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Classic Starts: Robinson Crusoe Retold from the Daniel Defoe original
ISBN: HB: 9781402726644, GMC Group, Sterling, October 2006
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on 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 suspense and everyday de...
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Classic Starts: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Retold from the Robert Louis Stevenson original
ISBN: HB: 9781402726675, GMC Group, Sterling, October 2006
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
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 co...
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No Fear Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra
ISBN: PB: 9781411499195, GMC Group, Spark Notes, August 2006
328 pp., 19x13.3 cm
Each "No Fear Shakespeare" contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary.
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Classic Starts: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Retold from the Mark Twain original
ISBN: HB: 9781402724992, GMC Group, Sterling, August 2006
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Twain's beloved tale, with its folksy language, creates an indelible image of pre-Civil War America with its sleepy river towns, con men, family feuds and a variety of colourful cha...
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Classic Starts: White Fang Retold from the Jack London original
ISBN: HB: 9781402725005, GMC Group, Sterling, March 2006
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who "trains" him through constant whippings, and then by another who...
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Classic Starts: Story of King Arthur & His Knights Retold from the Howard Pyle original
ISBN: HB: 9781402725340, GMC Group, Sterling, March 2006
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
From the Sword in the Stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur has held generations spellbound with its magic. With Classic Starts, young readers can experience the wonder of ti...
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Classic Starts: Oliver Twist Retold from the Charles Dickens original
ISBN: HB: 9781402726651, GMC Group, Sterling, March 2006
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
Dickens' timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with mistreated orphans, grim workhouses and gangs of thieving children. The hero finds himself in dire circumstances but escapes to London, where he becomes invo...
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Classic Starts: Frankenstein Retold from the Mary Shelley original
ISBN: HB: 9781402726668, GMC Group, Sterling, March 2006
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
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...
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No Fear Shakespeare: Henry IV
ISBN: PB: 9781411404366, GMC Group, Spark Notes, September 2005
552 pp., 19x13.3 cm
Each "No Fear Shakespeare" contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary.
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Classic Starts: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Retold from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle original
ISBN: HB: 9781402712173, GMC Group, Sterling, September 2005
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
No child is too young to appreciate the amazing deductive powers of the world's smartest detective. These easy-to-read Sherlock Holmes stories provide the perfect introduction to the super sleuth and his friend and assistant, Dr. Watson. Among the in...
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