SNOW QUEEN, THE - Usborne Young Reading 2 w/Audio CD

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 Andersen, as she sets out on a lonely, dangerous quest to the frozen north. Series Two titles are for children who are reading more confidently, and are 64 pages(2000-2500 words) in length. They use varies sentence lengths, more complexsentence structure and more challenging vocabulary. Most series Two books contain a single narrative divided into chapters. Subjects include classic tales and myths, mystery stories and non-fiction.Young Reading CD audio packs make the story come alive. Each CD contains two readings: first, a dramatic listen-along version, complete with specially composed music, sound effects and superbly characterised readings; then a more measured, read-along version-without sound effects but with a page-turn indicator-designed to be played as a child follow the story in the accompanying book.