0in 0in 0pt" “To help mother”: that was the goal of eachand every one of the five Pepper children. Yet even as “Mamsie”struggles hard to feed and educate her brood, she still manages tofill the house with joy. The adventures of this poor but lovingfamily—Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and the adored youngest,Phronsie—have charmed young readers for more than a century.overflowing with warmth, suspense, and many delightful surprises,this classic remains as compelling as ever.
0in 0in 0pt" No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete textof The Merchant of Venice on the left-hand page, side-by-side withan easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No FearShakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everydaylanguage A complete list of characters with de*ions Plenty of helpful commentary
“Once you start looking for the happy things, you don’t thinkabout the bad ones as much.” That’s the joyful way Pollyanna seesthe world: no matter what happens, she plays her “Just Be Glad”game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she’sorphaned and forced to live with her rigid Aunt Polly, willhigh-spirited Pollyanna succeed in melting her Aunt’s coldheart?
A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering ifthey can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss FamilyRobinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderfuladventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuringamazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape burstingwith exotic wildlife and plants, it’s an irresistible tale ofingenuity.
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of "Othello" on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains
0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%" “We said there was nohome like a raft. other places do seem so cramped up andsmothery…but you feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on araft.” Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runawayslave, Jim. Twain’s beloved tale, with its folksy language, createsan indelible image of antebellum America with its sleepy rivertowns, con men, family feuds, and a variety of colorfulcharacters.
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 are abridged; thequality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's belovedtales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at anincomparable price. "Tom Sawyer liked adventures, which means he was always gettingin trouble." Searching for treasure, witnessing a murder, gettingcaught in a bat cave, tricking others into doing his work, runningaway with Huckleberry Finn--Tom Sawyer's antics and mischief-makingare sheer, child-pleasing delight. Every boy and girl shouldexperience the joy and fun of this classic tale.
Roald Dahl's inimitable style and humor shine in this collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. From Stingaling the scorpion to Crocky-Wock the crocodile, Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the characters created by Dahl in these timeless rhymes. This new, larger edition is perfect for reading aloud and makes Quentin Blake's celebrated illustrations even more enjoyable.
When Mrs. Putney seeks Nancy Drew’s help in recovering her stolen jewelry, the search for the thieves takes the teen-age detective and her friends Bess and George to the colorful French Quarter of New Orleans. But the quest is hampered by the strange behavior of Mrs. Putney, and two young women who are being victimized by so-called spirits. How can Nancy fight these unseen perpetrators of a cruel hoax? And how can she help the gullible victims when the spirits warn them not to have anything to do with Nancy?
"In King Solomon's Mines," Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good persuade Allan Quatermain to help them find Sir Henry's brother George, who has gone missing in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary treasure trove of a lost kingdom. Quatermain agrees to lead the expedition, though he has little hope they will return alive. After suffering unimaginable hardships, they find the treasure hidden deep within a mountain, but while they are admiring the hoard the vast stone door closes. Their store of food and water rapidly runs out and the trapped men prepare to die, but in the nick of time they find a way of escape. On their return trek to civilisation they succeed in the purpose of their expedition when they miraculously come upon George Curtis, alive and well. They return to England with enough of the treasure to live in style, but Allan Quatermain lures them back for more African adventures. In "Allan Quatermain," the trio undertake the search for the kingdom of a warlike 'white' race,
0in 0in 0pt" No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete textof Hamlet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with aneasy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No FearShakespeare contains The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everydaylanguage A complete list of characters with de*ions Plenty of helpful commentary
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Comedy of Errors on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. 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 de*ions Plenty of helpful commentary
