Davy Crockett "An American Hero": Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Davy Crockett "An American Hero"
Level: 1
Author(s): David Crockett
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561735749
Date: 2004
Pages: 72
Size: 41.2 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

This is the true story of a brave, adventurous man, a real American hero, who has become a legend. Davy loved danger, justice and freedom. He was the true American free spirit of the 1800s who help to build America.

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Great Expectations: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Great Expectations
Level: 1
Author(s): Charles Dickens
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765944
Date: 2004
Pages: 122
Size: 76.4 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Pip Pirrip is a poor orphan boy destined to become a blacksmith. But a chance meeting with an escaped convict and an invitation to the house of eccentric Miss Havisham mark the beginning of great changes in his life. After receiving a large amount of money from a secret benefactor Pip goes to London to be educated as a 'gentleman'. But who is his secret benefactor?

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The Happy Prince and the Selfish Giant: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Happy Prince and the Selfish Giant
Level: 1
Author(s): Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765906
Date: 2004
Pages: 80
Size: 45.8 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

The Happy Prince is the unforgettable story of the touching friendship between the golden statue of the Happy Prince and a little swallow. The enchanted garden of The selfish Giant is the perfect place for children to play, until the Giant decides to keep it all for himself! Then something very strange happens to his garden……

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Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Level: 1
Author(s): Washing Irving
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765937
Date: 2004
Pages: 88
Size: 53.2 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Rip Van Winkle sets off into Catskill mountains. There he falls into a deep sleep and when he awakes, twenty years have passed. In the legend of Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane view for the affection of Katrina Van Tassel. But his rival plays a trick on him and Ichabod runs away leaving behind him the legend of the Headless Horseman.

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Halloween Horror: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Halloween Horror
Level: 1
Author(s): Gina D.B. Clemen
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765920
Date: 2004
Pages: 72
Size: 55.1 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

It's fun to get ready for Halloween and it's even more fun to have a spooky Halloween Party!But what happens to a group of young teenagers when their Halloween party becomes a living nightmare? Find out what horror is all about in this spine-tingling story!

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The Secret of the Stones: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Secret of the Stones
Level: 1
Author(s): Victoria Heward
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765951
Date: 2006
Pages: 88
Size: 59.6 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Max and Laura’s summer holiday in the village of Stonecross is full of excitement and danger: a symbol, an old book of secrets, a mysterious housekeeper and thieves who don’tMax and Laura’s summer holiday in the village of Stonecross is full of excitement and danger: a symbol, an old book of secrets, a mysterious housekeeper and thieves who don’t steal anything. What does it all mean? Under the shadow of Stonehenge the two children and their Uncle Stephen discover a dark plot to reveal its ancient secrets. Will the plot succeed or will the secret of the stones remain a mystery forever?

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The Wind in the Willows: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Wind in the Willows
Level: 1
Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765975
Date: 2006
Pages: 70
Size: 60.5 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

This classic story, set in the English countryside, features the lovable characters Rat, Mole, Toad and Badger. When Mole decides to leave his underground home and meets Rat, he discovers a completely new world on the river bank and the Wild Wood. And Toad’s passion for fast cars leads them on a series of adventures…

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The Black Arrow: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Black Arrow
Level: 1
Author(s): Robert Luise Stevenson
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561766026
Date: 2007
Pages: 87
Size: 77.1 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Set in 15th-century England, this is the exciting story of Richard Shelton and the band of the Black Arrow. Sir Daniel is like a father to Richard, but one day Richard discovers a terrible truth from the past. Now he must fight against Sir Daniel and his men. Can Richard save his true love, Joanna, from an unhappy marriage? Can he and the band of the Black Arrow bring justice to England?

