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Mary Sebag-Montefiore

    The Secret Garden
    Jane Eyre
    War and Peace
    Fairy Tale Library 1-5
    Anne of Green Gables
    Complete Jane Austen
    • A superb adaptation of Dorothy's adventures for newly independent readers. Frank L. Baum's classic has been specially adapted for this wonderful, fully illustrated edition at the highest level of the Reading Programme. Enjoy Dorothy's journey in Oz, as she travels along the yellow brick road with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion, before coming safely home again.

      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz2022
      3.3
    • Dracula

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Jonathan Harker narrowly escapes with his life from the Transylvanian castle of evil vampire Count Dracula. But his nightmare is far from over. Back in England, Jonathan and his friends soon find themselves battling against the vilest vampire in the world. A lively retelling of the classic horror novel by Bram Stoker, made accessible for young readers. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, Young Reading Series Four, perfect for readers growing in confidence and independence. Other classic fiction in Young Reading Series Four includes Treasure Island, Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.

      Dracula2019
    • Complete Jane Austen

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      This beautifully illustrated collection contains all of Jane Austen's novels retold for young readers, including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, with notes on the characters and quotations from the original text. With links to websites to find out more about Jane Austen's life and times.

      Complete Jane Austen2018
      4.7
    • Anne of Green Gables

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      The Cuthberts ask the orphanage for a boy to help at their farm, but a little girl steps off the train. Anne causes chaos at Green Gables, but her good nature wins everyone's heart.

      Anne of Green Gables2016
      4.5
    • Fairy Tale Library 1-5

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Five well-known fairy tales retold for young children and presented in a boxed 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'The Elves and the Shoemaker', 'Puss in Boots', 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and 'Cinderella'. Each book is designed and illustrated in a traditional style, bound as a cloth-covered hardback and finished with a ribbon page marker.

      Fairy Tale Library 1-52015
      5.0
    • War and Peace

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Leo Tolstoy's epic Russian classic, retold in just 64 pages. First published in 1869, this novel is one of the most famous books in the world, and this simple but atmospheric retelling now makes it accessible for young readers. Set in Russia following the French invasion of Russia in 1812, as the Tsarist regime is succeeded by the Napoleonic era. A concise introduction to what is widely regarded as one of the greatest works of literature ever written. The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels. Developed with reading experts. Series Three books are for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books. They use advanced sentence structure and vocabulary and have more complex plots with subplots than the level below.

      War and Peace2015
      4.4
    • The Magic Wishbone

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A king and queen have fallen on hard times - but then their eldest daughter is given a magic wishbone. Can this improve their fortunes? A magical retelling of a Charles Dickens' fairytale, specially written for children who have just started reading alone and developed in conjunction with a reading expert from Roehampton University.

      The Magic Wishbone2012
      3.7
    • Jane Eyre was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote: ‘It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years.’ Jane Eyre is an orphan, and all alone in the world. But she is no ordinary young woman; despite her lonely and unhappy childhood, she is determined to succeed at a time when women had little freedom. When she meets the enigmatic Mr Rochester, however, her independent spirit is put to the test. Will Jane ever find the happiness she desires so much? Jane Eyrová sa okamžite stala bestsellerom, ktorý sa páčil aj väčšine kritikov. Jeden z nich napísal: Ide o jeden z naších najsilnejších románov za dlhé obdobie. Jane Eyrová je sirota, ktorá nikoho nemá. Nie je však obyčajnou mladou ženou – napriek osamelému a nešťastnému detstvu je odhodlaná uspieť v dobe, keď ženy mali len málo slobody. Avšak, keď stretne tajomného pána Rochestera, podrobí jej nezávislého ducha skúške. Nájde Jana šťastie, po ktorom tak túži?

      Jane Eyre2012
      4.3
    • Don Quixote

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      A new title in Young Reading Series Three, which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. The classic story of misadventure by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Don Quixote thinks he's a knight, just like in the days of old - he even has a squire. Of course, these days, there are no dragons to fight, but a thing like that doesn't stop him, as he drags his squire on one madcap adventure after another… Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

      Don Quixote2010
      4.2
    • The story of Heidi

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      A popular new title in the Young Reading series with a hardback cover and an audio CD inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making the book and CD easy to store together.

      The story of Heidi2008
      4.2
    • Black Beauty

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

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

      Black Beauty2008
      4.0
    • The Secret Garden

      • 63 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      The enchanting classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett retold for children growing in reading confidence and ability. Mary Lennox feels forlorn and lonely in her uncle's gloomy house on the moors. But behind an old ivy-covered wall is a garden, waiting to be discovered...

      The Secret Garden2007
      4.3
    • The Railway Children

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      When Father goes away one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage. They soon come to love the railway near their cottage and all associated with it.

      The Railway Children2007
      3.9
    • Oliver Twist

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HENNING MANKELL Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape.In Oliver Twist, Dickens graphically conjures up the capital's underworld, full of prostitutes, thieves, and lost and homeless children, and gives a voice to the disadvantaged and abused. ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK

      Oliver Twist2006
      4.1