Resources
Worksheets to accompany the books - free to download and print
What is Henry VIII’s legacy? What places can you visit from the time of Henry VIII? This free worksheet includes a factfile, reading tasks, vocabulary building and a quiz.
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Between 1880 and 1930, over 27 million people from across the world entered the United States. Around 12 million of those people came through an island in New York Harbour called Ellis Island.
This free worksheet includes a factfile, reading tasks, vocabulary building and a number quest.
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People around the world know the name of Ali Baba! But where is his story from and how old is it?
This free worksheet includes a factfile, reading tasks, vocabulary building and a secret word hunt.
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One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories from the Middle East and India. There are many different stories, but there aren’t one thousand and one of them!
This free worksheet includes a factfile, reading tasks, vocabulary building and a secret word hunt.
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Sherlock Holmes is the world famous fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He appears in four novels and 56 short stories.
This free worksheet includes a factfile, reading tasks, word search, vocabulary building and a secret word hunt.
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The Great Fire of London took place in 1666 and it started in a baker’s shop in Pudding Lane. We know a lot about life in London at the time from the diaries of Samuel Pepys.
This free worksheet includes interesting facts, reading tasks, a word search, vocabulary building and an exercise on superlatives.
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Aesop was born in about 620 BCE and was a slave and a storyteller. Over 600 fables have been attributed to him.
This free worksheet includes the story of The Lion and the Mouse, a reading task and exercises.
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