Sean Taylor

Oxford Reading Tree: All Stars

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The residents of North Skettykolk are no match for a visiting mountain goat with an enormous appetite for flowers.

A man known as the Great Elastic Marvel has an unexpected adventure when his jump on a trampoline takes him out his apartment window. Suggested level: junior, primary.

At bedtime, Stella must find a way to make her toys fall asleep before she can sleep.

Small Bad Wolf wants to be bad to the bone like his father, Big Bad Wolf, but when the lazy older wolf gives lessons involving chickens, little piggies, and children, the training does not turn out as planned.

A robotic mop, assigned to clean a basement restroom, yearns to feel the sunshine, see the world, and more, but when he is finally outside, he discovers that what he needs most of all is a friend.

A frog, in love with a chicken, buys her a golden ring, but when the ring falls and skips away, they begin to chase after it, joined along the way by a jogging swan, a motorcycling sausage dog, and other helpful creatures.

It is a hot, hot day. Dad Bear says, "I think a pair of hot bears is probably the hottest thing in the world." So Little Bear suggests they go to the river to cool down. It's a long way. Little Bear tries to impress his Dad by doing abig jump from one rock to another, but he falls over. When he picks himself up and keeps going, his dad says, "I think a brave bear is probably the bravest thing in the world." For very young children just beginning to dare to do new things and their supportive and loving parents, this gentle read-aloud just might be the best thing in the world.

A collection of four short stories written for children featuring animals.

Goal! covers the history of the beautiful game from its origins in English public schools in the early 19th century to its current role as a crucial element of a globalized entertainment industry. The authors explain how football transformed from a sport at elite boarding schools in England to become a pastime popular with the working classes, enabling factories such as the Thames Iron Works and the Woolwich Arsenal to give birth to the teams that would become the Premier League mainstays known as West Ham United and Arsenal. They also explore how the age of amateur soccer ended and, with the advent of professionalism, how football became a sport dominated by big clubs with big money and with an international audience.