Illustrated Classics: Children's Stories from Dickens
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Book Overview
A retelling of Dickens's best-loved novels by the author's granddaughter features stories of Oliver Twist, Little Nell, Little Dorrit, David Copperfield, and Jenny Wren, as well as full-color... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0517084856
ISBN13:9780517084854
Release Date:July 1993
Publisher:Gramercy Books
Length:119 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.5" x 9.8"
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Great book to introduce children to the prose of Dickens
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Recently I had to spend a couple of months camping with my 8 year old daughter away from home and mom. We enjoyed reading and even rereading some of the stories from this book containing Ten children from ten different Dickens tales -- including Tiny Tim, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. They are featured in a generously illustrated colorful compendium. While the depictions of the children's lives are true to the originals, abridgement may infact encourage the young reader to read the original when they grow up. My daughter could empathise with homeless,motherless Dickensian kids, however she could not understand what is the big deal about Oliver asking for more if he is still hungry ! This tells us how far we have come in terms of feeding our kids well (if not good homes and both parents) since Dickens, at least in the developed countries. In one sentence this book was a nice trailer to the poignant prose of Dickens to be read aloud as well as read by curious children themselves.
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