Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 11: Rip Van Winkle

When Rip heads into the mountains, he doesn't expect to be gone long. But on his return home, he finds that everything has changed ... TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 711. Its much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

Rip Van Winkle is a kind man with a grumpy wife! One afternoon, he meets a group of old-fashioned men high in the Catskill mountains, and tries an unusual drink which sends him straight to sleep ... When he awakes, Rip has grown a long beard but that isn''t the only thing to have changed. What else will he discover when he returns home? Washington Irving''s classic story about the man who falls asleep for twenty years will enchant a new generation of readers in this fabulously illustrated retelling.TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.