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Level: 1
Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765999
Date: 2006
Pages: 90
Size: 68.2 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

The incredible adventures of Dorothy, her dog Toto, the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion have continued to enthuse readers of all ages ever since it was first published in 1900. Join Dorothy and her friends as they travel down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to meet the wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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The American West: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The American West
Level: 1
Author(s): Dee Brown
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: N/A
Date: 2004
Pages: 74
Size: 39.6 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

One of the most exciting and memorable periods of American history is brought to life. Original 19th-century photographs and prints will let you relive the adventures of the American West with its cowboys, sheriffs, outlaws and Indians.

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Peter Pan: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Peter Pan
Level: 1
Author(s): Sir James M. Barrie
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561735718
Date: 2008
Pages: 66
Size: 48.5 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

The Darling children's amazing adventure begins when Peter Pan flies into their nursery and whisks them off to his Neverland. There they meet Peter's friends, the Lost Boys. But James Hook, the cruel captain of the pirates, soon captures them. Can Peter Pan save them before Captain Hook makes them walk the plank?

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American Folk Tales: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: American Folk Tales
Level: 1
Author(s): Geirge Gibson
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561735732
Date: 2003
Pages: 90
Size: 52.3 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Enjoy three of America's most-loved folk tales of the 1800s! Meet Johnny Appleseed who planted apple seeds across America. Find out how Pecos Bill became king of the Cowboys of Texas. Visit a Southern plantation and laugh with cunning Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox.

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Level: 1
Author(s): Mark Twain
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765982
Date: 2006
Pages: 90
Size: 71.1 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Meet Huckleberry Finn and embark on an exciting series of adventures down the Mississippi River. Enjoy the ride as Huck escapes from the clutches of his cruel father, stops a couple of villains from stealing a family’s fortune and, enlists the help of his friend Tom Sawyer to save a runaway slave. An American classic that appeals to young and old alike.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Level: 1
Author(s): Mark Twain
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561765968
Date: 2006
Pages: 88
Size: 66.1 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Join Tom Sawyer and his friends in a series of fantastic adventures on the Mississippi River: looking for ghosts in a graveyard, witnessing a murder, living as pirates on an island, going to their own funerals, getting lost in an enormous cave and finding… Read and find out!

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Around the World in Eighty Days: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Around the World in Eighty Days
Level: 1
Author(s): Jules Verne
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561766002
Date: 2007
Pages: 106
Size: 89.7 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

In 1872 a rich English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his French manservant, Passepartout, he sets off on an incredible race against the clock, over land and sea. The tenacious Inspector Fix, convinced that Phileas Fogg is a robber, pursues him relentlessly across the continents.

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Beauty and the Beast: Level 1 (Book+AudioBook)

Title: Beauty and the Beast
Level: 1
Author(s): M. de Beaumont
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561766040
Date: 2008
Pages: 90
Size: 55.8 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

A merchant becomes poor once he lost his ship. Apart form his lovely daughter Beauty, all of his sons and daughters only request more on him. One day he takes a rose from the garden of a castle for Beauty’s present. But this causes the Beast, the owner of the castle, becoming angry. The merchant is imprisoned until Beauty comes to stay with the Beast. Through series of adventures, Beauty and the Beast have changed both their lives…

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Black Beauty: Level 1 (Book+Audio)

Title: Black Beauty
Level: 1
Author(s): Anna Sewell
Publisher: Black Cat
ISBN: 9787561766033
Date: 2008
Pages: 88
Size: 70.81 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, full color
Language: English and some Chinese

Black Beauty is a clever and handsome horse, lives with his pleasant master, on a peaceful farm in Victorian England. But his life changes when he is sold to different masters, some are kind, but others are cruel. Through a horse’s point of view, you can feel how what a touching story it is that you cannot imagine before, and this is the reason why it is so unforgettable for all ages since published in 1877.

