Classic Starts®: Anne of Green Gables (Classic Starts® Series)

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. Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale, with its engaging heroine and evocative description of the Prince Edward Island landscape, never fails to delight youngsters. When Matthew Cuthbert goes to the train station to pick up the orphan he and his sister Marilla plan to adopt, he expects to meet a boy who can help on the family farm. Instead it's Anne--a talkative, dreamy, red-haired, freckle-faced 11-year-old little girl who transforms the Cuthberts' life forever and fills it with love and joy.

expertly Retold To Appeal To Third And Fourth Graders, As Well As Older Reluctant Readers, Each Of The Beautiful, High-quality Books In The Classic Starts Series Is A Literary Treasure.

kathie M. Josephs - Children's Literature

this Book Is Part Of The Classic Starts Collection And Is Abridged For Easier Reading. What A Heartwarming Story About A Young Girl Called Anne And How She Is Brought Home To Green Gables. The Family's First Reaction When They See Her Is That She Is A Girl And Not A Boy. Anne Has A Spunky And Stubborn Personality, Yet Is Fun Loving, Kind, And Full Of Life. She Wants To Experience Everything Life Has To Offer. A Few Of Her Adventures Include: Being Accused Of Stealing A Brooch, Attending A Picnic And Tasting Ice Cream For The First Time, Being Is A School Play, And Dying Her Bright Red Hair Green. There Is Never A Dull Moment At Green Gables After Anne Arrives And The Family Ends Up Wondering How They Could Ever Have Wanted A Boy. What Is So Terrific About This Series Is That Young Readers And Reluctant Readers Can Now Enjoy Reading A Classic That They May Not Have Been Able To Accomplish At A Younger Age. This Is An Excellent Book To Use In Classroom Literary Circles. There Are Many Events That Lend Themselves To Classroom Discussions And Promote Excellent Writing Prompts. The Author Has Thoughtfully Included 10 Questions At The End Of The Book To Pique The Reader's Interest In Looking At The Story In A Different Light. The Story Itself Is Filled With Enchantment, Excitement, And Will Definitely Become A Favorite In Any Library. 2005, Sterling Publishing Company, Ages 8 To 11.

MRS. RACHEL LYNDE lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof. Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. An abridged version of the tale of Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, who comes to live on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.