Books in Color the Classics series

This edition of Edgar Allan Poe's A Collection of Stories includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by S. T. Joshi. Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title―offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.

Color the Classics: The Snow Queen is a part of Waves of Color’s “Color the Classics” line―a collection of books that allows you to color your favorite literary classics for hours of fun and relaxation.The Snow Queen invites colorists into the world of Gerda and Kai, two young friends whose lives are changed when they come across a magic mirror. Kai is whisked away by the beautiful Snow Queen, and Gerda must travel to her castle to rescue him. Artist Jae-Eun Lee bewitchingly renders the characters, landscapes, and settings from the classic tale in an unforgettable coloring book rendition.

Atalanta is the fastest runner in the world butÿwill only marry the man who can beat her in a race; Perseus must destroy the snake-headed gorgon, Medusa; Pandora has been givenÿthe gift of curiosity, what will happen if she opens the forbiddenÿmagic jar? Pegasus, the miraculous flying horse, has never been tamed,ÿcan Bellerophon catch him? These ten wonderful tales from the world of Greek mythology are perfect for reading aloud to younger children. The stories are told by Sally Pomme Clayton, one of the UK's most spellbinding storytellers, with beautiful, glowing illustrations by the award-winning artist Jane Ray. Included are notes and a map showing the real places in Greece that are connected with the stories.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title―offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of War of the Worlds includes a Introduction, Biographical Note, and Afterword by James Gunn.They came form outer space--Mars, to be exact.With deadly heat-rays and giant fighting machine they want to conquer Earth and keep humans as their slaves.Nothing seems to stop them as they spread terror and death across the planet. It is the start of the most important war in Earth's history.And Earth will never be the same.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow includes an Introduction and Afterword by Charles L. Grant.Sleepy Hollow is a strange little place...some say bewitched. Some talk of its haunted valleys and streams, the ghostly woman in white, eerie midnight shrieks and howls, but most of all they talk of the Headless Horseman. A huge, shadowy soldier who rides headless through the night, terrifying unlucky travellers.Schoolteacher Ichabod Crane is fascinated by these stories....Until late one night, walking home through Wiley's swamp, he finds that maybe they're not just stories.What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands?And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again?

Rosemary Sutcliff's thrilling retelling of Homer’s epic tale, The Wanderings of Odysseus, is now available in an exciting new format. For this dramatic sequel to her Kate Greenaway Award–winning Black Ships Before Troy, Rosemary Sutcliff has transformed Homer's magnificent epic poem The Odyssey into an enthralling traveler's tale with a spectacular cast of men, magicians, and monsters.

With outstanding cover artwork by the highly acclaimed illustrator Alan Lee, Rosemary Sutcliff's Black Ships Before Troy is now available in an exciting new format. Homer's epic poem The Iliad is brought to life with all the skill of a master storyteller. Alan Lee's dramatic cover image hauntingly recreates the age of heroes in this spellbinding introduction to the Greek classics — a book that should become part of every childhood.

"When the messenger rode across our narrow bridge, I was looking out of a window. My blood seemed to stop its journey around my body when I saw the livery of Uther Pendragon. That's the second sight. All the women in our family have it to some extent..." In this dramatic retelling, based on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, Britain's legendary King Arthur and the tales surrounding him are viewed from the perspective of eight women. Determined and resourceful, they drive the Camelot story through love, hate, intrigue, enchantment and tragedy as, one by one, their voices come swirling out of the mists of time to tell their stories.

The Classics to Color series converts timeless tales into fun and relaxing coloring books. Experience the aesthetic aspect of these marvelous works like never before by adding your own artistic touch!Now, you can color and illuminate individual scenes from Grahame’s famous children’s novel The Wind in the Willows. Decorative images with accompanying text highlight this whimsical narrative, illustrating some of the most captivating scenes from the book. The story takes place in the lush, verdant countryside of pastoral England, providing beautiful backdrops for the story’s lovable animal characters. Bring the cast to life with your own creative color choices—featuring fun scenes of Mole, Ratty, Mr. Toad, Mr. Badger, Otter, the Weasels, and more.This book contains thirty-eight engaging full-page black-and-white illustrations for you to imagine however you like and express your inner creativity. Pick up your copy of Classics to Color: The Wind in the Willows, and enter Grahame’s world of delightful animal friends for you to fill with color!

The Call of the Wild is the classic novel of wilderness adventure from one of the first American writers to achieve international fame, Jack London. Kidnapped form his safe California home. Thrown into a life-and-death struggle on the frozen Artic wilderness. Half St. Bernard, half shepard, Buck learns many hard lessons as a sled dog: the lesson of the leash, of the cold, of near-starvation and cruelty. And the greatest lesson he learns from his last owner, John Thornton: the power of love and loyalty.Yet always, even at the side of the human he loves, Buck feels the pull in his bones, an urge to answer his wolf ancestors as they howl to him.This edition of The Call of the Wild includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Dwight Swain. Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title―offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.

The Sailor's Classics library introduces a new generation of readers to the best books ever written about small boats under sail When 65-year-old Francis Chichester set sail on his solitary eastward journey around the world in 1966, many believed he wouldn't return alive. But when the old man returned nine months later, he had made history's fastest circumnavigation.