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The Nightspinners

Kate Petty
Illustrated by Mary Claire Smith

A wicked Queen, a beautiful heroine and a prince are all classic ingredients in this enchantingly written and illustrated fairy tale.

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Ariane the weaver lives happily in a cottage in the woods, surrounded by her friends the animals. When Queen Heartless sees a princess wearing a dress even more beautiful than her own, she orders her guards to capture Ariane so that she can weave for no one else. She is locked in a dungeon and told to weave exquisite silks for the Queen's ballgowns. Ariane is in despair - until some tiny spiders come to her rescue. They weave a web of rare and magical silk, which will help Ariane escape back to her cottage in the woods.

 

"…a delightful fairy tale…to spark the imagination."

Junior Education

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The Nightspinners

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£5.99
Hardback
32 pages
228 x 188 mm
ISBN-10: 1858818362
ISBN-13: 9781858818368
Publication: October 2003
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