The Wish Fish

Summary

First Reading Level 1
The Wish Fish

Bob and Bet catch a magical fish who grants wishes - an amusing story based on a folktale.
First Reading Level 1 are real books for beginner readers to tackle with very light support.
Featuring the hilarious illustrations of Mike Gordon.
Includes several pages of reading-related puzzles.
Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

“irresistible for children learning to read”
Child Education Plus

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Information

Key Stage: FS/KS1; Age 4+ (info)

Lexile Measure: 250L (info)

Hardback with ribbon marker:
ISBN: 9780746085141
48 pages
196 x 130mm

Author/Editor: Lesley Sims

Illustrator: Mike Gordon

Press & Blog Reviews

The Usborne Young Reading Program has a lovely selection of classic tales adapted for younger readers. Graded in seven levels, these have just enough stretch in them and yet are not too overwhelming.’
The Irish Sunday Independent

Usborne's award winning range of children's books now includes a vibrant Reading Programme, featuring over 200 brilliant titles that supplement National Curriculum levels 1C to 4A. Bright full-cover illustrations combine with lively text to make these colourful hardback fact and fiction books irresistible for children learning to read, and will help capture their imagination and build confidence as they move from one level to the next.
Child Education Plus - top teaching resources to support the curriculum

Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme. Seven steps take beginners from simply written folk stories told in 150 words through to lovers of classic and original stories and histories, biographies and classics told in 5,000 words. Colour-coded for ease of use, and presented in a beautiful hardback, every story is well-written and attractively illustrated in full colour by leading artists.
Julia Eccleshare

For every parent, child and teacher weary of the monotony of the average reading scheme, Usborne’s First Reading series will offer rays of sunlight. The books are carefully levelled and offer a huge variety of accessible and fun, fiction and non-fiction.
Tamara Linke (Proprietor, Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop)

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