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Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat, but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all far too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour and baked the bread, the others are more than happy to help her eat it - but who will she choose to share it with?

'The walls were tiled with strawberry tarts, the roof was made of chocolate hearts. Around the windows were caramel frames and the pathway was lined with candy canes…'

When a hungry Hansel and Gretel stumble across a scrumptious-looking house deep in the woods they cannot believe their eyes. But they soon realise their luck is too good to be true…

Cheetah loved nothing more than running and telling jokes. His best friend, Hippopotamus, laughed at all his jokes even though they weren't very funny. But that wasn't enough for Cheetah. He wanted a friend who could run, so he set out to make a new one, leaving Hippopotamus behind…

Find out how Cheetah learns to appreciate what he has and discover the true value of friendship. Lindsay Camp's 'Keeping up with Cheetah' is an invaluable classroom resource. 

Around the world, children just like you play all sorts of games and sports. In Dubai, Faris races camels with his dad; in India, Nitesh's whole family love to play cricket together; and in Switzerland, Tomas has been skiing since he could walk! What is your favorite game to play outside? Would you like to try any of these?

Buri comes up with a cunning plan to outwit the hungry tiger and the greedy lion that want to eat her... but will the clever fox be fooled too?

Little Red's noisy neighbor, Mrs Fox, is hungry for roast chicken. First though, her son Sly has to catch one. How can Little Red outfox her neighbors and save herself from ending up on their dinner plates?

For twelve years, Grendel, a ferocious and bloodthirsty creature, terrorises King Hrothgar's people, killing and devouring their bravest warriors. That is until one day when Beowulf, the strongest and mightiest of the Geat warriors, arrives on the Danish shores determined to defeat Grendel. When Beowulf slaughters the vicious creature the kingdom rejoices, but the celebrations do not last long. In all the excitement, the people of Hrothgar have forgotten about Grendel's keenest ally…

How people get around depends on where they live. You might be used to travelling by car, bike or train, but in Norway Falda hitches a ride on her sister's snowmobile, and in Thailand Niran gets home on a tuk-tuk. Why do you think people use different modes of transport? Which would you most like to try?