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Classics. This title is suitable for children aged 10 to 13 years old. This imaginative retelling of the classic Arthurian legends recounts the story of Arthur's formation of the Knights of the Round Table, his securing of the enchanted sword Excalibur and his wooing of the Lady Guinevere. Included as well are the legends of Sir Pelleas, the story of Sir Gawaine's pursuit of the White Hart and tales of Merlin the magician, Morgana Le Fay, the Lady...

Myths and legends are not merely things of the past. They are part of our present consciousness, and express a poetry and power to which all people respond. The very names Hermes, Apollo and Vulcan,

Willful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he's ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.

A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

A city of Whos, on a speck of dust, are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

Describes the life of a deer in the forest as he grows into a beautiful stag.

Retells the legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.

"The Aeneid" is considered by some to be one of the most important epic poems of all time. The story is as much one of the great epic hero, Aeneas, as it is of the foundation of the Roman Empire. Aeneas, a Trojan Prince who escapes after the fall of troy, travels to Italy to lay the foundations for what would become the great Roman Empire. Virgils "Aeneid" is a story of great adventure, war, love, and of the exploits of an epic hero. In the work Virgil...

Each volume includes an introduction, informative notes and a chronology of the writer's life and times to enable the reader to gain a deeper understanding of these enduring works.