Petra and Daniel have little use for the quaint fishing Village their parents have forced them to visit on holiday. They don't know that this Village has a legacy of Dragons. Much more fun than exploring museums or picturesque ruins, a small stone on a lonely beach offers them the chance to perform magic, match wits with elementals, steal hearts, go to war, write poetry, escape from a pirate, and sail "The Laughing Princess." Their dull, rainy world will never be the same. From the pen of the celebrated author of The Astreya Trilogy, these fantastic and slightly melancholy stories are sure to resonate with the questions you carry deep down inside as you go about your everyday life.

Oxford Reading Tree remains the nation's favourite reading scheme and countless children have learnt to read with Biff, Chip, and Kipper. We are delighted to unveil its fresh new look for today's children, teachers and parents, with lively new covers and fresh artwork.Engaging new artwork and coversAlex Brychta's unique style of artwork enthrals and entertains children, and the fresh new look will heighten their pleasure in reading the stories. With freshly drawn artwork for all the favourite core stories at Stages 2 - 5 and fantastic new covers, Oxford Reading Tree is more appealing thanever!Stories children loveThe Oxford Reading Tree stories have always captivated children's imagination, inspiring them to read - and the stories and characters in the new editions haven't changed at all. Apart, that is, from an exciting new story at Stage 3, The Egg Hunt, which replaces the Dolphin Pool.Simplified structureWe have also simplified the structure of the scheme in response to feedback from you: Owls Storybooks become Stages 6 and 7 Storybooks; magpies become Stages 8 and 9 Storybooks; wrens at Stage 2 have become patterned stories at Stage 1+; and wrens at Stage 3 are now patterned stories at Stage 2.New teaching support materialIn addition to the existing guided reading cards, perfect for use in guided reading sessions, we have brought out new teaching materials to reflect the needs of teachers in today's classroom:DT Flexible, friendly teacher's notes included FREE with each pack of Oxford Reading Tree books - these are easy to store and will save you hours of preparation!DT New Take-Home cards for every Storybook from Stages 1 - 9 to help parents or carers get the most out of reading with their childDT Free resources website at www.oup.com/uk/primary with downloadable photocopy mastersDT New Teacher's Handbook and special edition for Scotland

"The Laughing Prince: A Book of Jugoslav Fairy Tales and Folk Tales" is a fascinating collection of fairy tales and folk tales, presented by an American folklorist Parker Fillmore to demonstrate the incredible vigor and the artistic inventiveness of the Jugoslav imagination to the western reader. The tradition of the Hungarian folk tales was greatly influenced by Oriental and Northern as well as Slavic myths, which have made it incredibly rich and exciting to the reader of any time—first published in 1921.

Teaching notes for the non-fiction books in the 'Floppy's Phonics' series. The series provides fun, decodable stories and non-fiction, developed to be interwoven with existing much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper stories for focused synthetic phonics practice.

Spoiled Princess Penelope cannot get her new parrot to talk, even after threatening it and calling it nasty names. But when Prince Percival comes courting, the parrot gets revenge on the greedy princess in a hilarious and fitting conclusion. Featuring bonus audio!

No one is what they seem in this unpredictable adaptation of a classic fairytale. A rebellious Princess Josephine, known as the fourth princess throughout the kingdoms, becomes unexpected friends with a naive Prince Wendell. Their worlds are turned upside down as everything they thought they knew about their families turn out to be only the beginning. Through their encounters with a mad king, selfish queen, and a clever fool, their story shows that looking the part isn't always the same as acting the part.

Presents the life of Pocahontas, a Powhatan princess, describing how she saved the life of Captain John Smith of Jamestown, made efforts to broker peace between the English and the Powhatan, married John Rolfe, and died in England at the age of twenty-two

Ahira isn't a typical princess. When she's kidnapped by dragons on her sixteenth birthday she declares it the best thing that has ever happened to her. No more etiquette lessons!Assigned to a powerful but extremely messy dragon named Azmaveth, Ahira soon makes friends with the magical creatures around her new home. Even cleaning up after Azmaveth and putting up with with his failed magic experiments isn't too bad, until he forces her to work with his human steward, Kohath.Kohath is a piece of work. His bossy attitude combined with his lack of personal space makes him the most infuriating male Ahira has ever met. He's also hiding a huge secret.But war is looming with the Valkyrie, and not even the dragons are immune to political maneuvering. A surprise betrayal breaks Ahira's heart and sends her packing back to her old home.If she does nothing she'll never see Azmaveth, Kohath, or the rest of her magical friends again.Happily ever afters don't come easy, but this princess just might be willing to fight for hers.

The imagined diary of Sarah"s traveling companion shows intelligence, compassion, and faith. Ages 8-12. Promised Land Diaries book 2.