The Wind In The Willows Classics Made Easy

Celebrate an unforgettable classic, with this special 100th Anniversary Edition.Only this CLASSICS MADE EASY? edition includes a comprehensive 200-WORD GLOSSARY!Now you can UNDERSTAND the period references, specialized terms, and slang used throughout the story.PLUS: This book also includes a biographical article on the author and historical context.This very special edition includes: GLOSSARY: A glossary of over 200 words, including specialized terms, slang, and phrases from the time period which have all but been forgotten, plus other hard-to-find or uncommon words. HISTORIC CONTEXT: An orientation to the story, which lays out the historic background and key concepts you need in order to understand the context in which this book was written. SCHOOL:The Wind in the Willows is on many required reading lists, and this edition is a perfect fit. UNABRIDGED TEXT: The full and unabridged text of Kenneth Grahame's timeless classic, The Wind in the Willows, typeset for easy reading. BONUS: A biographical article covering the life of the author, including where he got the idea for The Wind in the Willows.Follow the Mole on his trips up and down the Thames with "Ratty," the Water Rat. Trek into the Wild Wood, nearly freezing in winter snows, to find Mr. Badger. Meet Otter, Portly, and the Sea Rat. See what happens when this fearless band of friends runs into no less than the demi-God Pan, Himself! Not to mention Mr. Toad's wild adventures on land and sea, from boats to a carriage and then onto his obsession, the automobile. See how he becomes a dangerous fugitive, running from the police - and what his friends do about this. It's no wonder that this non-stop classic has been brought to the stage, film, and even made into amusement park rides!For over a century children, young adults, and adults of all ages have been touched by this masterpiece. With this Classics Made Easy edition, you can now follow the adventures better than ever.

Some of the most beloved children's novels have now been adapted as illustrated excerpts. Doctor Dolittle, Tom Sawyer, and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi are featured in simplified retellings that even the youngest readers can enjoy. Revisit your favorite scenes from cherished children's stories with your beginning reader.

This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by M.G. Leonard, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . . One morning Mole, sick and tired of spring cleaning, leaves his burrow and heads to the river. Here he meets Ratty and their friendship turns his quiet, orderly life into one of fabulous adventure.

The Wind in the Willows has its origins in the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told to his son Alastair and then continued in letters (now held in the Bodleian Library) while he was on holiday. But the book developed into something much more sophisticated than this, as Peter Hunt shows. He identifies the colleagues and friends on whom Grahame is thought to have based the characters of Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad, and explores the literary genres of boating, caravanning and motoring books on which the author drew. He also recounts the extraordinary correspondence surrounding the book's first publication and the influence of two determined women - Elspeth Grahame and publisher's agent Constance Smedley - who helped turn the book into the classic for children we know and love today, when it was almost entirely intended for adults.Generously illustrated with original drawings, fan letters (including one from President Roosevelt) and archival material, this book explores the mysteries surrounding one of the most successful works of children's literature ever published.

The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames valley.

Happy young passengers will join the continuing adventures of Mole, Rat, and Toad as they hit the road in Toad’s brand new, brightly colored cart. It has all the comforts of home, and Toad loves it very much. But as they make their way, a honking vehicle even better, newer, and faster than a cart comes along!