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A wide-ranging anthology introducing children to the wealth of children's classics, from A CHRISTMAS CAROL to ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, offering an ideal opportunity to use the 'tasters' as a guide to their book choice. Each extract is satisfying and meaningful in its own right. The collection is chronologically organised, showing the development of children's literature over the last century.
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Humphrey Carpenter was born in Oxford and still lives there. He joined the BBC after graduation and still broadcasts regularly. He is well-known for his writing for both children and adults - adult titles include biographies of J R R Tolkein, W H Auden and Benjamin Britten, and THE OXFORD COMPANION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. He is much-loved by children for his popular MR MAJEIKA stories.
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This anthology introduces children to the children's classics from "Anne of Green Gables" to a "Christmas Carol", offering them an opportunity to use the extracts as a guide to which classics they would enjoy. The book is organised thematically with an introduction by the editor to each section.
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0140368159
- ISBN 13 9780140368154
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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