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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A thoughtfully-written series of abridged classics, each of which has been rewritten to accommodate the reading and interest levels of children in the third and fourth grades who are simply too young to tackle larger, unabridged volumes; from the animal stories of renowned authors such as Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Mark Twain, Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe, to classic ballet stories, young readers will delight in these accessible renditions...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series:* Classic Starts*. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. *Classic Starts* treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale, with its engaging heroine and evocative description of the Prince Edward...
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Series
Language
English
Description
";One thing's for certain, no house that Anne's in will ever be dull.' That's what Marilla Cuthbert says about Anne, the lively red-headed orphan she and her brother Matthew adopt. For decades, girls have agreed, eagerly reading every book in Lucy Maud Montgomery's series that chronicles Anne's coming of age."--Baker & Taylor.
6) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
7) Moby-Dick
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Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
9) White Fang
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.
11) Pollyanna
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness.
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