Within this book you will find 3 great stories for children using everyday words and phrases. This fantastic book would be ideal as a first reading book for native English speaking children or for children aged 7 - 11 learning English as a foreign / second / additional language. The pages are single sided with pictures to colour so children can learn to read English sentences as they colour. At the back of the book there are two useful vocabulary pages with pictures. The 3 great stories in this book include:Six wonderful pets - A boy called Mark sees his friends with their pets. Mark would love to have a pet. Will his wish for a pet come true? An alien on Earth - A girl called Anne meets a friendly alien and she tells the alien why we have various things on planet Earth. The monkey that changes colour - A monkey changes colour every time he eats something of a different colour. Will he ever return to his original colour? The author of this book is Joanne Leyland, a qualified teacher with 20 years experience in teaching languages to children.