There are broken hearts and kisses and then weddings, so this is a story about love. There are actors who are funny because they cannot act, so it is also a story that makes people laugh. And there are fairies, spirits of the night, so it is a story about mischief and magic too. What happens when love and laughter come together with magic in an Athenian forest? A Midsummer Night's Dream was written in about 1596 and is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. It has been retold for Bookworms, not as a play, but as a story.
Classic Tales - bringing the magic of traditional storytelling to language learning. The stories are carefully graded at Levels 1-5 to provide easy and enjoyable reading. Beautiful illustrations on every page work closely with the text to help understanding. Each Classic Tale also includes activities related to the story, and a picture dictionary or glossary.
A woman who draws cars comes to the bookshop. How will Mark and Troy get to meet her? Phonics Focus: ar, ir, ur, er, ou, ow, oy,oo, au, aw, ear, eer, wa
'Be careful with Morfran,' Princess Adhan tells her young son, Merlin. Morfran, the son of the Enchantress Ceridwen, is a bully. Then one day, Merlin drinks one of Ceridwen's magic potions. After this, he can become different animals, see through walls, change the weather, and look into the future. But Morfran is angry with Merlin when Ceridwen dies. Years later, Morfran- now King Vortigern's magician- plans to kill Merlin, the boy with no father. How can Merlin's magic powers help him to fight his old enemy?
