*Snow Queen* by Lesley Sims is a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale. The story follows Gerda, a brave and determined girl, who sets out on a perilous journey to rescue her friend Kai from the clutches of the Snow Queen. After he is captured and taken to her icy palace, Gerda faces numerous challenges, encountering magical beings and overcoming obstacles along the way. Her unwavering love and courage shine through as she battles the cold and fights for her friend's freedom, highlighting themes of friendship, bravery, and the power of love against adversity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Usborne Young Reading .
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2005 by Usborne Books .
This book contains the following story:
The Snow Queen
When Kay is cursed by a magic mirror, he can no longer perceive goodness in anything - not his best friend Gerda, nor the roses in the garden. One wintery evening, he is kidnapped by the wicked Snow Queen and swept away to live for ever in her kingdom of ice. Gerda must travel through inhospitable and frozen lands, sustained only by the kindness of strangers, in order to find her beloved friend. And when she gets there, she must melt the ice in his heart before she can take him back home.
This book is in the following series:
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.