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Kick-Ass [2010] (HD BRRip+English Subtitle)

Title: Kick-Ass [2010] 720p BRrip (1280x536)
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Garrett M. Brown, Clark Duke
Release Date: 12 March 2010
Running Time: 01:51:33
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x536 23.98fps
Audio: AAC 48000Hz stereo Subtitle: UTF-8
Size: 598 Mb
Format: .mkv
Language: American English
Credit: www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers or training. [+/-]

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Saddleback's Illustrated Classics Collection (30 Books)

Saddleback's Illustrated Classics Collection
Saddleback | 2006 | 30 books | PDF | 159 Mb | English

List of the books:
1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
3. A Tale of Two Cites
4. Around the World in Eighty Days
5. As You Like It by Shakespeare
6. Black Beauty
7. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
8. Dracula
9. Hamlet by Shakespeare
10. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain [+/-]

11. Jane Eyre
12. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
13. Sherlock Homes
14. The Best of Poe
15. The Call of the Wild
16. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
17. The Last of the Mohicans
18. The Man in the Iron Mask
19. The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare
20. The Mysterious Island
21. The Prince and the Pauper
22. The Red Badge of Courage
23. The Taming of the Shrew
24. The Tempest by Shakespeare
25. The Three Musketeers
26. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
27. The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
28. Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
29. Treasure Island
30. Twelfth Night by Shakespeare

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Illustrated Everyday Expressions with Stories 1 (Book+Audio)

Title: Illustrated Everyday Expressions with Stories 1
Author(s): Casey Malarcher
Publisher: SBS
ISBN:1932222154
Date: 2008
Pages: 128
Size: 143 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3 (3 CDs)
Quality: Very Good, full-color
Language: English

The Illustrated Everyday Idioms with Stories series makes learning common English idioms fun. Together, the two books in the series provide easy-to-read examples of 600 common English idioms. Each idiom is accompanied by a short definition, two examples of correct usage, and the idiom shown in context within a story. Designed for students of other languages learning English, the Illustrated Everyday Idioms with Stories series makes learning English idioms fun! With KEY.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine [2009] (BRRip+English Subtitle)

Title: X-Men Origins Wolverine 2009 BRRip H264 AAC
Genre: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston
Release Date: 1 May 2009
Running Time: 01:47:24
Size: 1.45 Gb
Format: .mp4 + .srt
Language: American English
Credit: www.imdb.com/title/tt0458525/

Two mutant brothers, Logan and Victor, born 200 years ago, suffer childhood trauma and have only each other to depend on. Basically, they're fighters and killers, living from war to war through U.S. history. In modern times, a U.S. colonel, Stryker, recruits them and other mutants as commandos. Logan quits and becomes a logger, falling in love with a local teacher. When Logan refuses to rejoin Stryker's crew, the colonel sends the murderous Victor. Logan now wants revenge. [+/-]

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Twelfth Night (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Twelfth Night (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1599051494
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 5.25 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Shipwrecked Viola disguises herself as a boy and enters the service of duke Orsino and falls in love with him. Orsino sends his servant, Cesario (Viola in disguise) to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf. Olivia can't love Orsina, but promptly falls in love with this servant, Cesario (Viola). Viola's shipwrecked twin brother, Sebastian, arrives on the scene creating chaos as it now appears that Cesario can be in two places at once. Will all the confusion end to everyone satisfaction?

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Treasure Island (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Treasure Island (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549480
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 6.08 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

An unforgettable high adventure story about piracy, greed, and buried treasure. This masterfully written story of buried treasure, priacy and swashbuckling on the high seas is an unforgettable adventure, filled with excitement for all ages. It begins in merry ol' England and entwines its way with intrigue and adventure to an exciting climax on an exotic tropical island. Robert Louis Stevenson created a host of legendary characters: the honest young adventurer Jim Hawkins, the back-stabbing Israel Hands, and, most of all, the beloved scoundrel Long John Silver, the colorful, jovial, yet unscrupulous pirate whose greed for gold almost sends him to the gallows. Treasure Island is one of the most thrilling, highly adventurous, and excotic masterpieces ever written, and is without question a timeless classic.

