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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Author: Howard Pyle
In a specially adapted version for young readers by Deborah Kestel — Three blasts of a horn break the silence of Sherwood Forest. The thicket shivers, and twenty brave armed yeomen, dressed in Lincoln green, burst from the trees with their chief, the bold outlaw Robin Hood. He is wanted, dead or alive, but the wily rogue outwits the Sheriff of No...  more »
ISBN: 27938
Pages: 238
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood on
Helpful Score: 4
This is an abridged version of the book
reviewed The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This edition is adapted.
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Helpful Score: 2
My boys absolutely loved having their dad read this to them. And for many months afterward there was a lot of teasing going on if a person behaved in a certain way he was referred to as one of the characters (either good or bad) in the book. One of their all time favorites!
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This is an excellent book for family reading! Lots of adventures, plenty of manly contests of sword, bow, and cudgel, and some very funny banter, too.
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This book is so abrigid it felt like the author was on a time limit, cramming a book twice as long into a small space. I have not read the original so maybe this just failed to improve upon the earlier work.
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A great introduction to classic literature for young or reluctant readers. Great illustrations!
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One of the Great Illustrated Classics books. A nice way to introduce a child to the classics. Pictures are nice---black and white. Larger font than in usual books.
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Great Book


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