The Selfish Giant

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A wonderful retelling of Oscar Wilde’s classic story about a fierce, angry giant, who wants nothing to do with the children who play in his beautiful garden. But when he finds himself miserable and alone in an eternal winter-land, it’s an act of kindness to an unlikely friend that brings back Spring and finally, happiness.

Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.

Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage

Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage.

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.