Native Stories of Britain and Ireland - William Greenhalgh - Bog

Ten stories from Britain and Ireland's mythic history for the Key Stage 2 classroom (7-11 year olds). Want to find out where the red rose comes from? Or who (or what...) Robin Hood really was? Train up the mythologists of the future with the activities that accompany each story. The stories in this book: The Origin of the Red Rose, The Battle of the Trees, Blodeuwedd, The Battle of Cooley, Robin Hood, The Upside Down Witch, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Valley of the Deaf, The Green Children of Woolpit, The Loch Ness Monster. The follow-up activities include: Design a computer game, Shadow puppets, Radioplay, Wargame, Hotseating. Useful background information and a pronunciation guide are provided with the stories, as well as an index and other features to let pupils use non-fiction techniques to explore the book.