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What to expect
Eight fantastic stories, brilliantly retold, reaching from Africa to the United Kingdom. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!
Introduce your children to a selection of folk tales from around the world, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, these stories will introduce your children to a wider world of classic stories.
Playlist:
· George and the Dragon
· Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans
· How the Birds got their Colours
· The Golden Turtle
· The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin
· The Honey-Guide Bird
· The Story of Nian
· The Hairy Flip-Flops
Copyright: George and the Dragon © Saviour Pirotta 2015, Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans © 2013 Beverley Birch, How the Birds got their Colours © Helen Chapman 2017, The Golden Turtle © 2008 Gervase Phinn, The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin © June Crebbin 2017, The Honey-Guide Bird © Deborah Bawden 2015, The Story of Nian © Dr Wee Bee Geok 2015, The Hairy Flip-Flops © Stephen Davies 2015
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Details
- Author
- Various
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 2 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 September 2019
- ISBN
- 9780008385781
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Picture storybooks
Synopsis
Eight fantastic stories, brilliantly retold, reaching from Africa to the United Kingdom. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to a selection of folk tales from around the world, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, these stories will introduce your children to a wider world of classic stories. Playlist:· George and the Dragon· Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans· How the Birds got their Colours· The Golden Turtle· The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin· The Honey-Guide Bird· The Story of Nian· The Hairy Flip-Flops Copyright: George and the Dragon © Saviour Pirotta 2015, Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans © 2013 Beverley Birch, How the Birds got their Colours © Helen Chapman 2017, The Golden Turtle © 2008 Gervase Phinn, The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin © June Crebbin 2017, The Honey-Guide Bird © Deborah Bawden 2015, The Story of Nian © Dr Wee Bee Geok 2015, The Hairy Flip-Flops © Stephen Davies 2015
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