Derrick the Dentist and the Dangerous Giant — Simon Rose

The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. The diverse, original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first person or third person, and they have increased character dialogue, which allows students to develop character studies. They focus on realistic fiction and have settings that students can relate to, but each story has a unique twist that will keep students thinking. Derrick the dentist is picked to face the dangerous giant from destroying the village. The problem is that Derrick is not very strong. He can hardly hold up his heavy sword. How will he stop the giant?