Classic Starts: Anne of Green Gables (Classic Starts Series) [Hardcover]

Lucy Maud Montgomery (Author), Kathleen Olmstead (Editor), Lucy Corvino (Illustrator), Arthur Pober Ed.D (Afterword)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Classic Starts Series

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale, with its engaging heroine and evocative description of the Prince Edward Island landscape, never fails to delight youngsters. When Matthew Cuthbert goes to the train station to pick up the orphan he and his sister Marilla plan to adopt, he expects to meet a boy who can help on the family farm. Instead it's Anne--a talkative, dreamy, red-haired, freckle-faced 11-year-old little girl who transforms the Cuthberts' life forever and fills it with love and joy.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-4-A simplified version of the classic story, with a large font and wide spacing. The original plot is loosely mirrored, including Anne's arrival at the Avonlea train depot, Matthew and Marilla's efforts to accept her into their household, Anne's struggles and success in school, and Matthew's death. Essential character traits and resulting conflicts are conveyed-Anne's exuberance and imagination, Matthew's shyness, Marilla's quiet sense of order, and Mrs. Lynde's meddling. Of course many of the original descriptions have been trimmed for simplicity and brevity. Corvino's black-and-white pencil illustrations give readers images of the fashions, hairstyles, and buildings of the day. This serviceable retelling will be appreciated by readers not yet ready for the original work.-Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402711301
• ISBN-13: 978-1402711305
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to literature for children, August 24, 2007

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This review is from: Classic Starts: Anne of Green Gables (Classic Starts Series) (Hardcover)

This series is a wonderful way to introduce your children to literature. I have an 8 yr old and a 6 year old. All I have to do is read them the first chapter and my 8 year old keep reading to the 6 year old. They have read through this book as well as 8-9 others in this series. Each one keeps them captivated and encourages a love of reading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilled we discovered this book!, February 24, 2009

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Dolly Gallagher "happy mom" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classic Starts: Anne of Green Gables (Classic Starts Series) (Hardcover)

My daughter was 4 years and 9 months when we started reading Anne of Green Gables. It's been two months, and we've read it probably 5 times. Of course I'm reading it to her...but it is amazing to see how she follows the story, understands the nuances of character, and empathizes with Anne and Marilla, and all the characters. I didn't really consider getting the books in the rest of the series until I realized how well she and I were doing with this one. Now I am excited to share the other great stories with my daughter, like "Treasure Island" and "Huckleberry Finn" and the rest. It's great for my daughter, it's great for me too, to be reminded of these wonderful stories, and I just love sharing all this with her and being there as her imagination is ignited, and to answer her questions about new words and phrases. I am certain her vocabulary and reading comprehension are tremendously impacted by reading these stories with her. She doesn't mind that there are only a few illustrations...what's even better I think, is that she closes her eyes and imagines the scenes and characters, creating them for herself rather than having it done for her. I thought she was too young and that she'd squirm and become disinterested. Lo and behold, we cuddle in her bed, open the book and read until she becomes too sleepy. I let her fold the page so we know where to start the next night. I love being her mom, and I cherish sharing these stories with her and watching her imagination soar.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Review, November 26, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Classic Starts: Anne of Green Gables (Classic Starts Series) (Hardcover)

Anne of Green Gables is about an orphan that gets picked to go with avery nice woman and her sweet shy brother but it was all an accident. It was an accident because the woman and her brother wanted a boy to help the man do the work outside because his back was hurting and he needed help, but when they sent a lady named Nancy to the orphanige, she made a mistake and told the orphanige they wanted a girl. But because the lady and her brother became very fond of her and began to like her, they decided to keep her. The woman's name is Marilla and her brother's name is Matthew. The orphan's name is Anne. Anne is a 12 year old girl with a huge imagination. She talks alot but Matthew and Marilla don't mind. they kind of like it. Anne has red, long and curly hair. She doesn't like it but she thinks it is't bad. She finally went to school after she settled in. she made lots of friends, but her best friend is a girl who lives next to her. Her name is Diana. they love each other alot. Anne uses big words and likes poems and books that have sad and romantic endings. she is sometimes a trouble maker but did alot of useful things and is a good girl. She is really good with kids because before she came to Green Gables, she used to live 2 families. the first one, the woman's husband died and she moved to live with her mothr in law but she didn't want Anne . The second family, the same thing happened to the husband, he died and the wife and her kids went to a different state. But the reason she became really good with kids was because the second familt who went to another state had 8 kids including 3 sets of twins.

This book is amazing because everything i mentioned wasn't even half of what Anne does and her adventures. I really love this book because children and adults love it. I know adults would like it because my mom read it and she really likes it, so i'm pretty sure aduls would like it. When my parents bought it for me, i couldn't stop reading it. I didn't even have a boring part because all the parts are either funny or catching. I had alot of favorite parts but i really liked the part when Anne and her friends were playing Elaine. It is a poem and they wanted to act it out. so some one had to get in a bout and act dead and the other gils would push her and the bout in the water. And the girl who did it was Anne. If you like books exitment and amazment, you will surely like Anne of Green Gables.