12/29/2011

BR 02-15 The Snow Queen

" 'Let's show it off to the angels.' " (p. 4)

Gerda and Kay are best friends, until Kay suddenly changes. Then he is kidnapped by the wicked Snow Queen and everyone thinks he is lost forever. But Gerda is determined to rescue him.

Follow her, in this retelling of the classic tale by Hans Christian Anderson, as she sets out on a lonely, dangerous quest to the frozen north.

The Snow Queen is in series two of Usborne Young Reading, which combines good stories with easy reading text. Developed in consultaion with Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey Roehampton, series two is for readers who are growing in confidence. For readers who have just started reading alone, try the exciting stories in series one.

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Anderson Hans. (2004). The Snow Queen. USEBORNE YOUNG READING: SERIES TWO London: Usborne


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