TY - BOOK AU - Hunt, Roderick TI - Viking Adventure: stage 8 SN - 9780198407362 U1 - 823 PY - 2012/// CY - United Kingdom PB - Oxford University Press N1 - Stage 8 in the Oxford Reading Tree series marks an important milestone where children transition from simple texts to more complex narratives. At this level, readers are typically 6–7 years old (Year 3 in UK schooling or equivalent), and are developing fluency, inference skills, and greater reading independence N2 - In Viking Adventure, Biff, Chip, and Kipper are whisked away by the Magic Key to the time of the Vikings. They find themselves aboard a Viking longship, where they meet a young Viking boy named Solveig. When a storm forces the crew to land near a village, the children discover that raiders are planning an attack. Working together, they help Solveig and the villagers prepare a clever trap using smoke and mirrors to scare off the invaders. The story ends with the children safely returning home. This exciting time-travel tale introduces young readers to Viking culture and values like bravery, cleverness, and teamwork, all wrapped in a fast-paced narrative with rich illustrations and accessible language ER -