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The Wizard of Oz
Summary
Young Reading Series 2
The Wizard of Oz
- The classic story by L. Frank Baum, retold for children growing in their reading confidence and ability, sumptuously illustrated by Mauro Evangelista.
- When Dorothy is whizzed to Oz in a tornado, she lands in a place where nothing is quite as it seems. Can she find the Wizard, defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, and be granted her wish to return to Kansas?
- Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.
- The audio CD includes a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.
“irresistible for children learning to read”
Child Education Plus
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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
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Great classic!
I don't know who was more excited my children or myself. My daughters have seen the movie and were excited to have the book read to them. The images are gorgeous and the story kept them interested. Recommend.
Sabrina, 10th December 2008
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