Anne of Green Gables (Children's Classics)

thumbnail

List Price: $6.99 (USD)
  • Lowest New Price: $2.95
  • Lowest Used Price: $0.01
  • Lowest Collectible Price: $20.29
  • Total New: 9
  • Total Used: 66
  • Total Collectible: 2
  • Total Refurbished: 0
  • Author : L.M. Montgomery
  • Binding : Hardcover
  • EAN : 9780517189689
  • ISBN : 0517189682
  • Label : Children's Classics
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Children's Classics
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 256
  • Package Dimensions : 0.90 inches (Height) x 8.10 inches (Length) x 0.90 pounds (Weight) x 5.50 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 1998-09-01
  • Publisher : Children's Classics
  • Release Date : 1998-09-01
  • SKU : ACOUK_book_new_0517189682
  • Studio : Children's Classics

Anne (with an ‘e’ of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead?Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905.Anne’s courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature’s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world.This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Butler MacDonald, one of L. M. Montgomery’s grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this “kindred spirit” for the first time.

- Product Description

When Marilla Cuthbert's brother, Matthew, returns home to Green Gables with a chatty redheaded orphan girl, Marilla exclaims, "But we asked for a boy. We have no use for a girl." It's not long, though, before the Cuthberts can't imagine how they could ever do without young Anne of Green Gables--but not for the original reasons they sought an orphan. Somewhere between the time Anne "confesses" to losing Marilla's amethyst pin (which she never took) in hopes of being allowed to go to a picnic, and when Anne accidentally dyes her hated carrot-red hair green, Marilla says to Matthew, "One thing's for certain, no house that Anne's in will ever be dull." And no book that she's in will be, either. This adapted version of the classic, Anne of Green Gables, introduces younger readers to the irrepressible heroine of L.M. Montgomery's many stories. Adapter M.C. Helldorfer includes only a few of Anne's mirthful and poignant adventures, yet manages to capture the freshness of one of children's literature's spunkiest, most beloved characters. There's just enough to make beginning readers want more--luckily, there's a lot more in the originals! Illustrator Ellen Beier creates vibrant pictures to portray the beauty of the land around Green Gables and the spirited nature of Anne herself. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

- Amazon.com Review

Other Versions:

Look for Similar Items in these Categories:

Leave a Comment:

(required)

(will not be published) (required)

Copyright © 1999-2012 Data Growth Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use |