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Books published by publisher Saddleback Educational Publishing (2015-07-01)

  • Hamlet Graphic Novel

    Shakespeare William, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    eBook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    Theme: Hi-Lo, graphic novels, illustrated, Shakespeare, classics. Hamlet takes place in the early seventeenth century, at he royal castle in Elsinore, Denmark. The theme of the story.. "revenge" ..becomes Prince Hamlet's obsession. His split personality--one of warm, poetic sensitivity, the other, cruel madness--hypnotizes the reader. Other immortal characters such as Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Horatio, and Ophelia are just a few in the tradition of Shakespeare's unforgettable characterization. This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world.
  • Romeo and Juliet Graphic Novel

    William Shakespeare, Saddleback Educational Publishing

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    Theme: Hi-Lo, graphic novels, illustrated, Shakespeare, classics. Romeo and Juliet has become Shakespeare's well-known love story. See how true love can blossom, even in an unfriendly setting of hatred and feuding. Read along and find out how their innocence enables then to overlook the fighting between their families. Romeo and Juliet are betrayed by the very families they care about, forcing them to take their lives instead of being separated. Through the pain of losing their children, the families realize how trivial their differences really were This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world.
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  • Macbeth Graphic Novel

    William Shakespeare, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    Theme: Hi-Lo, graphic novels, illustrated, Shakespeare, classics. After encountering three witches, the warrior Macbeth waits to see if their predictions come true. Stung by ambition, Macbeth is persuaded by his conniving wife that the fastest way to fulfill the prophecy is to murder the king, which sets off a disastrous chain of events. As the tragedy unfolds, Macbeth's decisions lead to more ruin. He returns to the witches and believes that his future is secure but is he interpreting the premonitions correctly? This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world.
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  • Twelfth Night Graphic Novel

    William Shakespeare, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    Theme: Hi-Lo, graphic novels, illustrated, Shakespeare, classics. Shipwrecked Viola disguises herself as a boy and enters the service of Duke Orsino and falls in love with him. Orsino sends his servant, Cesario (Viola in disguise) to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf. Olivia cannot love Orsino, but promptly falls in love with his servant, Cesario (Viola). Viola's shipwrecked twin brother, Sebastian, arrives on the scene creating chaos as it now appears that Cesario can be in two places at once. Will all the confusion end to everyone's satisfaction? This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world.
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  • Dracula Graphic Novel

    Bram Stoker, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    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. Dracula opens the door to the unknown. Do all superstitions have a basis in reality, or are they just folklore? Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of the most feared and most loved tales in literature. From Transylvania to London, the reader explores the dark side of mystery and intrigue riding on the coattails of Dracula's cape, changing from wolf to bat, and living on in the nighttime. Do vampires really exist? Read Dracula and decide for yourself.
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  • The Invisible Man

    H. G. Wells, Saddleback Educational, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audible Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, July 3, 2008)
    H. G. Wells' classic story of what can happen when scientific achievement, having fallen in the wrong hands, becomes a danger rather than an asset to society. In his quest for power and money the protagonist uses his knowledge to attain invisibility and begin a path of crime that culminates in tragedy.
  • King Lear Graphic Novel

    William Shakespeare, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    Theme: Hi-Lo, graphic novels, illustrated, Shakespeare, classics. Lear, the aging king, decides to relinquish his throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters as determined by their affirmations of love. Enraged and disappointed over daughter Cordelia's declaration, he banishes her and divides his kingdom equally between her two sisters. Jealousy and pride consume the two as they seek to control the kingdom. Treachery and betrayal lead to tragedy as the king slowly loses his grip on reality. This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world.
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream Graphic Novel

    Shakespeare William, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    Theme: Hi-Lo, graphic novels, illustrated, Shakespeare, classics. Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in mythical Athens. The theme of the story is that love has no laws and is blind and unpredictable. William Shakespeare wrote many great comedies and tragedies. This story, an entertaining fantasy, takes the reader through a romantic farce on a midsummer's eve, during a time of great rejoicing amongst the elves and fairies who live in the woods. Puck, Oberon, Theseus, Hermia, Demetrius, Helena, Bottom, and Lysander are just a few of the characters in this timeless, world-famous comedy. This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world. A
  • The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    Arthur Conan Doyle, uncredited, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, June 16, 2008)
    The exciting tales of the legendary detective will surprise you as Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson find the cause of a mysterious death among gypsy tales and exotic animals as well as free an innocent young man accused of the death of his own father.
  • The War of the Worlds

    H.G. Wells, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audible Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, June 18, 2008)
    Victorian England is riding high. People are so prosperous and smug they imagine themselves the masters of the universe. Then the unthinkable happens: England is attacked by Martians! Panic erupts as the countryside goes up in flames. Is there no way to stop the ghastly, machinelike creatures and their deadly heat rays?
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    Mark Twain, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audible Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, July 3, 2008)
    Follow the story of a man who travels back in time just to end up in the most unusual of places, among the knights and wizards of medieval Europe in King Arthur's Court. Fighting off ignorance and promoting the inventions of later centuries, the man called by many "the Boss" becomes an adventurer and revolutionary, at times even against his will.
  • Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, July 7, 2008)
    This is the autobiographical account of a high-bred horse whose adventures span from his youth on a farm to his difficult life pulling cabs in London. It's a story about sympathy and understanding of horses and other living creatures around us.