'It's time to tug up that gigantic turnip' says the old man who planted it, but how will he and the old lady pull up such an enormous vegetable!


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


* Text type - A play based on a traditional Russian folktale.


* Curriculum links - Science: Forces and movement: Pushes and pulls as force; Music: Animal magic - Exploring descriptive sounds; PE: Dance activities.


* This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Illustrated by: Bettina Guthridge
Prepared for publication by: Collins Big Cat