Taken from her parents by a witch, poor Rapunzel lives alone in a tower. Until, one day, a prince rides by . . . Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Recommended for children
Outcome Vocabulary Skill: People
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The classic fairy tale. When the evil queen’s magic mirror says Snow White is the fairest in the land, Snow White is sent to the forest. There she finds the seven dwarfs, who promise to look after her. For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read.
Rapunzel
The classic fairy tale. Rapunzel is stolen from her parents by a witch and forced to live in a tower. Every day, the witch climbs up Rapunzel’s hair into the tower. Then one day, a prince rides by… For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read.
Sleeping Beauty
In this classic fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger on a spinning wheel and falls asleep for one hundred years. Can a handsome prince wake her up? For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to read. All stories feature essential key words. Story-specific words are repeated
Rumpelstiltskin
In this classic fairy tale, a miller’s daughter has to spin straw into gold for the king. A funny little man comes to help her, but if she can’t guess his name, this Rumpelstiltskin will take her first-born child! For over thirty-five years, the best-selling Read it yourself with Ladybird has helped children learn to