A further 24 Treetops titles in Oxford Reading Tree's series of fiction with built-in progression for pupils aged 7 to 11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully monitored language levels, the stories are accessible, motivating, and humorous. The series is organized into Oxford Reading Tree stages (from Stage 10 to Stage 15), with each stage introducing more complex narrative forms, including flashbacks and changes in viewpoint; descriptive writing; extended reading vocabulary; and more pages, more text, and fewer illustrations.
Each stage is supported by the Teacher's Guide, which offers guidance on using Treetops within the framework of the National Literacy Strategy and includes activities on photocopiable sheets.
The author mentions having been affected by Victorian Era stories. The narrative here follows the lead of that sensitivity. I take this story to be quite a believer in the individual - though on another end this would be sad, cul-de-sac story of our annoying times. Here, feelings of love, care and pity processed better through the following actors: a philanthropically-oriented lady, a tough yet caring mother, a resilient big sister and a non-evil carousel-man.