The Bird of A Thousand Colours

The Bird of A Thousand Colours is a traditional Cuban folktale, written by Wendy Shearer and vividly illustrated by Simone Fumagalli. It is part of the Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series and tells a story of kindness and helping others in need. Included are helpful guidance notes for teachers, parents and carers with lots of ideas from Wendy on how to support children when reading this book.

Book Cover of Birds of a Thousand Colours written by Wendy Shearer and illustrated by Simone Fumagalli

Title: Bird of A Thousand Colours

ISBN-10:1382046782

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1382046787

Retail Price: £8.40

Publication Date: March 2025

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Pages: 32

Format: Paperback

Dimensions:21 x 0.2 x 21 cm

Illustration from The Bird of A Thousand Colours by Wendy Shearer
The birds of the forest gather to choose a new King or Queen
Illustration from the The Bird of A Thousand Colours by Wendy Shearer
With Turkey now disgraced, the birds gathered again.

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