Book details
Oxford Reading Tree: Branch Library: Traditional Tales: The Magic Doctor (Guided Reading Edition)
Description
Val Biro's traditional tales have been adapted for classroom teaching, offering six stories in both big book format for shared reading and smaller format for guided reading. Each story is carefully designed with language and layout features for group discussion. The books include teaching notes by literacy consultant Julie Carr. The stories are categorized by age suitability, with 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' and 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' for 5-6 year olds, 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and 'The Donkey that Sneezed' for 6-7 year olds, and 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' and 'The Magic Doctor' for 7-8 year olds. A wonderfully illustrated children's tale which recounts the story of a gifted but impoverished bootmaker who decides to become a doctor, and who soon finds he can cure anything with his miraculous powers and is welcomed to the King's court. All is fine until a princess's ring goes missing and the magic doctor must find the thief or lose his head ! ( this book is the orginal large 8 1/2 x 11 inch format .. not the smaller format of later reprints).
Age
4-9
Text complexity
developing
Length
32 pages
Book in series
#3
Why to read
- Enhances Reading Skills: The 'Oxford Reading Tree: Branch Library: Traditional Tales: The Magic Doctor' is designed to support guided reading, which is crucial for developing young readers' fluency, accuracy, and comprehension skills.
- Cultural Exposure: Traditional tales are a window into the values, beliefs, and customs of different cultures. Reading 'The Magic Doctor' provides children with insights into the storytelling heritage and moral lessons from the past.
- Vocabulary Development: Gill Munton's adaptation of the traditional tale introduces children to new words and phrases in a context that makes them easier to understand and remember, thus expanding their vocabulary.
- Engaging Content: The story of 'The Magic Doctor' is filled with magical elements and engaging plot twists that capture children's imagination, encouraging a love for reading and a desire to explore more books within the Oxford Reading Tree series.