Book excerpt: Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Dancing to the River is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Stories from a Range of Cultures. This set of nine stories contain a variety of language and illustration styles, reflecting the myths, legends, folk tales and fairy stories of the many different cultures from which they were taken. Dancing to the River is a Caribbean folk tale written by Grace Hallworth. When Turtle is captured in a field she has to escape is by dancing her way back to the river. Words and music for 'Turtle's Dance' are included. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading. This pack of 6 is for guided group reading.