Charles Dickens and Friends: Five Lively Retellings by Marcia Williams

By Marcia Williams

Book Overview

With trademark liveliness and wit, the creator of BRAVO, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! moves into Victorian territory-presenting five retellings of classic Dickens that are sure to lure the most reluctant reader. What the Dickens? GREAT EXPECTATIONS, OLIVER TWIST, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, DAVID COPPERFIELD, and A TALE OF TWO CITIES - five literary classics take on a new life in these wonderfully accessible retellings by Marcia Williams. A welcoming introduction to Dickens's work, this completely kid-friendly collection offers a simple narrative retelling of each tale, along with amusing scene-to-scene drawings of well-known Dickensian characters and bits of dialogue excerpted from the original texts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763619051
• ISBN13: 9780763619053
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 13.1" x 0.4" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7