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Gulliver's Travels (Classic Starts) by Martin Woodside
Category: Children's Books | Series: Classic Starts
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 rui ...Show more
Heidi (Classic Starts) by Johanna Spyri
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Starts® Ser.
Age range 6 to 9 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. To everyone's surprise, the two grow to love each other - and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Classic Starts is a gorgeously produced, though ...Show more
Heidi (Classic Starts) by Johanna Spyri
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Starts
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 - hav ...Show more
Little Men (Classic Starts) by Louisa May Alcott
Category: Classics | Series: Classic Starts
This sparkling sequel to the beloved "Little Women" follows the grown-up and married Jo, mistress of Plumfield, a school for boys (and a few girls, too). The fun begins with a new arrival, Nat Blake; it is through his eyes that we first meet Plumfield's lively residents and experience the cheerful confu ...Show more
Little Women (Classic Starts) by Louisa May Alcott
Category: Classics | Series: Classic Starts
An abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
Moby-Dick (Classic Starts) by Herman Melville
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Starts
Call me Ishmael. These three famous words begin one of the most epic novels ever written, a tale of one obsessed captain, his doomed crew and an elusive white whale named Moby-Dick. The massive original, however, can be very hard for young readers to navigate. This beautifully abridged and adventure-fil ...Show more
Peter Pan (Classic Starts) by J. M. Barrie
Category: Picture Books | Series: Classic Starts
""All children grow up. All except one.""That special child is Peter Pan, and since making his debut on the stage in 1904, this eternal youth has carried boys and girls off to magical, marvelous Neverland. It's a trip that all kids want to make, and with this easy-to-read version of the classic, everyon ...Show more
Peter Pan (Classic Starts) by J. M. Barrie
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Starts® Ser.
Age range 6 to 9 All children grow up. All except one. That special child is Peter Pan, and since making his debut on the stage in 1904, this eternal youth has carried boys and girls off to magical, marvelous Neverland. It's a trip that all kids want to make, and with this easy-to-read version of the cl ...Show more
Pollyanna (Classic Starts) by Eleanor Porter
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Classic Starts
"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 P ...Show more
Robinson Crusoe (Classic Starts) by Deanna McFadden
Category: Classics | Series: Classic Starts
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 refere ...Show more
Roman Myths (Classic Starts) by Eric Freeberg
Category: Classics | Series: Classic Starts
This title features eleven of the best-loved ancient myths in one beautiful abridged collection. This high interest/low vocabulary volume features stories such as Romulus and Remus, Escape from Troy and more. It is suitable for ages 7-9. Roman Myths gathers eleven of the best-loved ancient myths in one ...Show more