Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who trains him through constant whippings, and then by another who forces him to participate in vicious dogfights. Follow White Fang as he overcomes these obstacles and finally meets someone who offers him kindness and love.

Doctor Dolittle is a very special vet — because he knows how to talk to the animals! So when he hears that there's terrible sickness hurting all the monkeys in Africa, the good doctor knows he must go and help them. Soon he's off on an exciting adventure across the seas in this superb retelling of Hugh Lofting's beloved classic.With Classic Starts[trademark], young readers can experience the wonder of these timeless stories from an early age. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, each classic novel is filled with all the magic and excitement that made the original story a beloved favourite.

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 world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve — all at an incomparable price. Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty — that's what's served up in this fine story, mates, and kids will eat it up. After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirate ship, and that surprises and danger await him... including a meeting with the inforgettable Long John Silver.

A shipwreck; a deserted island; a family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible tale of ingenuity. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, with Classic Starts[trademark], young readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age.

Once you start looking for the happy things, you don't think about the bad ones as much. That's the joyful way Pollyanna sees the world: no matter what happens, she plays her Just Be Glad game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she's orphaned and forced to live with her rigid Aunt Polly, will high-spirited Pollyanna succeed in melting her Aunt's cold heart? Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, with Classic Starts[trademark], young readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age.

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 Plumfield's lively residents and experience the cheerful confusion that reigns in the welcoming home. Fans of the first book will happily greet these wonderful characters... and renew their acquaintance with such old favourites as Laurie and Meg.

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 world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve — all at an incomparable price. Poor Sara Crewe. Once upon a time her beloved father pampered and adored her. But ever since he died, leaving her alone and penniless, she's been caught in the cruel clutches of Miss Minchin, the headmistress at the Select Seminary for Young Ladies, where Sara once studied. But no matter how terrible things get, Sara always has her imagination and goodness of heart to carry her through. This timeless tale of a poor orphan has won children's hearts for a century — and continues to be a favorite.

This is a fascinating adventure story, grounded in American history. As the French and Indian war rages, the two daughters of a British officer prepare to return home. But when, Cora, Alice and the soldiers who guard them are betrayed by their Native American scout, their safety depends on wily forest tracker Hawkeye and his friends Chingachkook and Uncas — the last of the Mohicans. With Classic Starts [trademark], young readers can experience the wonder of these timeless stories from an early age. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, each classic novel is filled with all the magic and excitement that made the original story a beloved favourite.

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 world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve — all at an incomparable price. Here is the ultimate dog story, one filled with emotion, adventure, and excitement. During the Gold Rush, Buck is snatched away from his peaceful home and brought to the harsh and bitter Yukon to become a sled dog. Will he adapt, and learn to trust men? Or will his newly awakened primitive instincts lead him to search for the freedom he has never known?

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 world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve — all at an incomparable price. No child is too young to appreciate the amazing deductive powers of the world's smartest detective. These easy-to-read Sherlock Holmes stories provide the perfect introduction to the super sleuth and his friend and assistant, Dr. Watson. Among the intriguing tales: A Scandal in Bohemia, Holmes's first encounter with the mysterious Irene Adler; The Red-Headed League; The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and others.

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 world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve — all at an incomparable price. He robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, and had escapades enough to please any adventure-loving child. Now even the youngest readers can have the chance to enter Sherwood Forest with Robin's band of merry men, and meet such unforgettable characters as Friar Tuck, Little John, Allan-a-Dale, the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham, and wicked King John. Every moment of the story is filled with action and excitement.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

Unabridged Classics are aimed at ages 10 years upwards with more than 330,000 copies sold! The book features many of the Grimms' most popular retellings including The Frog Prince, Rapunzel and many more. It is unabridged with insightful questions for discussion, fantastic artwork, a ribbon marker and high-quality paper. Based on the brothers' first volume of folk tales, Children's and Household Stories, this collection features many of the Grimms' most popular retellings, as well as some lesser-known ones. The tales include The Frog Prince, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, The Fisherman and his Wife, Tom Thumb, and many others.

At once satiric and magical, rich in philosophy and astonishing adventure, Gulliver's Travels transports children into worlds unknown. The entire voyage is seen through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon whose amazing account begins with a shipwreck on the high seas and continues as he encounters a race of miniature people known as Lilliputians; giant Brobdingnagians; the foolish Laputians; the very humanoid Yahoos; and finally, the gentle and wise horse-like Houhynhyms — beings far superior to Man. Will Gulliver ever make it home again?

Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.

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 and suspenseful novel about the thin line that separates prince and pauper is a perennial favourite. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, with Classic Starts[trademark], young readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age.

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 timeless stories — such as King Arthur's winning of Guinevere and Merlin's tragic downfall at the hands of the evil Vivien.

Softly realistic, period-style watercolors effectively highlight the mood of each selection... vocabulary or context notes on just about every page, and the book opens with a brief but illuminating biography.

The stupendously successful I'm Going to Read! series has already attracted a new generation of readers with wonderful stories and appealing art. And now an exciting new addition — I'm Going to Write! Workbooks — offers parents and children another great way to enjoy interactive, educational playtime together. Picking up a pencil and writing legibly requires good motor skills — and that's what this workbook helps build. It focuses on the coordination necessary to write properly by giving children words and letters to copy, as well as helpful information on how to form each letter.

The stupendously successful I'm Going to Read! series has already attracted a new generation of readers with wonderful stories and appealing art. And now an exciting new addition — I'm Going to Read! Workbooks — offers parents and children another great way to enjoy interactive, educational playtime together. These are the words children have to know by sight — the words that they should be able to read without sounding them out first.