In this Scandinavian traditional tale, a poor boy seeks his fortune with the help of a pet cat.
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
This is Book 314 in the Reading Champion Series. See all Reading Champion books here.
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Damian Harvey has written books for children of all ages, including the Robo Runners series, published by Hodder. Damian is a regular visitor to schools, where he talks about his work and tells stories to children from nursery age to Year 6.
More about Damian HarveyBecky is a children's book editor and sometimes author from the South West of England. Her favourite things are animals, books about magic, and anything sparkly.
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