Boy Books Set (Classic Starts Series) » (Modern Retelling)

Tailored to a boy s spirit of adventure (and perfect for reluctant readers!), this collection of illustrated Classic Starts books offers modern retellings of six action-packed classics that have never lost their appeal. Package includes abridged versions of The Last of the Mohicans by James Fennimore Cooper; The Call of the Wild by Jack London; Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson; Moby Dick by Herman Melville; and the ancient Persian folktales of Arabian Nights.

Designed to appeal to children in second to fourth grades, as well as older reluctant readers, Classic Starts are abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten to retain the magic of the original stories.