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

Three bite-sized legends, 'George and the dragon', 'Arthur and the sword in the stone' and 'Robin Hood and the golden arrow'.

A text-only version of The terrible tale of the Lambton Worm for use in book trailers.

Learn about the Father of Science, Sir Isaac Newton with this short biography.

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

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.

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.

Asha was a knitted tiger an old, grubby and somewhat worn-out knitted tiger. But to Ranjit, the tiger was so much more than a tatty old toy. If only he could find someone to help him put his woollen friend back together again.

A short myth by storyteller Tony Wilson created using the ‘Myth cards’ and ‘Myths story planner’.

A short legend by Tony Wilson. Ask the children to listen to the language used. What do they notice?