Explore Apple Tree Farm as Poppy and Sam look everywhere for Curly the pig. This is a charming story for beginner readers. Don't forget to spot the Usborne Little Yellow Duck who is hiding on each page. A charming story from the Farmyard Tales series featuring much-loved characters Poppy and Sam, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright. Now part of the Usborne Reading Programme, published in B-format hardback with a ribbon marker. First Reading Level Two books stretch the reader with more advanced storylines. They are 32 pages long, with extras including character pages and reading-related puzzles. Usborne First Reading titles are for beginner readers, containing short sentences and carefully controlled words and grammatical structures.