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|author=Michael Morpurgo (Editor)
|title= Greatest Animal Stories
|rating= 5
|genre= For Sharing
|summary= We all know of Aesop and his animal fables: the hare and the tortoise, the boy who cried wolf or the ant and the grasshopper. In this stunning collection of animal stories, Michael Morpurgo has collated well-known and much-loved animal stories in a beautifully presented book. In the introduction he writes that we often first meet animals in stories before we meet them in real life and this collection is selected from his favourite childhood animal tales. Within his own stories, Morpurgo favours the inclusion of animals as the central character and these are all well received by children. As a primary school teacher, I value the fact that such a well-known author has collected these valuable animal-centred stories which can be used not only to engage children with tales from different cultures but also in providing life lessons. Each is beautifully illustrated and individual in style to each story. Prefacing each tale is a short paragraph giving information on the origin of the story and often a question or two to promote thought and discussion within the story. The stories originate from across the globe: Iceland, Africa, China and North America to name a few.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192748629</amazonuk>
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|author= Dave Shelton
|summary=Heartbreaking, surprising, uplifting - Mouse's snowbound journey is one you'll remember for a long, long time. ''There May Be a Castle'' proves that stories matter.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848668627</amazonuk>
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