How Tortoise Tricked the Birds

A humorous and lively African folktale, specially adapted for children just beginning to read. With colour illustrations on every page, this is another addition to Usborne's hugely popular First Reading series. Find out what happens when trickster Tortoise joins the birds at the Great Feast in the sky, and then gobbles ALL of the food. Perhaps it's time for Tortoise to be tricked too?

About the author

Clifford Samuel

Product details

• Authors: Clifford Samuel, Clifford Samuel
• Assisted by: Giusi Capizzi (Illustration), Giussi Capizzi (Illustration), Capizzi Giusi (Illustration)
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 6
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781474998840
• ISBN: 978-1-4749-9884-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Series: First Reading Level 4
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / African, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 3 years, For National Curriculum Early Years (England and Wales), Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Animal Stories (Children's/Ya), Traditional Stories (Children's/Ya), Interest age: from c 4 years, For home learning / Self-study / autonomous learning, Literature, books & writers (Children's/Teenage), Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams