Most Popular Books by Jamila Gavin

How can a king knock some sense into his silly sons so that they grow up sensible young men? A wise man tells the king that he can do the job in six weeks. Every time one of the boys says or does something rash, the sage will put him back on the straight and narrow by telling him a cautionary tale - the story of a proud hare, or perhaps an owl, or a crowï¿¿ This collection of fables, known as the Panchatantra and familiar all over Asia, were first told, then written down in Sanskrit over 2,000 years ago. Jamila Gavin brings them alive for modern readers by telling the story of the wise man and the young princes as original stories framing the classic animal fables. The result is a powerful and unique vision of this classic Indian work.

Filippo has never met his father. Before he was born, his father, a jeweller, travelled to the court of the Great Moghul Emperor Shan Jehan. Twelve years later, a stranger, Signor Khan, arrives bringing a message. His father is held captive by the bandit Mir Baba and only the most valuable jewel, his masterpiece The Ocean of the Moon is worth enough to raise the ransom. Filippo must go with the stranger, into the foreign lands, to sell the jewel to Shah Jehan. But he goes with a secret: he is carrying a copy of the jewel, the real diamond is sewn into his scalp, beneath his hair. They are attacked almost as soon as they set out on their journey. The fake jewel is taken, and Filippo discovers Khan has betrayed him - he knew all along about the real jewel. They travel on to the Emperor''s court, where Khan tries to force Filippo to sell the jewel to the Grand Vizier, and Prince Aurangzeb puts him under house arrest. But when Filippo manages to meet Shah Jehan, the Emperor is delighted with The Ocean of the Moon and the plan of the Grand Vizier, in the pay of Aurangzeb, is thwarted. But these are dangerous men who will not give up. attack, kill Khan and Filippo flees for his life. Reaching the bandit stronghold, Filippo can only trade a small ring for his father, but it is enough. But worse is to come. His father has been driven mad by his captivity and dies on the journey home. Filippo is embittered, but finds his sadness healed when, years later, he returns to Hindustan with his brother. The Taj Mahal is a replica of The Ocean of the Moon, their father''s work has not been in vain.

From the dark of the Bulgarian underworld to the grandeur of central London, what you don''t know can''t harm you. Or so Nettie believes. Nettie lives a privileged life in a mansion and she is adored by her parents. But her world shatters when her beloved tutor, Miss Kovachev, mysteriously disappears from the Round Tower. Does the ghost in the shadows of Nettie''s house have something to do with it? Will spooky Great-Aunt Laetitia help her piece together the fragments? And why won''t her parents tell her anything?

Scheherazade must use her wits to save her from death. Every night for one thousand and one nights, she weaves captivating tales of genies, lamps, flying horses and sorcery, transporting the reader into magical and lavishly illustrated worlds. Will her honeyed words be enough to sweeten themood of the angry king? TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.

All children love stories. Here, master storyteller Jamila Gavin draws them from the four corners of the globe. Stories include: ''The Whistling Monster'', a cautionary tale from Brazil; ''The Coming of Raven'', a creation myth from Canada; ''The Birth of Krishna'', an ancient legend from India.

Basato su una storia vera di incredibile coraggio e forza nelle avversità, un romanzo commovente e ricco di suspense che esplora l’eroismo di un gruppo di quattro giovani ragazze. Inghilterra, 1937. Gwen, Noor, Dodo e Vera sono quattro adolescenti molto diverse, ma hanno qualcosa in comune. I loro genitori le hanno lasciate in un collegio, dove presto hanno stretto una profonda, indistruttibile amicizia. Non sanno cosa le aspetterà in futuro, ma una cosa è certa: potranno contare sempre l’una sull’altra. Poi arriva la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, e tutto cambia. Le quattro ragazze si ritrovano catapultate in diverse zone di guerra – chi sugli aerei inglesi, chi in missione per la Resistenza francese, chi in un campo di concentramento. Ogni viaggio porta con sé pericolo e incertezza, e ognuna di loro si chiede se riuscirà a farcela, cosa resterà del mondo dopo la guerra e se potrà mai a riabbracciare le amiche di sempre.

