The Red Badge of Courage (Classic Starts) by Jamel Akib
12.99 NZD
14.99 (13% off)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Starts
Henry Fleming dreams of becoming a hero in the Army, but worries how he will react to the blood, death and violence of a real battle. When that day arrives, he flees in terror. This gnaws at his conscience and he searches for redemption for what he has done. Set during the American Civil War, this is a ...Show more
The Wind in the Willows (Sterling Children's Classics) by Kenneth Grahame
19.99 NZD
Category: Children's Classics
Toad, Rat, Mole, Badger and the other appealing characters in "The Wind in the Willows" got their start a century ago as the stars of bedtime stories for the author's young son. Their adventures have delighted children of all generations for nearly a century. This attractive new edition of the treasured ...Show more
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Classic Starts) by Mark Twain
12.99 NZD
14.99 (13% off)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Starts | Reading Level: very good
Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Intended for young readers, this title offers a tale that creates an image of pre-Civil War America with its sleepy river towns, con men, family feuds and a variety of colourful characters. It is part of the "Classic Starts[trademark]" ...Show more
White Fang (Classic Starts) by Kathleen Olmstead
12.99 NZD
14.99 (13% off)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Classic Starts
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. Follo ...Show more
Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose by Scott Gustafson
34.99 NZD
39.99 (12% off)
Category: Children's Classics
From non-sense to lessons learned, these forty five rhymes include the absolutely well known ("Itsy Bitsy Spider") and the slightly familiar, ("Hickety, Pickety, My Black Hen"). The truly fantastic pictures speak more than one thousands words in details as artist Scott Gustafson riffs in paint on themes ...Show more
Sea Stories - A Classic Illustrated Edition by Cooper Edens (ed.)
39.99 NZD
49.99 (20% off)
Category: Children's Classics | Reading Level: very good
There are few fascinations as enduring as the sea. It has inspired such timeless characters as the Little Mermaid and Robinson Crusoe and such tales of adventure as "Treasure Island" and "Sinbad the Sailor." Come join the company of pirates, mermaids, Vikings, and sea monsters, and set sail on a journey ...Show more
Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Brothers Grimm; Cooper Edens
39.99 NZD
44.99 (11% off)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: A\Classic Illustrated Edition Ser.
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are among the most enduring and most beloved of all traditional tales. This beautifully designed collection contains "Cinderella,""Brave Little Tailor,""Snow White," and 12 more. Coupled with antique illustrations by such artists as Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, and ...Show more
Big Book of Little by Cooper Edens
49.99 NZD
Category: Children's Classics
The garden of beloved children's stories is full of small characters: the Little Mermaid, Tom Thumb, Little Red Riding Hood, the Little Engine That Could. That's not only because children themselves are small. Audiences old and young, for generation upon generation, have cheered the triumph of the littl ...Show more
Cinderella by Edith Baudrand
9.99 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Little Pebbles S. | Reading Level: 3-6
The goodhearted Cinderella never complains as she does all the chores her ungrateful stepmother and stepsisters give her. But she is rewarded when her fairy godmother transforms her rags into a ballgown so she can attend the Prince's ball. In her haste to get home afterwards, she leaves behind a glass s ...Show more
The Three Little Pigs by Charles Perrault
9.99 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Little Pebbles S. | Reading Level: 3-6
When three little pigs set out to seek their fortunes, each builds a house -- one from hay, another from wood, and the third from bricks. However, a big, bad wolf destroys both the first and second houses. Luckily, the first two pigs are able to escape to their friend's brick house, where the three outw ...Show more
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
9.99 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Little Pebbles S. | Reading Level: 3-6
This charming series retells classic fairy tales with bright illustrations and a clever tone. The stories in the Little Pebbles series have been adapted for children today while respecting the richness and flavor of the original versions. The small size of the books and their warm, inviting illustration ...Show more
Sleeping Beauty by Jacob Grimm
9.99 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Little Pebbles S.
Sixteen years after an angry fairy casts this spell, the princess pricks her finger on a spindle and the entire kingdom falls asleep - until 100 years later when a handsome prince rides up to the thorn-covered castle, awakens them all, and happily marries the beautiful girl.