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Books in Children's Illustrated Classics series

  • Findus Moves Out

    Sven Nordqvist

    Hardcover (Hawthorn Press, Nov. 1, 2012)
    Every day at four o'clock in the morning, Findus likes to jump up and down on his bed. He wakes Pettson, who tells him to stop. Because cats really need their early morning exercise, Findus decides to find a house of his own where he can jump and bounce when he likes. But jumping on beds is one thing...living without Pettson is quite another. (Ages 4 to 7 years)
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  • The Best of Poe Graphic Novel

    Edgar Allan Poe, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Jan. 1, 2007)
    These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. You'll be kept in suspense with these four Edgar Allan Poe short stories! The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
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  • Tom Brown's Schooldays

    Thomas Hughes, S. Van Abbé

    Hardcover (J M Dent & Sons Ltd, Jan. 1, 1949)
    The illustrator, S. Van Abbe, has produced eight colour plates and 19 line drawings, most of the latter based directly on sketches made at Rugby School.
  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas, Lou Cameron

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, Jan. 19, 2016)
    Edmond Dantès, a merchant sailor in the early 19th Century, is wrongfully imprisoned for life without trial. After years of incarceration on the remote island prison of the Château d'If, he learns of a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and becomes determined to escape in order to retrieve the treasure and use it for vengeance against the men who betrayed him.Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.The Classics Illustrated comic book series began life in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas’ "The Three Musketeers", and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. This new CCS Books edition is specifically tailored to engage and educate young readers with some of the greatest works ever written, while still thrilling older readers who have loving memories of this series of old. Each book contains dedicated theme discussions and study questions to further develop the reader’s understanding and enjoyment of the work at hand.
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  • King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

    Howard Pyle, Alex A. Blum

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, Oct. 24, 2016)
    The legend of Arthur, King of England, and his Knights of the Round Table of Camelot, including Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Gawain, Merlin and Guinevere. The legend herein tells of the sword in the stone, the Lady of the Lake, the forming of the Round Table and of course, the search for the greatest treasure of all: the Holy Grail.Classics Illustrated tells these wonderful tales in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.The Classics Illustrated comic book series began in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas’ "The Three Musketeers", and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. This new CCS Books edition is specifically tailored to engage and educate young readers with some of the greatest works ever written, while still thrilling older readers who have loving memories of this series of old.
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  • Classic American Folk Tales

    Steven Zorn, Gary Gianni

    Hardcover (Courage Books, March 1, 1992)
    A collection of classic American legends includes the stories of Paul Bunyon, Davy Crockett, Pocahontas, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, and Pecos Bill, as well as tales of Brer Rabbit and Coyote
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  • The Man in the Iron Mask Graphic Novel

    Alexander Dumas, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Jan. 1, 2007)
    These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. This is the sad fate of Philippe, twin brother of the King of France, until a daring plan to rescue him unfolds.
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  • The Night Before Christmas: A Classic Illustrated Edition

    Clement C. Moore, Cooper Edens

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Oct. 6, 2005)
    This pocket-size edition of The Night Before Christmas captures the magic of the original story with an array of enticing illustrations. The Night Before Christmas includes images by the world's most renowned children's book illustrators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries gathered from a collection of antique picture books. The timeless appeal of this classical Christmas tale in this visually stunning mini edition is a glorious tribute to the most magical night of the year.
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  • Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell

    Hardcover (Baronet Books, Jan. 1, 1600)
    The Classic Black Beauty is a story about a horse's adventure in life
  • The Twelve Days of Christmas Cats

    Don Daily

    Hardcover (Courage Books, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Offers a new version of the old Christmas favorite in which the gifts are a series of fabulous felines, from a kitten in a fir tree to twelve dapper dancers--six black cats in top hats and six white cats with red bows
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  • A Child's Garden of Verses: A Classic Illustrated Edition

    Robert Louis Stevenson, Cooper Edens

    Board book (Chronicle Books, Dec. 1, 2003)
    This beautiful board book features eight of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poems with antique illustrations by some of the best-known children's book illustrators of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including Charles Robinson, H. Willebeek Le Mair and Jessie Willcox Smith. An unforgettable treat for the very youngest readers.
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  • Italian Folk Tales

    Italo Calvino

    Hardcover (J M Dent & Sons Ltd, Oct. 1, 1975)
    Text: English, Italian (translation)