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1) Heidi
Author
Language
English
Description
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story.
2) Black Beauty
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...
3) Peter Pan
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An abbreviated version of the adventures of Wendy, John, Michael, and Peter in Never-Never Land.
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Pub
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Pub
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
6) The odyssey
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
7) Pinocchio
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the adventures of Pinocchio, a mischievous wooden puppet, who wants more than anything else to become a real boy. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
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