Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12): Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

Here are the stories that built the imagination of generations, now recast for young readers ready to wander beyond their own backyard. This volume gathers adaptations of humanity's greatest tales: Don Quixote's magnificent tilting at windmills, Gulliver's astonishing voyages to lands of giants and tiny people, the dazzling magic of Arabian Nights, and the legendary battles of The Iliad. Each tale has been carefully shaped to honor its source while speaking clearly to younger ears, preserving the wonder and moral weight that made these stories immortal in the first place. This is not dumbed-down literature. It is literature widened to welcome the youngest readers into a inheritance that spans centuries and continents. For the child who has ever stared at the covers of 'real' books and wondered what lies inside, this collection opens the door wide.