The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. The Elves and the Shoemaker is based on the traditional tale by the Brothers Grimm about elves who come to the rescue of a poor shoemaker and his wife.

Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales, and they'll love their English lessons too. Read the famous tale of the old shoemaker. How do the elves help him?

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree stages and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available for each Oxford Reading Tree Stages, from Stage 1 through to Stage 9. Accompanying free Group/Guided Reading notes are available online at www.oxfordprimary.co.uk/tales , along with an eBook and storyteller video for each stage. Parents can also visit www.oxfordowl.co.uk for practical advice, helpful information about phonics, lots of fun activities and free eBooks. The Singles Pack includes a Mixed Pack for each of the above stages, 1 book of each title, plus a Teacher's Handbook.

A German folk tale about elves who help a shoemaker. This is a wordless book.

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway is a humorous story about the creation of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree stages and matched to the phonic progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Stage 1: TheUgly Duckling The Little Mouse and the Big Elephant The Little Red Hen The Elves and the Shoemaker Accompanying free Teaching notes are available online at www.oxfordprimary.co.uk/tales, along with an eBook and storyteller video for each stage. Parents can also visit www.oxfordowl.co.uk for practical advice, helpful information about phonics, lots of fun activities and free eBooks. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Stage 1 titles listed above. The Class Pack includes sixof each of the Stage 1 titles listed above. FREE GROUP/GUIDED READING NOTES! a href="http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/oxed/primary/literacy/ort/traditional-tales/ort_tradtales_stage-1-teaching-notes.pdf?region=international"Click here/a.