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This work talks about a single person - but with two personalities:
one that's noble and kind and another that's pure, repulsive evil.
Robert Louis Stevenson's engrossing masterpiece about the dual
nature of man - and a good doctor whose thirst for knowledge has
tragic consequences - serves up all the suspense and satisfying
chills one expects from the best horror and science fiction.
Eleven-year-old Rebecca Randall is quite a handful - and now she's
leaving her beloved Sunnybrook Farm to live with her well-to-do
elderly aunts and get an education. But they were expecting
Rebecca's quiet, hard-working older sister instead. Can the
bright-eyed and talkative girl win them over...especially her
strict, rule-bound Aunt Miranda? Just as Rebecca's "grand spirit"
charms everyone in the story, it will captivate readers, too.
Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, with "Classic
Starts[trademark]", young readers can experience the wonder of
timeless stories from an early age.
Since 1903, the escapades of Mole, his friend Water Rat, shy Badger
and Toad of Toad Hall have delighted children and adults, too.
Follow the winning foursome through the seasons as they sail the
river, get lost in the Wild Wood, take off on a merry adventure in
Toad's colourful carriage and rescue Toad Hall from a band of nasty
marauding weasels. Abridged for easier reading and carefully
rewritten, with "Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can
experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
When Heidi's Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her
grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring
for a child. But, to everyone's surprise, the two grow to love each
other - and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri's
charming story - and spirited heroine - have won children's hearts
for more than a century. Abridged for easier reading and carefully
rewritten, with "Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can
experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift's unforgettable satire
takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange
and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among
a race of tiny people; Brobdingnag, the opposite, where the natives
are giants and Gulliver puny; the ruined yet magical country of
Laputa; and the home of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses far superior
to the ugly humanoid Yahoos who share their universe. Abridged for
easier reading, with "Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can
experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
A shipwreck, a sole survivor, a deserted island - What could be
more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe's amazing
adventure? Set in the 17th century and unfolding over a 30-year
period, it offers plenty of adventure and suspense while painting a
fascinating portrait of the age - including references to slavery
and Europe's view of the "New World." Abridged for easier reading
and carefully rewritten, with "Classic Starts[trademark]," young
readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early
age.
From the bits and pieces of dead bodies and the power of
electricity, the brilliant Victor Frankenstein fashions a new form
of life - only to discover, too late, the irreparable damage he has
caused. Mary Shelley's tragic story of the creation of man, or
monster, is as compelling and powerful now as it was when it was
written. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, with
"Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can experience the
wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
One boy, penniless and in rags, forced to beg in the street. The
other, a king's son, coddled and given all he could want. What
happens when the two boys change clothes and places and learn how
the other half lives? Mark Twain's satirical and suspenseful novel
about the thin line that separates prince and pauper is a perennial
favourite. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten,
with Classic Starts[trademark], young readers can experience the
wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
All for one and one for all! That's the rallying cry of the
Musketeers - guards of the French King - and the call to adventure
for young readers enjoying their first taste of Dumas' classic
swashbuckler. Aramis, Athos, Porthos, and the not-quite-yet
Musketeer D'Artagnan use their wits and their swords to battle an
evil Cardinal, the traitorous Milady and other enemies of the
French court. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten,
with "Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can experience the
wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
Dracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues his
neck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children will
devour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampire
serves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes the
innocent Jonathan Harker and then goes after his fiancee, Mina and
her friend Lucy. From creepy, insect-eating Renfield to Dr. Van
Helsing - who valiantly fights Dracula's evil - the characters and
drama are spellbinding.
"Once you start looking for the happy things, you don't think about
the bad ones as much." That's the joyful way Pollyanna sees the
world: no matter what happens, she plays her "Just Be Glad" game
and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she's orphaned
and forced to live with her rigid Aunt Polly, will high-spirited
Pollyanna succeed in melting her Aunt's cold heart? Abridged for
easier reading and carefully rewritten, with "Classic
Starts[trademark]", young readers can experience the wonder of
timeless stories from an early age.
A shipwreck; a deserted island; a family, wondering if they can
survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, "The Swiss Family
Robinson" entices young readers to come along on a wonderful
adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring
amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting
with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible tale of
ingenuity. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten,
with "Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can experience the
wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
One boy, penniless and in rags, forced to beg in the street. The
other, a king's son, coddled and given all he could want. What
happens when the two boys change clothes and places and learn how
the other half lives? Mark Twain's satirical and suspenseful novel
about the thin line that separates prince and pauper is a perennial
favourite. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten,
with "Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can experience the
wonder of timeless stories from an early age.
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