Kathleen Olmstead
1) Moby-Dick
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
149 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
150 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the story in which Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.
4) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
vi, 151 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
5) Pollyanna
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
154 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness.
6) The Iliad
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
150 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A simplified retelling of Homer's epic tale of the Trojam War.
7) White Fang
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
151 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.
10) Anne of Avonlea
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
150 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this abridged sequel to "Anne of Green Gables," sixteen-year-old Anne works as a school teacher in a small village on Prince Edward Island.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
152 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the Mark Twain classic in which young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places and each learns something about the other's very different station in life.