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153 reviews
Kathleen Thompson, Michael Nowak, ...

Raintree Pub, 1988

To thine own self be true ...
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHIEFLY PERTAINS TO THE NEW FOLGER LIBRARY EDITION. William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is arguably the most famous play ever written in the English language; it presents the world with questions and characters that have been the subject of thespian and scholarly debate ever since the Prince of Denmark's first appearance on the stage of London's Globe Theatre. Probably written ...

Jane Eyre (Short Classics)
Charlotte Bronte

Raintree Pub, 1983

In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.

Complete Ged Preparation (1991)

21 reviews
Steck-Vaughn Company, Staff Steck-Vaughn Co

Raintree Pub, 1991

All You Need - GED study guide
If you are seeking to pass the GED tests, this book is exactly what you need. It guides you to easily preparing for the GED and helps you gauge your readiness and how well you'll do. The guide starts out with short practice tests, immediately after which you can see whether or not you're ready to take each test. If you're not ready yet, it will show you exactly which areas you need to ...

Rip Van Winkle

11 reviews
Catherine Storr

Raintree Pub, 1987

Mystical Truth For The Humble, But No One Else
Washington Irving's 'Rip Van Winkle' originally appeared in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819) alongside another evocative piece of Americana, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' a wondrous story equally set in Irving's beloved Hudson River Valley. Though not as multilayered as its longer and slightly more well known fellow, 'Rip Van Winkle' also has long roots in Old World folklore, ...

Christopher Columbus (Raintree Stories Series)

1 review
Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson

Raintree Pub, 1986

Columbus as a father
I think this is a very interesting way to have children learn about Columbus. It makes Columbus seem more realistic and it also comes from the perspective of a child, which will always amuses a child more than just another boring lesson in history.

GED Science (Steck-Vaughn GED Series)

1 review
Steck-Vaughn Company

Raintree Pub, 1996

GED Science
Excellent Science book for people reviewing for their GED. I use it with Hispanic students. The book is written in concise, clear English. All my students appreciate the detailed explanations of why a given answer is the correct one.

That Awful Cinderella (Steck-Vaughn Point of View Stories)
Alvin Granowsky, Rhonda Childress

Raintree Pub, 1995

Includes the traditional version of a familiar tale about a young girl who meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother and a retelling from the point of view of one of her stepsisters.

Ivanhoe

63 reviews
Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson, ...

Raintree Pub, 1989

a classic of honor and relationships
Ivanhoe shows up on just about every list of the 100 greatest books ever written. There is good reason for this. It's descriptions of time, place and character are vivid and engrossing. Perhaps most interestingly, the book describes an almost dizzying array of complicated relationships. Strict father to independent son, lover to lover, lover to unrequited lover, father to daughter, conquerers ...

Gulliver's Travels
Kathleen Thompson

Raintree Pub, 1988

The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; an island of sorcerers; and a country ruled by horses.