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Tom Sawyer (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Tom Sawyer (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Mark Twain
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549464
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 7.72 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Mark Twain allows the reader to live life through the eyes of the mischievous Tom Sawyer--the fear of being in the cemetery at the wrong time, the anxiety of being chased by Injun Joe, the excitement of finding buried treasure, the joy of being carefree, and the guilt of hurting Aunt Polly. Join Tom, Huck, Injun Joe, Aunt Polly, and the others on a roller coaster of emotions and excitement without ever leaving your favorite reading chair!

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The War of the Worlds (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The War of the Worlds (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): H. G. Wells
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549529
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.32 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Do UFO's really exist? Could creatures from another planet visit Earth? In The War of the Worlds they do exist and the visitors from the planet Mars come to Earth witho no so friendly intentions-to destroy our civilization! Can humans stop these monstrous invaders before they destroy everything and everyone on Earth?

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The Three Musketeers (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Three Musketeers (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549421
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.55 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

"All for one, one for all"...the legendary, immortal motto of the colorful and courageous musketeers. Alexandre Dumas lives up to his legendary reputation with his brilliant nineteenth-century historical classic adventure... The Three Musketeers. The story exemplifies camaraderie and the loyalty the musketeers had to their king, queen, and countr. The main characters...Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, the adventurous three musketeers, later joined by d'Artagnan, the colorful and courageous new musketeers...all unite in their dedication to the defense of France and the destruction of Lady de Winter, "Milady," the conniving spy of Cardinal Richelieu and wicked muderer of Constance Bonacieux, the loyal seamstress and friend of the French queen.

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The Time Machine (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Time Machine (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): H. G. Wells
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549448
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.51 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

What would it be like to travel thousands of years into the future? How would Earth have changed? Would people have changed too? Step aboard The Time Machine and journey to the year 802,701. Learn how humankind has evolved into two races--one simple and child-like and the other strange and terrifying. Then join the Time Traveler as he travels still further, revealing the final secrets of Earth's future!

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The Tempest (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Tempest (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1599051494
Date: 2006
Pages: 64
Size: 5.85 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, were put out to sea in nothing more than a raft but were miraculously spared, arriving safely on an enchanted island. Using the island's magic, which the sorcerer Prospero has learned to control over many years, he conjures up a storm that envelopes a nearby ship containing his enemies. Each separate group of survivors is manipulated by Prospero. Will his marooned rivals apologize for their mistakes?

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The Taming of the Shrew (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Taming of the Shrew (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1599051494
Date: 2006
Pages: 64
Size: 5.54 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

No one shall marry Bianca, claims Baptista Minola, until her older sister Katherina is wed. Bianca is sweet and gentle, while her older sister, Kate, is an unruly shrew. Will anyone be able to stand Katherina long enough to marry her, allowing Bianca to be happily wed herself? A plan to win Bianca's love leads to a match for Katherina. But can a shrew be tamed?

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The Red Badge of Courage (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Red Badge of Courage (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Stephen Crane
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549324
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 5.02 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

When young Henry Fleming joins the Union army, he dreams of becoming a great hero. But after running in terror from battle, he must face his cowardice and fight bravely to win back his self-resprect. Filled with vivid battle scenes, The Red Badge of Courage is considered a masterpiece of literature about war.

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The Prince and the Pauper (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Prince and the Pauper (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Samuel Clemens
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549308
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.92 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Two boys--one a prince, the other a pauper--look so much alike that no one can tell them apart! Join them in the days of old England, as they switch places--the prince becoming a pauper and the pauper a prince. Read how the prince discovers what it is like to be poor and hungry in his own kingdom. However, it is no easy task for him to become the prince again, as you will find out!

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The Mysterious Island (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Mysterious Island (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Jules Verne
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549286
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.90 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

What is the mystery about this island Jules Verne wrote about?How are the men stranded on it able to survive? In this early science fiction thriller, the heroes use science and natural resources of the island to create a safe life. However, as the men soon learn real mysteries--which they can't explain--are connected to the island!

