The Rainbow Coat

A delightful and little-known Chinese folktale, engagingly retold for young English language learners. with bright, appealing illustrations. Long ago, the phoenix was an unremarkable brown bird, overlooked by all the forest birds with their dazzling plumage. While the forest birds admired each other and sang, the phoenix collected a store of food. When a terrible drought left the other birds hungry, the phoenix shared her supply, and in return, the birds created a wonderful coat for her. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. 300 headwords, 504 words. Series devised and edited in collaboration with acclaimed ELT consultant Peter Viney.