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Books in Children's illustrated classics-no.61 series

  • Marvelous Land of Oz

    L. Frank Baum

    Hardcover (J M Dent & Sons Ltd, June 1, 1975)
    Few fantasy lands have captured our hearts and imaginations as has the marvelous land of Oz. For over four generations, children and adults alike have reveled in the magical adventures of its beloved folk. Now, for the first time in over seventy years, the second book about Oz is presented here in the same deluxe format as the rare first edition, complete with all 16 of the original John R. Neill color plates, its colorful pictorial binding, and the many black-and-white illustrations that bring it to joyous life.First issued in 1904, L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz is the story of the wonderful adventures of the young boy named Tip as he travels throughout the many lands of Oz. Here he meets with our old friends the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, and the amazing Gump. How they thwart the wicked plans of the evil witch Mombi and overcome the rebellion of General Jinjur and her army of young women is a tale as exciting and endearing today as it was when first published over eighty years ago.
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  • King of the grizzlies

    Ernest Thompson Seton

    Hardcover (E.P. Dutton, Jan. 1, 1972)
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  • Hamlet

    William Shakespeare, Alex A. Blum

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, Jan. 19, 2016)
    After encountering the ghost of his father on the castle parapet, Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, is convinced that his father's death was part of a foul plot to take the throne. It is up to Hamlet to decide whether his father must be avenged, and if so, should it be he who commits the act?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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  • Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus

    Mary Shelley, Ann Brewster, Robert H. Webb, Norman B. Saunders

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, Jan. 19, 2016)
    Dr. Victor Frankenstein's life's work is to re-animate the recently deceased, however when he finally achieves his goal, things do not quite work in the way he had hoped…Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Mary Shelley, 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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  • The First Men in the Moon

    H. G. Wells, Gerald McCann, George Woodbridge

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, June 21, 2016)
    Upon meeting Cavor, a physicist, Bedford, the narrator, becomes deeply intrigued by Cavor’s work on a substance that will make space flight a reality. The two men design and build a spherical “spaceship” and upon its completion, shoot off into space to be the first men to visit the moon. There they find a desolate wasteland – at least until the Lunar day begins…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 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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  • The 39 Steps

    John Buchan, John M. Burns, Jim Lavery

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, Jan. 19, 2016)
    John Buchan's thrilling tale of an innocent man caught up in a web of spies, lies and murder. Can Richard Hannay save himself by solving the mystery of the 39 Steps?Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of John Buchan, 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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  • The Thirty-Nine Steps

    John Buchan, Edward Ardizzone

    Hardcover (E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., Jan. 1, 1964)
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  • The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages

    Mark Twain

    Hardcover (J M Dent & Sons Ltd, June 1, 1968)
    A peasant changes places with a prince and both youths learn something about "pleasures and palaces."
  • Secret Garden

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Hardcover (J M Dent & Sons Ltd, )
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  • Book of Myths

    Roger Lancelyn Green

    Hardcover (J M Dent & Sons Ltd, June 1, 1976)
    Book by Green, Roger L.
  • The Food of the Gods

    H. G. Wells, Tony Tallarico, Gerald McCann

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, Dec. 17, 2016)
    A scientist discovers a new substance which makes animals grow to several times their normal size, but soon the substance enters the food chain and the giant animals run amok!Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of H. G. Wells, 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’s "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.
  • Robin Hood

    Howard Pyle, Victor Prezio

    Hardcover (Classics Illustrated Comics, Jan. 19, 2016)
    The adventures of Robin Hood, the great outlaw, and the Sheriff of Nottingham who hunts him. Based largely on Howard Pyle's "Merry Adventures of Robin Hood".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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