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The Merchant of Venice (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Merchant of Venice (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1599051494
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 5.27 Mb
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Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Although Bassanio owes his friend Antonio a great deal of money, he must borrow more to make a good impression when he coursts his true love, Portia. However, Antonio is short of cash and must borrow from the lender, Shylock. More problems arise when Antonio's ships are wrecked, leaving him penniless when Shylock's loan is due. Bassanio must now find a way to save his friend's life, but help is on the way--from an unexpected source!

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The Man in the Iron Mask (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Man in the Iron Mask (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549200
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.69 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Imagine being imprisoned for your whole life because you looked like someone else! This is the sad fate of Philippe, twin brother of the King of France, until a daring plan to rescue him unfolds. Follow his exciting story, filled with swordplay and intrigue, to its surprising ending!

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The Last of the Mohicans (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Last of the Mohicans (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549189
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 6.40 Mb
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Quality: High, full color
Language: English

"Every story has two sides" ...a "code" made famous by James Fenimore Cooper's main character, Hawkeye. The Last Of The Mohicans is a historical story in Cooper's brillian frontier tales. It is an exciting adventure about America's orginal inhabitants--or Native Americans--and Hawkeye's heroic plight and pursuit against his while brothers while battling the evil and vengeful Huron Chief Magua. Without question, The Last Of The Mohicans is a timeless classic in American literature.

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The Invisible Man (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Invisible Man (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): H. G. Wells
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549103
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.53 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

What would you do if you could b ecome invisible? When a brilliant scientist discovers an invisibility formula, he turns to a life of crime-stealing and terrorizing the public. Read the exciting story of the Invisible Man's destructive deeds and the manhunt to find him!

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The Call of the Wild (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Call of the Wild (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Jack London
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562548883
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.67 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Follow the adventures of Buck, a loving family pet, who is stolen from his comfortable home to become a sled dog in the Yukon gold rush territory. As Buck faces freezing temperatures, starvation, and curelty, he learns that he must be brutal to survive. The Call of the Wild, Buck's exciting tale, is one of the most powerful animal stories ever written!

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The Best of Poe (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Best of Poe (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Edgar Allen Poe
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562548840
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.65 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

You'll be keept in suspense with these four Edgar Allan Poe short stories! In The Pit and the Pendulum, the frightening details of the ordeal in the pit will keep you on the edge of your seat! Find out about the terrible end of a suffering artist, his sister, and their house in The Fall of the House of Usher. Read about one man's horrible revenge and the other's hideous death in The Cask of Amontillado. The Murders in the Rue Morgue, one of the first detective stories ever written will keep you guessing "who done it?"

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The Great Adventures of Sherlock Homes (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: The Great Adventures of Sherlock Homes (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549006
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.38 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Read two of the most intriguing mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" the sharp-eyed Holmes, along with his friend, Dr. Watson, is able to save the life of a young woman fated by an evil stepfather to mee a horrifying death. "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" is even more difficult to solve, but Sherlock Holmes comes to the rescue again and saves an innocent young man from a fate he does not deserve.

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Romeo and Juliet (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Romeo and Juliet (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549340
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.89 Mb
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Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Romeo and Juliet has become Shakespeare's most well-known love story. See how true love can blossom, even in an unfriendly setting of hatred and feuding. Read along and find out how their innocence enables them to overlook the fighting between their families. Romeo and Juliet are betrayed by the very families they cae about, forcing them to take their lives instead of being separated. In the end, through the pain of losing their children, the families realize how trivial their differences really were.

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Jane Eyre (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Jane Eyre (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Charlotte Bronte
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 156254912X
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.65 Mb
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Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Many people think that Charlotte Bronte loosely base Jane Eyre on her own life and experiences. See how Bronte tells her story through the eyes of Jane Eyre. Even through Jane was orphaned at an early age and forced to live with her evil aunt, Mrs. Reed, she still managed to be happy. Read along as Jane travels to Lowood School and eventually to thornfield Hall where she meets Mr. Rochester, the only true love she ever knowns.

