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Books in Classic Starts® Series series

  • Classic Starts™: Tales of Adventure

    Inc. Sterling Publishing Co.

    Paperback (Sterling, Aug. 7, 2012)
    There's plenty of excitement here to thrill any child! For the first time, five of our most popular Classic Starts titles are available in paperback, packaged and shrink-wrapped in a beautifully designed, sturdy slipcase. Each all-time favorite is expertly abridged for easy reading and filled with all the adventure and mystery that made the original story so beloved. Includes: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Call of the Wild, and Treasure Island.
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  • Classic Starts® Audio: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Mark Twain, Oliver Ho, Dan Andreasen, Arthur Pober Ed.D

    Paperback (Sterling, June 1, 2010)
    “We said there was no home like a raft. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery…but you feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Twain’s beloved tale, with its folksy language, creates an indelible image of antebellum America with its sleepy river towns, con men, family feuds, and a variety of colorful characters.
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  • Classic Starts® Audio: The Swiss Family Robinson

    Johann David Wyss, Chris Tait, Jamel Akib, Arthur Pober Ed.D

    Paperback (Sterling, June 1, 2010)
    A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it’s an irresistible tale of ingenuity.
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  • Classic Starts® Audio: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Jules Verne, Lisa Church, Dan Andreasen, Arthur Pober Ed.D

    Paperback (Sterling, May 3, 2011)
    Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine.
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  • Classic Starts® Audio: A Little Princess

    Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tania Zamorsky, Lucy Corvino, Arthur Pober Ed.D

    Paperback (Sterling, May 3, 2011)
    Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.Poor Sara Crewe. Once upon a time her beloved father pampered and adored her. But ever since he died, leaving her alone and penniless, she's been caught in the cruel clutches of Miss Minchin, the headmistress at the Select Seminary for Young Ladies, where Sara once studied. But no matter how terrible things get, Sara always has her imagination and goodness of heart to carry her through. This timeless tale of a poor orphan has won children's hearts for a century--and continues to be a favorite.
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  • Classic Starts®: Pinocchio

    Carlo Collodi, Arthur Pober Ed.D, Tania Zamorsky

    Paperback (Sterling Children's Books, April 6, 2021)
    Mischievous, lazy, and full of tricks, the puppet Pinocchio causes trouble for his creator, Geppetto, almost as soon as he comes to life. Yet, more than anything, this naughty and playful creature wants to become a real boy. To make his dreams come true, he must prove himself worthy. Come along on Pinocchio's amazing journey as he learns--the hard way--what it means to be honest, kind, and, above all, human.
  • Classic Starts® Audio: Treasure Island

    Robert Louis Stevenson, Chris Tait, Lucy Corvino, Arthur Pober Ed.D

    Paperback (Sterling, June 1, 2010)
    Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty--that's what's served up in this fine story, mates, and kids will eat it up. After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirate ship, and that surprises and danger await him...including a meeting with the inforgettable Long John Silver.
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  • Classic Starts®: Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell, Lucy Corvino, Arthur Pober Ed.D, Lisa Church

    Paperback (Sterling Children's Books, Feb. 4, 2020)
    An abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.
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  • Classic Starts® Audio: Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott, Deanna McFadden, Lucy Corvino, Arthur Pober Ed.D

    Paperback (Sterling, May 3, 2011)
    Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Little girls, especially, love following the adventures of the four March sisters--Meg, Beth, Amy, and most of all, the tomboy Jo--as they experience the joys and disappointments, tragedies and triumphs, of growing up. This simpler version captures all the charm and warmth of the original.
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  • Classic Starts®: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Mark Twain, Lucy Corvino, Arthur Pober Ed.D, Martin Woodside

    Paperback (Sterling Children's Books, Feb. 4, 2020)
    An abridged version of the adventures of Tom and his friends growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River in the nineteenth century.
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  • Classic Starts® Audio: Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell, Lisa Church, Lucy Corvino, Arthur Pober Ed.D

    Paperback (Sterling, May 3, 2011)
    Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows Beauty's life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.
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  • Classic Starts®: The Three Musketeers

    Alexandre Dumas, Jamel Akib, Arthur Pober Ed.D, Oliver Ho

    Paperback (Sterling Children's Books, Feb. 4, 2020)
    An abridged version of an adventure in seventeenth-century France, when young d'Artagnan initially quarrels with, then befriends, three musketeers and joins them in trying to outwit the enemies of the king and queen.
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