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Charles Dickens and Friends: Five Lively Retellings by Marcia Williams

Age 8-12
Grade 3-7

Marcia Williams

Charles Dickens and Friends: Five Lively Retellings by Marcia Williams

Hardcover (Candlewick Oct. 28, 2002) , First Edition edition
With trademark liveliness and wit, the creator of BRAVO, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! moves into Victorian territory-presenting five retellings of classic Dickens that are sure to lure the most reluctant reader.What the Dickens? GREAT EXPECTATIONS, OLIVER TWIST, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, DAVID COPPERFIELD, and A TALE OF TWO CITIES - five literary classics take on a new life in these wonderfully accessible retellings by Marcia Williams. A welcoming introduction to Dickens’s work, this completely kid-friendly collection offers a simple narrative retelling of each tale, along with amusing scene-to-scene drawings of well-known Dickensian characters and bits of dialogue excerpted from the original texts.
ISBN
0763619051 / 9780763619053
Pages
48
Weight
22.4 oz.
Dimensions
10.2 x 0.4 in.

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