The Complete Children's Classics Collection 10 Books Set - Ages 7-12 - Paperback Sweet Cherry Publishing

Titles in this set: 1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 2. Anne of Green Gables 3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 4. The Jungle Book 5. The Adventures of Pinocchio 6. The Secret Garden 7. The Wind in the Willows 8. Black Beauty 9. The Railway Children 10. The Call of the Wild. Description: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ‘Curiouser and curiouser!’ After a young girl named Alice takes a tumble down a rabbit hole, she finds a magical and nonsensical place called Wonderland. As Alice searches for a way home, she drinks potions to make her shrink and eats cake to make her grow. She meets many curious people and creatures: the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the frightening Queen of Hearts. Nothing makes sense in Wonderland, including herself! Anne of Green Gables ‘… call me Anne spelt with an E.’ Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert need help on their farm, Green Gables, and arrange for the orphanage to send them a boy. Instead, they are sent Anne Shirley – a girl with a vivid imagination, intelligent and witty. Over time, Anne grows to love Green Gables and is determined to prove herself to the Cuthberts. Even though she makes a few mistakes along the way. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ‘There is no place like home.’ When a cyclone whisks Dorothy and her dog, Toto, away from Kansas to the magical Land of Oz, her only wish is to return home. Glinda the Good Witch sets Dorothy on a quest down the road of yellow bricks to find the Wizard of Oz at the Emerald City. On the way, she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. The Jungle Book ‘Men and their cubs are very wise. He may be a help in time.’ The jungle is the only home Mowgli, the ‘man-cub’ has ever known. Raised by wolves, his days are carefree until Shere Khan, the terrifying tiger with a hatred of humans, puts him in danger. When his friends Baloo and Bagheera can no longer protect him, Mowgli must decide: stay in the jungle, or find safety in the unknown human world. The Adventures of Pinocchio ‘It is called the Land of Toys. Why don’t you come, too?’ As master carpenter Geppetto carves a puppet from enchanted wood, it slowly comes to life. Pinocchio wishes to be a real boy, but his mischievous and naïve nature keep leading him astray. Geppetto and the Cricket try to help him, but Pinocchio always finds himself in sticky situations. He soon discovers that the world is a dangerous place and not everyone can be trusted. The Secret Garden ‘It seemed almost like being shut out of the world in some fairy place.’ Mary Lennox, is a lonely young English girl living in India. Her world is turned upside after losing her parents and she is forced to live with her uncle in England. As Mary adjusts to her new home and explores the old manor house, she begins to discover something she has been missing all her life. Her journey begins with a missing key and a secret garden. The Wind in the Willows ‘The whole world before you, and a horizon that’s always changing!’ Ratty teaches Mole how to be a true... ...