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Classic Starts®: A Little Princess

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Series: Classic Starts®
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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling A Little Princess, this tale follows poor Sara Crewe, once adored by her father but left penniless after his death. At the Select Seminary for Young Ladies, the cruel Miss Minchin makes life hard for Sara, yet her imagination and kindness help her endure. This timeless story continues to captivate children’s hearts.
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Format: Hardback
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An abridged version of the tale of Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, who is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.

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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of A Little Princess, part of the Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

Poor Sara Crewe. Once upon a time her beloved father pampered and adored her. But ever since he died, leaving her alone and penniless, she's been caught in the cruel clutches of Miss Minchin, the headmistress at the Select Seminary for Young Ladies, where Sara once studied.

But no matter how terrible things get, Sara always has her imagination and goodness of heart to carry her through. This timeless tale of a poor orphan has won children's hearts for a century and continues to be a favourite.

Series: Classic Starts®

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781402712753

Publisher: Sterling Juvenile

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 March 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Sterling Juvenile

Illustration: 10 b-w illus.

Contributors:

  • Afterword by Arthur Pober
  • Illustrated by Lucy Corvino
  • Abridged by Tania Zamorsky

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 160

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Frances Hodgson Burnett Series: Classic Starts®

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