Sherlock Holmes Retold for Children: 16-Book Box Set (Arcturus Retold Classics)
Language: English
Published by Arcturus, 2022
- Softcover
- Used
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- Title
- Sherlock Holmes Retold for Children: 16-Book Box Set (Arcturus Retold Classics)
- Author
- Woolf, Alex
- Publisher
- Arcturus
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- Used; Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1398813710
- ISBN 13
- 9781398813717
This delightful 16-book box-set presents Sherlock Holmes' classic cases, retold and illustrated to be accessible for young readers.
Join Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they try crack a series of baffling cases using cool logic and deduction. Can our brilliant hero solve these mysteries and more before disaster strikes?
Told with wit and panache, these tales have been adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf with lively illustrations throughout. The cleverly reworked text retains many of the original turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children.
These tales are perfect for young fans of mystery and detective fiction and are a wonderful introduction to classic literature for readers aged 6+.
Contains:
• The Blue Carbuncle
• The Dancing Men
• The Empty House
• The Final Problem
• The Hound of the Baskervilles
• The Musgrave Ritual
• The Naval Treaty
• The Red Headed League
• The Reigate Squires
• A Scandal in Bohemia
• The Sign of Four
• Silver Blaze
• The Six Napoleons
• The Speckled Band
• A Study in Scarlet
• The Valley of Fear
ABOUT THE SERIES: Young readers can discover best-loved works of classic literature with the Arcturus Retold Classics series. These illustrated, easy-to-read tales are presented in delightful box sets, perfect for any child's library.
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About the Author
Alex Woolf is the award-winning author of over eighty books of fiction and non-fiction, mainly for children and young adults. In 2019, he won the Fiction Express Award for his book Mystery at Moon Base One and in 2021 he won the Association for Science Education award for his non-fiction book Think Like a Scientist. His horror novel, Soul Shadows, was shortlisted for the Falkirk Red Book Award. He lives in North London, England.
Eve O'Brien is an illustrator and picture book maker based in London, UK. She has a bachelors degree in Illustration from Plymouth University and an MA Children's Book Illustration course from the Cambridge School of Art.
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