'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.