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Reading Champion: The Boy who Cried Wolf: Independent Reading Green 5
By (Author) Jackie Walter
Illustrated by Katie Rewse
Hachette Children's Group
Franklin Watts Ltd
10th June 2025
United Kingdom
Primary and Secondary Educational
Non Fiction
Paperback
24
Width 148mm, Height 210mm
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)
In this retelling of a traditional tale, a young shepherd boy gets fed up when he looks after the sheep. He cries, "Wolf!" to play a trick on the people in the village. Then, one day, a wolf really does come, and he discovers why it doesn't pay to tell lies... Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. This retelling of the original traditional tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Green 5.Jackie Walter (Author)
Jackie Walter has written and edited many books for children. She never gets tired of listening to and telling a good story. Jackie lives in Cornwall with her husband and young daughters.