by Jenny Nimmo · Pearson Education Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749708313
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«The Snow Spider» is Jenny Nimmo's children's fantasy novel, published by Pearson Education Limited in paperback (144 pages, in English).
On his ninth birthday, Gwyn's grandmother gives him five strange objects and suggests he descends from Welsh magicians. When he throws one of those objects into the wind, a silver spider appears and leads him into an adventure of snow and magic, and perhaps to the secret of his missing sister, Bethan.
First installment of the The Snow Spider trilogy, also known as The Magician Trilogy. Winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 1986.
For children and young readers aged 7 and up, especially those looking for a mysterious story set in Wales.
Jenny Nimmo is a British author of children's books, including fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived mostly in Wales for 40 years. She is probably best known for two series of fantasy novels: The Magician Trilogy (1986–1989), contemporary stories rooted in Welsh myth, and Children of the Red King (2002–2010), featuring schoolchildren endowed with magical powers. The Snow Spider, first of the Magician books, won the second annual Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the 1987 Tir na n-Og Award as the year's best originally English-language book with an authentic Welsh background. The Stone Mouse was highly commended for the 1993 Carnegie Medal. Several others of hers have been shortlisted for children's book awards.
