This series provides a stimulating introduction to the great classic stories of literature and the best in children's fiction. The books are easy and enjoyable to read, and feature full-page, full-color pictures and photographs. Each title includes interesting information about the authors, and comprehension questions to spark discussion.
The White Birds; The Fisherman and the Giant; The Glass Box; The Prince and his Servants; The Table, the Donkey and the Stick.
Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors- the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. The first of his works set in Wessex, Hardy's novel of swiftpassion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships.
Contains:- "The Speckled Band" ("The Adventure of the Speckled Band", 1892)- "The Five Orange Pips" (1891)- "The Crown of Diamonds" ("The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet", 1892)
The grim tale of the people who were caught up in the wave of violence and murder which marked the French Revolution, in a controlled-vocabulary adaptation of Dickens' classic work.
Fantastisch, bezaubernd und voller Humor – der Reiz der Geschichten von Lewis Carrolls 'Alice im Wunderland' ist auch mehr als 140 Jahre nach ihrem ersten Erscheinen ungebrochen. Noch heute folgen Millionen von Lesern jedweden Alters der kleinen Alice auf ihrer traumverlorenen Reise und tauchen ein in eine Märchenwelt voller wunderbar schräger Figuren. Carrolls sprühender Witz, sein Einfallsreichtum und seine Lust am literarischen Spiel sind legendär und sichern seiner 'Alice' einen Platz in den Annalen der Weltliteratur.
