edward Blishen won the Carnegie Medal with Leon Garfield for the God Beneath the Sea (1970). For Kingfisher he has compiled several collections in the Treasury of Stories series and Children's Classics to Read Aloud.

Table of Contents

My Birthday 7(5)
LAURIE LEE
Uninvited Ghosts 12(11)
PENELOPE LIVELY
How the Bee Became 23(9)
TED HUGHES
The Talking Bow Tie 32(6)
MORRIS LURIE
The One That Got Away 38(5)
JAN MARK
Kate Crackernuts 43(8)
ALISON LURIE
The Day Grandfather Tickled a Tiger 51(6)
RUSKIN BOND
Mrs. Dog First-Child and Monkey-Mother 57(11)
JAMES BERRY
When Emil Got His Head Stuck in the Soup Tureen 68(10)
ASTRID LINDGREN
The King and the "K" 78(15)
EMILY SMITH
When Grandma Took a Back Seat 93(9)
NANCY BLISHEN
Moving Day 102(10)
Traditional Iroquois Tale Retold by ROGER SQUIRE
A Narrow Squeak 112(12)
DICK KING-SMITH
A Barrel of Chicken 124(10)
ROBERT NEWTON PECK
The King Who Was Fried An Indian Tale 134(16)
Retold by EDWARD BLISHEN
The House of Colored Windows 150(10)
MARGARET MAHY
Acknowledgments 160

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