Displaying items by tag: story bank

An evil black liquid is stopping the sun from shining on Aliikai’s Kingdom of Pearls. She has to find a way to rid the sea of it and she can’t do it alone. 

At the age of 12, a slave boy, on the island of Madagascar discovered a technique for pollinating vanilla orchids quickly and profitably – read his story.

Meet our little grub on his journey to becoming a Moon Moth. Along the way, he meets lots of Madagascan jungle animals and learns about patience and self-belief too.

The Vanilla Princess is a Mayan tale about the story of the creation of the vanilla plant.

Join Monkey King on his adventure to the Heavenly Land in this modern adaptation of a story from Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West by Debjani Chatterjee.

This retelling of Monkey King’s Party comes from Therese Collins. Talk to the children about how stories can change with every retelling.

Use this short story as an example of the Spy plot plan resource in action.

Rosa Franklin (namesake of famous female DNA scientist Rosalind Franklin) wants to fit in at school, but who should change, her or her friends?

Use the How the platypus got his shape ebook on your whiteboard, iPad or tablet computer.

A text only version of Sports Day on Mount Olympus the story of Alexia the only normal kid in a school for gods.