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Description for The Snow Queen
Hardcover. Designed for young children who are just beginning to read alone and are looking for lively stories to tackle. Colurful pictures combine with narrative text written to encourage reading skills for developing and emergent readers. Editor(s): Harvey, Gill. Series: Young Reading Series Two. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHF; 4Y; 5AF; YQCR. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale about the wicked Snow Queen’s attempt to kidnap a boy in the frozen north. Beautifully and atmospherically illustrated by Alan Marks, winner of the Carnegie Medal. Part of Young Reading Series 2 for readers growing in confidence. Also available with an audio CD with a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.
A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale about the wicked Snow Queen’s attempt to kidnap a boy in the frozen north. Beautifully and atmospherically illustrated by Alan Marks, winner of the Carnegie Medal. Part of Young Reading Series 2 for readers growing in confidence. Also available with an audio CD with a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.
Product Details
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Series
Young Reading Series Two
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780746060025
SKU
V9780746060025
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
About Lesley Sims
Lesley Sims (Author) Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio. ... Read more
Reviews for The Snow Queen
"Irresistible for children learning to read" - Child Education Plus; "The Usborne Young Reading Program has a lovely selection of classic tales adapted for younger readers. Graded in seven levels, these have just enough stretch in them and yet are not too overwhelming" - The Irish Sunday Independent; "Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading ... Read more