King Midas and the Gold

Usborne First Reading Level 1

by Alex Frith (Retold by), Simona Sanfilippo (Illustrator)

When good King Midas helps an elderly man find his way home he is granted his fondest wish to turn anything he touches into pure gold. At first, this gift seems like the most wonderful thing to have ever happened but he soon learns that you should be careful what you wish for.

This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read.
This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Surrey, a reading specialist. Every title has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Picture Books

23 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Alex Frith has been a children's non-fiction author since 2005. Working exclusively for Usborne Publishing, he has written over 50 books covering almost any subject you can think of, from the origins of the Universe to the meaning behind world religions, from extinct animals to prototype AIs, and from Japanese legends to Norse mythology. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young's People's Book Prize: See Inside Inventions (2012), and 100 Things to Know About Space (2017).

Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.

Reviews

[🎲🎧❤️CHanCE💔🎼🎲 · Rating 5 out of 5]

All he wanted was to have so much money to him self because he was so selfish

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

A reworking of the classic tale that sadly makes it less scary for children, meaning the moral is somewhat lost.

[Corina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leitura com o Príncipe

[zhanghao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having money makes you want to have even more money.