The Tailor of Gloucester is a Christmas children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, privately printed by the author in 1902, and published in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in October 1903. The story is about a tailor whose work on a waistcoat is finished by the grateful mice he rescues from his cat and was based on a real world incident involving a tailor and his assistants. For years, Potter declared that of all her books it was her personal favourite.
Coming up in Storytime Issue 25 – celebrate our very special 2nd anniversary with us! We’ve got a brilliant budgie poem from the legendary Brian Moses, The Reluctant Dragon, a Caribbean folk tale, a starry story, a foxy fable, Ganesha the Elephant God, the Brave Little Tailor fairy tale and an exclusive poetry competition for kids. They could see their work in Storytime!
The two CD-ROMs contain a total of 8 units, each of which cover a specific vocabulary area. Words and sentences are presented through games and activities at different levels. The series focuses on the target language in specific settings; The Guard House (numbers), The Home (family relationships), The Paint Factory (colors), The Tailor's Shop (clothing), The Gym (parts of the body), The School (classroom), The Grocery Store (food), and The Theater (feelings). QSteps provides exposure to authentic language in natural contexts by means of an intuitive user interface for young learners.
Find out how a poor tailor armed with only a piece of old cheese and a little bird can outduel giants. While the tailor completes each assigned task, he gets closer and closer to the prize of marrying a princess and winning half of the kingdom.
Instant PET (Audio Only)A photocopiable resource packed with a variety of ready-to-use PET-level activities and exam practice tasks with tips, making it ideal for PET candidates and general English learners alike. The book is organised by paper type, giving teachers a flexible resource that they can tailor to their students' specific needs.