A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories
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Cover Story
This issue’s cover illustration by Fangorn is taken from Brian Jacques’ Lord Brocktree (Hutchinson, 0 09 176877 2, £12.99), the thirteenth title in the internationally best-selling Redwall series. Salamandastron, the ancestral home of the Badger Lords, is under threat from Ungatt Trunn, an enemy whose power would seem to be absolute and whose evil knows no bounds. The only hope for survival is the badger Lord Brocktree who is drawn to the fortress by an undeniable sense of destiny. Brian Jacques' masterful storytelling as always spins a web of high adventure that will enthral the reader from the first page to the last. Thanks to Hutchinson Children’s Books for their help in producing this September cover.
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A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories
Illustrated by John Lawrence
Teachers and parents will find this collection very useful in the face of pleas for 'just one more story'. Most of the 22 stories are drawn from previous collections, but some of these are quite old and are no longer likely to be on bookshelves. Folk tales such as Julius Lester's 'Brer Rabbit to the Rescue' and Waters' own retelling of a Native American tale are included, and the other stories are nearly all light fantasy with a humorous twist making them very suitable for bedtime or the end of the school day.
