Children's Classics to Read Aloud Author:Edward Blishen Here are 20 extracts from twenty great classics --books that have been read "till the covers dropped off" by generations of children. — Enjoy reading fro R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island, Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, Anna Sewell's Black Beauty, as well as from more recent classics such as E.B. white... more »9;s Charlotte's Web, Philippa Pearce's Tom's Midnight Garden, and Leon Garfield's Smith.
From each one, Edward Blishen has chosen episodes that are perfect for reading aloud -- whether they shiver with suspense, thrill with danger, or shake with laughter. With notes on the authors and glorious illustrations, this collection is a valuable introduction to the pleasure of reading.
Under the hill (from Hobbit) / J.R.R. Tolkien --
Transformation scene (from Vice versa) / F. Anstey --
Through the door (from Tom's midnight garden) / Philippa Pearce --
Emperor's new clothes) / Hans Christian Andersen; retold by Edward Blishen --
Who'll teach Smith to read? (from Smith) / Leon Garfield --
Mr. Toad on the run (from Wind in the willows) / Kenneth Grahame --
Invisible child (from Tales from the Moomin Valley) / Tove Jansson --
Tom's Monday morning (from Adventures of Tom Sawyer) / Mark Twain --
Horror in the pit (from Pit and the pendulum) / Edgar Allan Poe --
Alice meets the duchess (from Alice in Wonderland) Lewis Carroll. Jim fights Israel Hands (from Treasure Island) / R.L. Stevenson --
Wilbur's escape (from Charlotte's web) / E.B. White --
The wager (from Call of the wild) / Jack London --
Up the zigzag (from Moonfleet) / J. Meade Falkner --
Arietty is seen (from Borrowers) / Mary Norton --
Along the yellow brick road (from Wizard of Oz) / L. Frank Baum --
Elephant's child (from Just so stories / Rudyard Kipling --
Ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry --
A new home (from Black Beauty) / Anna Sewell --
Garden discovered (from Secret garden) / Frances H. Burnett« less