The Ice Children

''As unforgettable as Hans Christian Andersen''s "The Snow Queen" . . . a whirlingly imaginative storyline full of wonder and hope as well as warning.'' - The Times M. G. Leonard''s story of a brave girl and her reindeer friend, who try to save her brother, is the perfect winter treat. The Ice Children is an exciting, modern, magical mystery adventure by the author of Beetle Boy, Adventures on Trains and the Twitchers series. Illustrated in black and white throughout by Penny Neville-Lee. At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling, but no one can wake him. Finn''s big sister, Bianca, suspects that the tall mysterious stranger who first discovered Finn knows more than they will admit? Bianca''s quest to discover the truth and rescue her little brother hurls her into a fantastical winter wonderland, full of beauty, danger and irresistible spirit animals, where all is not as it seems.

Product details

• Authors: M G Leonard, M. G. Leonard
• Assisted by: Penny Neville-Lee (Illustration)
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.10.2024
• EAN: 9781035005949
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3500594-9
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc., Seasonal interest: Winter, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings