Oxford Literacy Web: Fiction Variety

by JoanAiken (Author), KeithGaines (Contributor)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.46

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.27

  These are the first titles in the OLW variety fiction strand for Key Stage 2. The OLW is the new scheme designed to work with the NLS (National Literacy Strategy). The Year 3 title includes: The Clowns Next Door by Susan Gates - a story about clowns who would prefer not to be clowns; Dad's Story by Susan Gates - a story about a boy finding out his dad cannot read; The Adventures of Robyn Hudd by Paul Shipton - a modern Robin Hood with a female protagonist who takes on the bullies; Robin Hood and The Golden Arrow by Malachy Doyle - a retelling of the traditional story; The Oakhollow Mystery by Tessa Krailing - a story about moving to a new house and discovering it holds a mystery; and The Beast of Bobbin Moor by Jon Blake - a girl leads her gang through two adventures.