Peter Pan [Unabridged] [Audio CD]

James Matthew Barrie (Author), Roe Kendall (Narrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

As a baby, Peter Pan fell out of his carriage and was taken by fairies to Neverland. There he can fly and is the champion of the Lost Boys and a friend to the fairy Tinker Bell. Revisiting England, Peter becomes involved with Wendy Darling and her younger brothers, all of whom accompany Peter to Neverland. Peter, the Lost Boys, and the children have many adventures and vanquish the pirate Captain Hook. The Darling children eventually return home, taking the Lost Boys with them and leaving Peter Pan to his perpetual boyhood.

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About the Author

SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE, BARONET (1860-1937) was born in lowland Scotland, the son of a weaver and the ninth of ten children. He adored his mother, Margaret Ogilvie. She saw that he was educated, despite the family’s low income.

Barrie studied at the University of Edinburgh and spent two years on the Nottingham Journal before settling in London as a freelance writer in 1885. His short stories, essays, and novels were well received, and he began to gain a fine reputation as a playwright. Most of his early works are marked by quaint Scottish dialect, whimsical humor, and comic clowning, pathos, and sentimentality.

His most enduring work, however, is Peter Pan, which is based on stories he made up for the children in his neighborhood.

Barrie was created a baronet in 1913 and awarded the Order of Merit in 1922. He became president of the Society of Authors in 1928 and chancellor of Edinburgh University in 1930.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786183845
• ISBN-13: 978-0786183845
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,662,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best, December 20, 2007

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This review is from: Peter Pan (Audio CD)

I have listened to many recorded readings of Peter Pan, but Roe Kendall's reading is by far the best. Clear, expressive, clever, completely enjoyable. My children are captivated by his reading of Peter Pan over and over. Well worth the cost, even if you have to buy it twice because the kids scratched the first copy. Truly a treasure to share with your children, grand-children and great-grandchildren. Every child (and adult) should have the pleasure of listening to these cd's at least once in their life.