Androcles and the Lion (Usborne First Reading, Level 4)

Age Range: 4+ years

Aesop’s fable of kindness and friendship retold with simple text to help beginner readers develop reading stamina.

It’s a hard life being a slave in Ancient Rome. So Androcles escapes to the forest – and comes face to face with a lion. But could the mighty beast and the runaway slave help each other out?

Androcles and the Lion is in the Usborne First Reading series, written especially for children who are learning to read. With delightful illustrations, these books combine great stories with simple text to excite and inspire any beginning reader.