Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor: these are just some of the strange and amazing stories that clever Scheherazade tells to captivate her husband, King Shahrya and to save her own life. Each one is more fantastic than the......

From the Sword in the Stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur has held generations spellbound with its magic. With Classic Starts, young readers can experience the wonder of......

One boy, penniless and in rags, forced to beg in the street. The other, a king\"s son, coddled and given all he could want. What happens when the two boys change clothes and places and learn how the other half lives? Mark Twain\"s satirical......

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......

This title is suitable for children aged 7 to 9 years old. From Icarus\" legendary flight to Orpheus\" trip to the underworld, this stunning edition brings to life 15 classic Greek myths. Easy to read and beautifully illustrated, it includes......

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......

Here come the animals! From Rudyard Kipling\"s most popular Just-So Stories to Jack London\"s Brown Wolf, this collection features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. They include Kipling\"s How the Elephant Got His Trunk;......

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......

This lovely collection will make little ballerinas dance for joy! Inside, they\"ll find eight of the most beautiful ballet stories, including Swan Lake, Coppelia, The Firebird, and of course, that perennial holiday favorite, The Nutcracker.......

Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift\"s unforgettable satire takes readers into worlds formerly unimagined. Visit four strange and remarkable lands: Lilliput, where Gulliver seems a giant among a race of tiny people; Brobdingnag, the......

One of the most beloved classics in children\"s literature, Kipling\"s masterpiece follows Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves and his animal friends as they fight for survival in the Indian jungle. Young readers will love the wise bear Baloo and......

Set in a richly rendered 15th century Paris, Victor Hugo\"s powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (one an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save......

This high interest/low vocabulary retelling of The Iliad introduces young readers to Homer\"s thrilling epic tale. Set during the siege of Troy, and complete with duels, battles, larger-than-life characters like Achilles, and the famed Greek gods,......

Dumas\" famous musketeers return in another exciting swashbuckler. And this time, Aramis is embarking on the most perilous mission of all: to depose King Louis XIV and put his twin brother Philip on the throne instead. Since childhood, Philip has......

This sparkling sequel to the beloved Little Women follows the grown-up and married Jo, mistress of Plumfield, a school for boys (and a few girls, too). The fun begins with a new arrival, Nat Blake; it is through his eyes that we first meet......