The Story Thief
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Other White Wolves from different cultures...
James Riordan
Petrushka the clown is the crowd’s favourite. But the little puppet boy is unhappy. He’s fed up with just making people laugh. He longs to be big and brave, like Strongman, so he can save Pretty Ballerina and take her away with him. All he needs is courage. Will he find it?
The Little Puppet Boy is a well known tale from Russian folklore.
Malachy Doyle
Little Setanta was determined to join the Red Branch Knights, but the king’s young warriors were determined to stop him. First he’d have to beat them at hurling, then he’d have to fight every one of them, and then… then there was the great hound of Culann to do battle with.
The Hound of Ulster is a well known tale from Irish folklore.
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Year 4
Stories About Imagined Worlds
Hugo and the Long Red Arm • Rachel Anderson
Live the Dream • Jenny Oldfield
Swan Boy • Diana Hendry
Stories That Raise Issues
Taking Flight • Julia Green
Finding Fizz • J. Alexander
Nothing But Trouble • Alan MacDonald
Stories From Different Cultures
The Little Puppet Boy • James Riordan
The Story Thief • Andrew Fusek Peters
The Hound of Ulster • Malachy Doyle
Historical Stories
The Queen’s Token • Pamela Oldfield
War Games • James Riordan
Outbreak • Alison Prince
Text copyright © 2007 Andrew Fusek Peters
Illustrations copyright © 2007 Rosamund Fowler
First published 2007 by A & C Black
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This electronic edition published in September 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing
White Wolves Series Consultant: Sue Ellis, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
This book can be used in the White Wolves Guided Reading programme with children who have an average level of reading experience at Year 4 level
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