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- Franklin Watts
Edge: Classics Retold, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 7 years, Fiction, Children's Fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Short stories (Children's / Teenage)
Illustrated adaptations of well-known stories, designed to offer young readers an exciting and accessible introduction to the classics.
Oliver Twist is the classic tale of a poor orphan boy who runs away from an abusive
master, only to fall in with thieves and robbers on the cruel streets of 19th-century London.
Eventually Oliver discovers the truth about his past, and finds a true home.
Adapted by Maggie Pearson from the original novel by Charles Dickens.
A series of adaptations of well-known stories, designed to introduce young readers
to the classics. Divided into short chapters and illustrated with modern black and
white artwork, each title will offer the reader an accessible and exciting read.
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