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Icarus, the Boy Who Flew Too High


Young Reading

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No. of pages 48

Published: 2016

Great for age 5-8 years

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Things dont look good for Icarus and his dad. Theyre imprisoned in a tower inside a maze on a rocky island. Can a daring idea fly them both to freedom? This colourfully illustrated adaptation of the classic story from Ancient Greece has been specially written for young readers who have just started to read alone.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Usborne Young Reading, Young Reading, Young Reading Series 1 .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Linda Ashman is the author of more than 30 children's books, whilst Kim Smith is the illustrator of several books for children. They are the author-illustrator team behind Sterling's Over the River & through the Wood.

 

This book is in the following series:

Young Reading

Young Reading Series 1

Usborne Young Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. First Reading covers the first four levels, and Young Reading the next three.Series 1: These titles are for children who have just started reading on their own. They are 48 pages long and typically contain several short stories or one longer story divided into chapters. They use fairly short, simple sentences and everyday vocabulary.Series 2: These titles are for children who are reading more confidently. They are 64 pages long and use varied sentence lengths, more complex sentence structure and more challenging vocabulary.Series 3: These titles are for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books. They use advanced sentence structure and vocabulary and have more complex plots with subplots.