What is a creature? Is it a person? Is it an animal? No, it's something different; something strange. In this book you will meet creatures big and small. Some of them are friendly to people. Some are not friendly at all! You will meet two giants. One is called Bolster. Bolster is big, but not very clever. He is also not very nice. One day, Bolster falls in love—with a girl as big as his finger! The other giant is very ugly; he is an ogre. A boy called Jack climbs a magical beanstalk and visits his castle. The ogre is not friendly to his visitor!

You will meet five dragons. One is a frightening European dragon. He eats little girls and breathes fire. The other four dragons are Chinese. They help the people of China.

You will also meet many other creatures. You will meet a magical bird and a talking kettle. And you will meet a frightening lake creature who loves music. What happens to these magical creatures? What happens to the people who meet them? Read these ten stories and find out.

The New Oxford Progressive English Readers offer a great selection of classic novels and plays at six levels from renowned authors that have been abridged in the form of easy-to-read stories for children to enjoy.

The readers contain: Adaptation of popular classics and modern fiction by well-known writers Wide range of titles within each grade allows students to read widely,enabling them to progress to the next level confidently Illustrated throughout Questions,activities,and background information such as cultural context,character profiles,and author biographies included A template at the end of the books to assist students in writing book reports Each book includes a complete list of all titles available in the series and relevant teaching resources