one of the most beloved classics in children’s literature,Kipling’s masterpiece follows Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves, andhis animal friends as they fight for survival in the Indian jungle.Young readers will love the wise bear Baloo and Bagheera the blackpanther; shiver at the vicious tiger Shere Khan; laugh at the sillymonkeys; and feel compassion for the grown-up Mowgli—who mustfinally acknowledge his own humanity.

one of the most beloved classics in children’s literature,Kipling’s masterpiece follows Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves, andhis animal friends as they fight for survival in the Indian jungle.Young readers will love the wise bear Baloo and Bagheera the blackpanther; shiver at the vicious tiger Shere Khan; laugh at the sillymonkeys; and feel compassion for the grown-up Mowgli—who mustfinally acknowledge his own humanity.

0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%" Dickens’ timeless noveltransports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filledwith mistreated orphans, grim workhouses, and gangs of thievingchildren. The hero finds himself in dire circumstances after hedares to beg for more food in the orphanage. Determined to make hisway in the world, he escapes to London, where he becomes involvedwith criminals…and finally finds a real home.

Homer's epic tale of the warrior odysseus's decades-longstruggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply andbeautifully retold, with all the drama intact. Young readers willthrill at odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; theenchantress Circe, who turns his crew into pigs; and the angry seagod Poseidon.

Get Ready to be Spooked! It was eleven o'clock at night. Peter was in bed on the secondfloor of the old house where he lived alone. It had gotten sochilly, he went downstairs to turn up the heat. As Peter was on his way back to bed, a black dog ran down thestairs. Where did you come from? Peter said. He had never seen thedog before... Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collectionof folklorist Alvin Schwartz's most alarming tales of horror, darkrevenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tinglingillustrations by renowned artist Brett Helquist.

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Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of itschildren's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes adazzling new series: Classic Starts . The stories areabridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats theworld's beloved tales (and children) with the respect theydeserve--all at an incomparable price. The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of asullen and unloved little girl-and everyone around her, too. Whenthe newly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrivesat her uncle's mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange toher. Then Mary hears of a mysterious garden where no one has setfoot in 10 years. With the help of some new friends, she plans touncover its secrets...and make it blossom once again.

Dracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues hisneck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children willdevour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampireserves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes theinnocent Jonathan Harker, and then goes after his fiancée, Mina,and her friend Lucy. From creepy, insect-eating Renfield to Dr. VanHelsing—who valiantly fights Dracula’s evil—the characters anddrama are spellbinding.

The year 1940 is a very big year for Tomie-it's the start of first grade, and it's his first birthday in the new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue. It's also the first year that Tomie gets to go trick-or-treating with his older brother, Buddy. Then the holidays arrive, and Tomie has a part in the Christmas play. This Christmas is going to be great! But disaster strikes when Tomie gets the chicken pox. Will he be cured in time for the Christmas pageant? Join Tomie dePaola once again as he takes us back to his childhood and allows us to share the holiday season with his family and friends.

Do you like to be scared? Ellen had just fallen asleep when she heard a strangevoice. "Ellen," it whispered, "I am coming up the stairs." Ellen was frightened and called her parents, but they didn't hearher, and they didn't come... Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collectionof folklorist Alvin Schwartz's most alarming tales of horror, darkrevenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tinglingillustrations by renowned artist Brett Helquist.