A multicultural anthology of traditional stories is complemented by beautiful full-color artwork and introductions by ten youngsters representing diverse world cultures.

En la Inglaterra del siglo XVIII, Otis Gardiner, el hombre de Coram, hace siniestros negocios con los ni os no deseados de mujeres ricas y pobres. Meshak, su hijo retardado, atormentado por las atrocidades de su padre, decide salvar al hijo ileg timo de Melissa, su ngel, y Alexander Ashbrook, un arist crata desheredado por su familia debido a su devoci n por la m sica.

Perfect reading for inquisitive 5-7 year olds, this book brings together three alien adventures written by Jamila Gavin, Sam McBratney and Franzeska G. Ewart.

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These are three captivating retellings of Hindu tales. Princess Savitri happily leaves the palace to live with her husband, Satyvan, in the jungle. But behind her joy there is fear, for Savitri carries a dark secret. It is written in the stars Satyvan will die within a year...Princess Damayanti is the one everyone wants to marry, including the gods. However, even they are happy to consent to her marriage to King Nala - all except the demon Kali, who lays a curse on the perfect couple...Princess Sita follows her husband Prince Rama when he is banished to the jungle by his jealous stepmother, just before he is to become king. But she is kidnapped by Ravana, Lord of the Demons...

Derek Landy, Philip Reeve, Joseph Delaney, Susan Cooper, Eleanor Updale, Jamila Gavin, Mal Peet, Matt Haig, Berlie Doherty, Robin Jarvis and Sam Llewellyn have come together to bring you eleven ghost stories: from a ghost walk around York; to a drowned boy, who''s determined to find someone to play with; to a lost child trapped in a mirror, ready to pull you in; to devilish creatures, waiting with bated breath for their next young victim; to an ancient woodland reawakened. Some will make you scream, some will make you shiver, but all will haunt you gently long after you''ve put the book down.

TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the world''s best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack contains 6 books, one of each of the following titles: Sixteen Sisters, Gawain and the Green Knight, Shakespeare Stories, The Enchanted Horse, The Snow Queen and The Storm Child.

Who was Alexander? Myth or man? God or devil? He claimed to be Zeus'' son and even in his own lifetime wild legends sprang up about him. Above all, Alexander was a hero - brave, wily, handsome and inspiring. This richly illustrated biography skilfully interweaves accounts of Alexander''s battle campaigns with legends from each newly conquered country. From Greece and Egypt to Persia and India, the stories of the great mythical heroes of Achilles, Gilgamesh, and more, provide revealing echoes to Alexander''s own charmed life.

Fiction, PYP Level 3

This tells a story from the Indian epic poem The Ramajana. From Rama''s banishment to his triumph, helped by an army of monkeys, over the ten-headed demon king, Ravana, this is a stirring and magical tale, framed by scenes set in the present in which a family prepares for Diwali, the traditional celebration of the return of Rama and Sita to safety.

Scheherazade must use her wits to save her from death. Every night for one thousand and one nights, she weaves captivating tales of genies, lamps, flying horses and sorcery, transporting the reader into magical and lavishly illustrated worlds. Will her honeyed words be enough to sweeten the mood of the angry king? TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.

The children in these stories live in a city, but in their fantasies they can be anywhere and anything

Tarnie can''t understand why his friend Greg won''t speak to him at school. Out of school, the boys get on fine: amongst other things, they both love the ''Ironmaster'' comics. But then Tarnie gets ill and nothing seems to make him better. Could something mysterious be making him ill? And is Greg really his friend, or does he have other motives for visiting Tarnie at his house on Clark Street? Star Child on Clark Street is one of eleven books that make up Extended Reading Level A, for children in Year 5/Primary 6. This phase of Cambridge Reading has an increased provision of extended narratives and aims to develop children''s knowledge about language, its vocabulary, forms, structures and styles.