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A Southern Cross fairy tale

by Kate McCosh Clark

Level C1 · AdvancedFantasyHistoricalChildren's6 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
6 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

On a warm New Zealand Christmas Eve, two children gather vibrant flowers to honor their mother’s distant memories of snowy Christmases, blending the magic of fairy tales with the unique beauty of the Southern Cross lands.

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Contents

6 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFACE.
03“THE CHILDREN’S HOUR.”
04LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
05A SOUTHERN CROSS FAIRY TALE.
06NOTES.

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