Oxford Classic Tales

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

Three goats want to go over the troll's bridge. Please don't eat me! says the little goat. Wait for the next goat. He's big. And the little goat goes over the bridge. The big goat says, Wait for the next goat. He's very big. And the big goat goes over the bridge. What does the very big goat say to the troll?

Enjoy the famous tale of the three clever goats and the hungry troll...

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

A little girl and her mother have no food and no money. An old woman gives the little girl a magic cooking pot, and tells her the magic words. One day the little girl's out for a long time and the mother wants some porridge. She can tell the pot to cook, but she can't make it stop. She doesn't know the right words.

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

The Little Red Hen plants a seed in the ground. The seed grows. The Little Red Hen asks her friends to help her cut the wheat and make bread, but they are too busy. So she cooks and eats it herself.

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

Enjoy the famous Japanese tale of Momotaro - Peach Boy - and his friends. Can they fight the ogres?

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

Enjoy the famous Japanese tale of Momotaro - Peach Boy - and his friends. Can they fight the ogres?

Project the story and accompanying audio onto the Interactive Whiteboard – a digital ‘Big Book’! Or play the audio on a CD player. Students can also watch and listen to the story on their home computer – great for children who prefer computers to books …

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

Enjoy the famous Japanese tale of Momotaro - Peach Boy - and his friends. Can they fight the ogres?

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

Enjoy this tale from Marocco, and find out how the hungry old donkey helps Mansour.

Project the story and accompanying audio onto the Interactive Whiteboard – a digital ‘Big Book’! Or play the audio on a CD player. Students can also watch and listen to the story on their home computer – great for children who prefer computers to books …

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

Enjoy this tale from Marocco, and find out how the hungry old donkey helps Mansour.

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

A long time ago in China, some children are playing in a grass field. Suddenly a piece of the sky falls to the ground. Then another. And another. Soon the sky is full of holes. The children run to tell their old friend Lownu. They ask Lownu for help. But what can Lownu do? How can she mend the sky?

Project the story and accompanying audio onto the Interactive Whiteboard – a digital ‘Big Book’! Or play the audio

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.

A long time ago in China, some children are playing in a grass field. Suddenly a piece of the sky falls to the ground. Then another. And another. Soon the sky is full of holes. The children run to tell their old friend Lownu. They ask Lownu for help. But what can Lownu do? How can she mend the sky?

A man puts a seed in the ground. It's an enormous turnip. He pulls the turnip but it doesn't move. 'Come and help!' he says. A woman, a boy, a girl, a dog, and a cat all come and help, but the turnip doesn't move. Then a little mouse helps.

This richly illustrated series of retold fairy tales for children aged 5-12 years old will bring an extra dimension to your English teaching.

Students will love looking for the details and finding their favourite characters in the pictures. An illustrated glossary teaches the meaning of key words.

With listening, speaking, reading, writing, and drama activities, Classic Tales graded readers make it easy for you to create complete language lessons around a popular and engaging traditional tale.