This book contains the following story:
A wonderful retelling of Oscar Wilde's classic story about a fierce, angry giant, who wants nothing to do with the children who play in his beautiful garden. But when he finds himself miserable and alone in an eternal winter-land, it's an act of kindness to an unlikely friend that brings back Spring and finally, happiness.
Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.
Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage
Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
This book is in the following series:
Collins Big Cat
The Collins Big Cat series is a fully structured reading scheme with both fiction and non fiction titles. The series was designed to build speaking and listening as well as reading skills. Every book contains a unique reader response activity plus reading tips including suggested comprehension activities and curriculum links.
