Category: Great Books For Children
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What makes ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ such a remarkable book?
One of the most famous and memorable accounts of World War II and the Holocaust, is the story of a Dutch Jewish school girl, Anne Frank, living in Amsterdam. ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’, also known as ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’, is the journal by…
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What makes the famous novel ‘The Secret Garden’ so special?
After losing her family to a cholera epidemic, young Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven and his on Colin. After discovering a hidden garden behind the mansion, Mary sets out to discover why it has…
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What makes ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ an all time best seller?
Mrs. Rabbit had told her off-spring firmly that Mr. McGregor’s garden was out of bounds. She should know: her husband had been baked into a pie by Mrs. McGregor. But her son, Peter, was not about to heed his mother’s warning. He ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden. The…
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What makes ‘Treasure Island’ an amazing read?
‘Treasure Island’ is the story of Jim Hawkins, a boy who finds a map which leads to the buried treasure of the notorious pirate Captain Flint. Jim takes the map to two wealthy local men, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney, who buy a ship, hire a crew, and set…
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What makes ‘Hatchet’ a book loved by children?
Brian Robeson is a thirteen-year-old boy. As he travels by a plane to visit his father in the oil fields, the pilot suffers a massive heart attack, and dies. Brian tries to land the plane, but ends up crash-landing into a lake in the forest. He must learn…
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What makes ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’ a remarkable children’s book?
The story in this book opens in the year 1866. Everyone in Europe and America is talking about a mysterious creature that has been sinking ships. Finally, the government decides to intervene and commissions a ship named The Abraham Lincoln to capture and identify the creature. …
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Why is the book ‘Otto of the Silver Hand’ one of a kind?
Little Otto’s mother died during childbirth, and his father, a warlord, left him in a monastery for a proper and safe upbringing. Otto’s father returns for him when he is an older boy, at which time Otto discovers the truth about his father’s past, particularly about…
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Why is ‘Black Beauty’ considered as one of the best-selling books of all time?
Do you want to get lost in a time when there were no cars to get you around, and real help came from majestic horses? Well, ‘Black Beauty’ will take you there. ‘Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse’ is…
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What makes ‘Harriet the Spy’ one of its kind?
‘Harriet the Spy’ is a 1964 book by Louise Fitzhugh about a girl named Harriet who likes to spy on people. The book is considered as a classic. The title character of the book is Harriet, a precocious eleven-year-old who writes…
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Why is ‘James and the Giant Peach’ considered a classic?
Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’ tells the tale of a young boy called James, who is packed off to live with his two really horrible aunts after his parents were killed by a rhinoceros that escaped from London Zoo. The aunts Spiker and Sponge, who treat him…