Young Reading Series 2

The Swan Princess

• A beautiful retelling of the poignant tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
• Appealing original illustrations by Jenny Press.
• A hardback giftbook with a colourful satin ribbon bookmark.
• Part of Young Reading Series 2 for readers growing in confidence.

Reader reviews

the swan princess

This book is about a girl called Eliza, she is very pretty but her horrible step mother tries to make her ugly .The step mum turns Eliza's eleven brothers into swans. Eliza cures her bothers by making nettle shirts but on the eleventh shirt she runs out of nettles and so her final brother has one wing. I enjoyed this story.

katie moore, 22 February 2012

The Swan Princess

A beautiful tale about a Princess called Eliza. Her evil stepmother changed her brothers into swans but she saved them by making them special shirts to make them human again.

Jack F, 22 February 2012

A Swan-Stunning Story!

I really liked reading this book. Some characters turn into swans and the story has a happy ending. If you want a fairytale with action then this is the book for you!

Carina Macdonald, 20 February 2012

Press & blog reviews

The Usborne Young Reading Program has a lovely selection of classic tales adapted for younger readers. Graded in seven levels, these have just enough stretch in them and yet are not too overwhelming.

The Irish Sunday Independent

Usborne's award winning range of children's books now includes a vibrant Reading Programme, featuring over 200 brilliant titles that supplement National Curriculum levels 1C to 4A. Bright full-cover illustrations combine with lively text to make these colourful hardback fact and fiction books irresistible for children learning to read, and will help capture their imagination and build confidence as they move from one level to the next.

Child Education Plus - top teaching resources to support the curriculum

Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme. Seven steps take beginners from simply written folk stories told in 150 words through to lovers of classic and original stories and histories, biographies and classics told in 5,000 words. Colour-coded for ease of use, and presented in a beautiful hardback, every story is well-written and attractively illustrated in full colour by leading artists.

Julia Eccleshare

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