The Battle of the Ice Queen: Beyond the Stars
Michael Emberley
Gordon Snell
An atmospheric short story taken from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by two great Irish talents in children’s fiction todaySilla loves the winter with its snow and cold winds, but most of all, she loves the ice. So when the ice floes of her kingdom and the icicles at her Ice Palace start to melt, she doesn’t believe Zeffa, King of the Warm Winds, when he comes to her in friendship, begging for her help. Instead, she declares war on him and assembles her battalion of penguins: the battle lines have been drawn. But sometimes people aren’t what they seem and loyalty is found in the most unexpected of places. Will Silla and Zeffa be able to overcome their differences to fight global warming and save their kingdoms?A tale showing how by working together we can overcome the seemingly impossible, vividly depicted by evocative illustrations.Look out for the other eleven stories - also available as e-shorts!
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How to Help Your Grandda (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008103354)by Judi Curtin, illustrated by Chris Judge
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The Last Cat (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008103408)by Celine Kiernan, illustrated by Tatyana Feeney
Across the Cold Ground (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008103415) written and illustrated by Oisín McGann
Ice Fairies (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008103422)by Siobhán Parkinson, illustrated by Olwyn Whelan
Discovering Bravery (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008115593) by Emma Brade, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey
The Battle of the Ice Queen
Gordon Snell
Illustrated by Michael Emberley
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First published in Great Britain and Ireland by HarperCollins Children’s Books and Fighting Words Ltd. as a story in Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder
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Version: 2014-09-10
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