Classics

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Mark Twain's great story of an imaginative boy's adventures in a small town on the Mississippi River.

As usual, Tom Sawyer and his pal Huck Finn were only out looking for fun. They never dreamed they'd witness a murder! And that isn't Tom's only problem. There's the new girl, Becky Thatcher, and the fence he's supposed to paint---not to mention the hunt for Injun Joe's buried treasure!

Saddleback Classics were expressly designed to welcome developing readers to the wondrous world of great literature. Each novel, complete in just 80 pages, has been painstakingly adapted to retain the integrity of the original work. Each provides the reader a sence of the author's style and an understanding of the novel's theme. The low reading level assures success and stimulates a desire for further reading. And it goes without saying that the beloved characters and ever popular plots of these masterpieces guarantee a high interest level!

NOVELS: Great Themes, Unforgettable Characters

• Handy, easy to shelve 5 1/4" x 8 1/4" trim size
• Evey novel abridged to just 80 pages
• Dramatic, full color covers demand attention
• Handsome interior illustrations help students visualize characters and events
• Airy page design fewer than 200 words per page
• Artful replacement of archaic words and spellings
• Careful retention of the original novel's flavor and tone
• Sentences and paragraphs shortened for easier reading
• Instructional material have met California legal compliance standards

Saddleback Classics Study Guides contain everything a teacher need in an easy to use format. 35 reproducible exercises evaluate comprehension and teach higher order thinking skills as well as literary appreciation. There is a correlated study guide for each novel. Each 48 page study guide includes teaching suggestions, background notes, chapter summaries, and answer keys.

Here's more help for struggling readers-Saddleback Classics Read-Alongs. These delightful audio versions are paced for students to read along word for word, yet our gifted storytellers retain the flow and drama of the classics. Each read-along contains one book and one cassette packaged in a durable vinyl album.