How Not to Marry a Princess
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Ethelbert is off in search of a princess for Prince Wilbur to marry. With the help of his trusty guide, ‘How To Marry a Princess’, surely nothing can go wrong?
White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
The authors, Jan and Sara, have written more than 200 stories – and love writing for Collins Big Cat. They decided to write How Not to Marry a Princess because they were struck by the ludicrous ways in which fairy tales princes have to find true love and thought they ought to give a bit of advice. And they didn’t like the idea that princesses never get much of a say in their fate!