Snow Spider (Magician Trilogy (Scholastic)) [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Jenny Nimmo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Magician Trilogy (Scholastic) (Book 1)

The award-winning fantasy trilogy from the New York Times-bestselling author of Charlie Bone

On Gwyn's 9th birthday, his grandmother tells him he may be a magician, like his Welsh ancestors. She gives him five gifts to help him-a brooch, a piece of dried seaweed, a tin whistle, a scarf, and a broken toy horse. One blustery day, unsure what to do with his newfound magic, Gwyn throws the brooch to the wind and receives a silvery snow spider in return. Will he be able to use this special spider to bring his missing sister, Bethan, home? THE SNOW SPIDER spins an icy, sparkly web of mystical intrigue that sets the stage for the next two books in this outstanding trilogy!

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

From the opening music to the first note of narrator John Keating's beautifully accented voice, the listener is transported to the Welsh countryside. The recording opens on Gwyn's tenth birthday as his grandmother, Nain, declares, "It's time to find out if you're a magician." She leaves him with five unusual gifts, which Gwyn finds to be "improbable effects" for a magician. Nain tells Gwyn to "give the gifts to the wind." John Keating manages not only Nain's wonderful aged voice, but the sense that she is throwing her final words over her shoulder. He also imbues the word "wind" with a haunting foreshadowing of mystery and power. With narration like this, it is as if John Keating were himself the snow spider, spinning richness into Jenny Nimmo's tale. K.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439895537
• ISBN-13: 978-0439895538
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.5 x 6.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,168,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent story, August 14, 2007

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My 8 yr old and I listened to this story while driving. She and I were completely engaged and excited to find out "what will happen next". Great travel book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo, May 12, 2007

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Mary Hanson (L.A., California) - See all my reviews
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I am a teacher, and read all literature before giving it to my students. We all loved the Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo. This series is set in Wales and has some nice, Celtic elements, but not as engaging as the Charlie Bone books. Granted it was nice enough that I have purchased the next one in the series. The main character in the Snow Spider, Gwyn, learns he is a magician, but the magic in the story doesn't seem to really come from him, but from objects given to him by his grandmother. In this part of the trilogy, the snow spider is lost, then reclaimed, but not by Gwyn's magic, but through the magic of the spider.