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The Prince and Princess
From a story by Hans Christian Andersen
This story is from Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish writer from the nineteenth century. It is one part of Gerda's long journey to find her friend Kay. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Andersen's tales show children that courage and kindness matter, even when the search is hard and the answer is not the one you hoped for.
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- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 385 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Stories from Hans Andersen, H. C. Andersen
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 9 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 5
- Words to Know
- 4
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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