The Cape of Rushes Author:Antonia Barber Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), The Cape of Rushes 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. The Cape of... more » Rushes is an English folk tale written by Antonia Barber and illustrated by Amanda Harvey. It is written in a style which allows children to sample the traditional language of fairy tales. 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.« less