The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories for Seven Year Olds

by Blishen, Edward; Blishen, Nancy; Ludlow, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780753457139
• ISBN10: 075345713X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-10
• Publisher: Kingfisher

Summary

This enchanting treasury includes a rich array of traditional folktales and contemporary classics from favorite authors such as Rudyard Kipling and James Reeves.

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.

 

Patricia Ludlow has illustrated many children's books, including several on fairies and dragons, as well as the Fantasy Encyclopedia.

Table of Contents

Lion at School	p. 9
Hare the Hero	p. 15
The Rooster, the Cat, and the Scythe	p. 20
Johnny-Cake	p. 26
The Fairy Ship	p. 30
The Tortoise, the Monkey, and the Banana Tree	p. 41
The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple	p. 48
The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo	p. 66
Cat and Mouse	p. 70
Beautiful Catharinella	p. 76
The Autograph	p. 81
The Steadfast Tin Soldier	p. 87
Jack and the Beanstalk	p. 96
Puss in Boots	p. 107
The Old Woman who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle	p. 124
Inhaling	p. 132
The Mouse and the Sun	p. 135
King Midas	p. 141
Why Noah Chose the Dove	p. 152
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