Description
It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next generation...
This edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been adapted for younger readers and features:
- Simplified Text
- A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers
- Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.
This unforgettable story of a boy growing up in a small town on the Mississippi has become an all-time favourite, not just in America, but around the world. The original boyhood hero, the irrepressible Tom is an irresistible mix of exuberance, bad behaviour and bravado. Whether he is tricking his schoolmates into whitewashing a fence, running away to become a pirate with his friend Huck Finn, witnessing a murder, discovering treasure, or falling in love with the lovely Becky Thatcher, trouble, good humour and adventure are never far away.
A full-colour illustrated edition of one of the world's best-loved stories.
With full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen, this beautiful edition of one of the world's best-loved stories has been adapted for younger readers with simplified text and a child-friendly layout.
About the Author
Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia, and still lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia.
Book Information
ISBN 9781803380315
Author Mark Twain
Format Hardback
Page Count 64
Imprint Welbeck Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 262mm * 222mm * 14mm
