A thoughtfully-written series of abridged classics, each of which has been rewritten to accommodate the reading and interest levels of children in the third and fourth grades who are simply too young to tackle larger, unabridged volumes; from the animal stories of renowned authors such as Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Mark Twain, Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe, to classic ballet stories, young readers will delight in these accessible renditions of beloved classics.
Pip, a poor orphan in Victorian England, is given a great deal of money by an unknown benefactor to enable him to live as a gentleman, pursuing a good education and fulfilling great expectations.
The adventures of an orphaned young man in Victorian England who is given a great deal of money by an unknown benefactor to enable him to live as a gentleman, pursuing a good education and fulfilling great expectations.
When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change--forever. The amazing events following that encounter, and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, have made Great Expectations a must-read since it was first serialized in 1860. Now, young readers can enjoy Dickenss engrossing story in this simplified yet thrilling version.
