When Beauty's father steals a rose from the Beast's garden, the Beast demands his life in return – unless Beauty comes to live in his castle. Will Beauty ever be able to see that the Beast's ugliness is only skin deep?

When a thirsty fox sees some tasty-looking grapes, he's delighted. But he just can't reach them, no matter how high he jumps or how hard he tries. Bitterly disappointed, he walks off, calling them "'sour". Aesop's charming animal fable gently teaches...

Although King Midas is a kind man, he always wants more: more jewels, more silver, more gold. So when he's granted a wish for doing a good deed, he asks that everything he touches turn to gold. But after his flowers, his food and even his daughter ar...

Could a tiny mouse actually help the king of the jungle? That's what a trapped mouse promises to do if his lion captor sets him free. The lion laughs-and lets him go. But when hunters trap the scared and desperate lion, the mouse proves that even the...

This is the latest title in Sterling's Unabridged Classics series. It is an adventure-filled, menacing fairy tale with a moral. It is suitable for children aged 10 and over. Pinocchio, in Carlo Collodi's original version, is an adventure-filled, mena...

How did the famous Knights of the Round Table come to be? This retelling of the timeless legend of King Arthur and the magical realm of Camelot will enchant young readers.

When the Pied Piper comes to Hamelin, he offers to rid the town of all its rats. He does, but when the Mayor won't pay what he promised, the Pied Piper takes a terrible revenge!

When children draw, they want to create an accurate likeness of the things they see. With this imaginative, informative, and amply illustrated guide, it's amazingly easy for kids to make their art dreams come true. The entertaining, hands-on lessons...

Why is there life on earth? How did Saturn get its rings? Which planet is biggest, which one's hottest and which has a cloud named Scooter? Take a trip into outer space to learn about the asteroid belt, Martian volcanoes, dwarf planets and other fasc...

Roman Myths gathers eleven of the best-loved ancient myths in one beautiful abridged collection, rewritten for third and fourth graders who cant quite tackle the originals and older children at lower reading levels. This high interest/low vocabulary...