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Huckleberry Finn (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Huckleberry Finn (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Mark Twain
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549065
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 6.14 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

This series features classic tales retold with attractive color illustrations. Educatiors using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 70 page, softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Introduce literature to reluctant readers and motivate struggling readers. Students build confidence through reading practice. Motivation makes all the difference. What's more motivation then the expectation of success?

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Hamlet (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Hamlet (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562549049
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.65 Mb
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Quality: High, full color
Language: English

"The reader becomes enhantingly captured by this susppenseful Shakespearean tragedy." Hamlet takes place in the early seventeenth century, at the royal castle in Elsinore, Denmark. The theme of the story..."revenge"...becomes Prince Hamlet's obsession. His split personality--one of warm, poetic sensitivity, the other, cruel madness--hypnotizes the reader. Other immortal characters such as Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Horatio, and Ophelia are just a few in the tradition of Shakespeare's unforgettable characterizations.

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Dracula (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Dracula (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Bram Stoker
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562548964
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 6.20 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Dracula opens the door to the unknown. Do all superstitions have a basis in reality, or are they just folklore? Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of the most feared and most loved tales in literature. From Transylvania to London, the reader explores the dark side of mystery and intrigue riding on the coattails of Dracula's cape, changing from wolf to bat, and living only in the nighttime. Do vampires really exist? Read Dracula and decide for yourself.

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562548948
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 7.60 Mb
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Language: English

A classic tale of good versus evil, and one of the most haunting stories ever written. The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a classic tale of haunting terror. Dr. Henry Jekyll's studies of transcentental medicine lead him to a fascinating discovery.....He develops a magic potion that can split his dual nature into two separate identities -- one good and one evil. As the evil Eward Hyde, Jekyll is able to live out his wicked fantasies without shame o remourse. But his experiments soon turn into a nightmare when Jekyll no longer has control over the transformations. He eventually retreats to his laboratory where he remains in seclusion until his terrible secret is finally revealed.

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Black Beauty (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Black Beauty (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Anna Sewell
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562548867
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.53 Mb
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Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Anna Sewel, in her first and only published book, portrays a classic tale about the life of a magnificent, beautiful, proud..."well-bred and well-born horse"... The author tells this unforgettable story, which takes place in nineteenth-century England, through the eyes of Black Beauty. The reader will feel the love and cruelty that this great stallion experiences. Beginning with Black Beauty's wonderful life with his master, Squire Gordon, and the kindness of Jerry Barker to the terrible times as a "wagon" and "cab" horse having to tolerate the torture of the "proper" English bearing reins, Black Beauty's story will speak for all animals that can't speak for themselves. This story is considered one of the most successful animal stories ever written...truly a timeless classic!

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As You Like It by Shakespeare (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: As You Like It by Shakespeare (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): William Shakespeare
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1599051494
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 5.74 Mb
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Quality: High, full color
Language: English

Orlando makes his way to the court of Duke Frederick, and falls despreately in love with the Duke's niece, Rosalind. Meanwhile, in the Forest of Arden, the Old Duke is living peacefully after having his throne usurped by his brother, Frederick. Orlando learns about a threat on his life and flees to the forest. Shortly thereafter, Rosalind is banished by her uncle and also seeks safety there disguised as a boy. Will the Old Duke recognize his daughter? Will the lovers be reunited?

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Around the World in Eighty Days (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)

Title: Around the World in Eighty Days (Saddleback's Illustrated Classics)
Author(s): Jules Verne
Publisher: Saddleback
ISBN: 1562548824
Date: 2006
Pages: 65
Size: 4.51 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full color
Language: English

In a time before jet planes or fast boats, Phileas Fogg bets he can go around the world in eighty days - a then unheard of recond time. Travel with him as he boards boats, trains, and even an elephant! Will he beat the deadline and be rich? Or, will he be ruined?

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