Educational Archive

Bible stories, King Arthur, Saints, Robin Hood - and stories that enhance vocabulary.

Bible Stories

Bible Stories A selection of Bible Stories for children from Once Upon a World Read by John Le Mesurier of Dad's Army fame. Old and New Testament.
Catch Phrase

Catch Phrase We select an English phrase from one of our stories and explain its meaning. For English language learners and young people who want to improve their English with stories.
Emelye's Tale

Emelye's Tale The Knight's Tale by Chaucer is retold by Princess Emelye. Cousins, both knights, fall madly in love with a girl they see from the window of a prison.
Herodotus

Herodotus We've adapted the histories of Herodotus to be friendly for kids. We tour the ancient world including the Near East, Persia, Egypt, and of course Greece, and we build up to second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC. Follow history back in time, through fact, fiction and even a bit of mythology.
Interviews

Interviews Storynory interviews authors of children's books, and other interesting people connected to the world of Stories and Storynory.
Jana's Studio

Jana's Studio Jana Elizabeth brings you a selection of interviews, audio stories, songs, anecdotes, news, background to Storynory, and fun and interesting topics for children and their families. Tune in regularly to Jana’s Studio and see what's going on. Please feel free to comment or ask questions on related items. We hope you find it enjoyable.
King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table The stories of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are romances set in the mists of time somewhere between the dark ages and the middle ages.
Language Learning Questions

Language Learning Questions Questions for English language learners based on our stories.
Lessons

Lessons Tim is a very curious tadpole who lives on the pond with Bertie. He is always asking lots of questions that children ask too. Bertie answers his questions, and if he doesn't know the answer, he asks Natasha to go and find out.
Robin Hood

Robin Hood Our retelling of the Robin Hood legends - based on some of the ancient ballads about the politest robber in history.
Saints

Saints The names of the saints live on in celebrations such as St. Valentine's and St. Patrick's Day. We tell some of the myths, legends, and facts behind these special days.
Twister

Twister Tongue Twisters to help you with clear speech - good for practising English.