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Great Expectations
Summary
Young Reading Series 3
Great Expectations
- The classic Charles Dickens novel retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories.
- Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
Orphaned Pip lives a humble life with his sister and her husband, until a fateful encounter causes his life to change irrevocably. Will his great expectations be fulfilled?
“irresistible for children learning to read”
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Press & Blog Reviews
Usborne's award winning range of children's books now includes a vibrant Reading Programme, featuring over 200 brilliant titles that supplement National Curriculum levels 1C to 4A. Bright full-cover illustrations combine with lively text to make these colourful hardback fact and fiction books irresistible for children learning to read, and will help capture their imagination and build confidence as they move from one level to the next.
Child Education Plus - top teaching resources to support the curriculum
Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme. Seven steps take beginners from simply written folk stories told in 150 words through to lovers of classic and original stories and histories, biographies and classics told in 5,000 words. Colour-coded for ease of use, and presented in a beautiful hardback, every story is well-written and attractively illustrated in full colour by leading artists.
Julia Eccleshare
Reader Reviews
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An Amazing Book
I really enjoyed this book as it was full of emotions and details. My favourite character was Pip because he was a nice person and very brave in trying to resue Miss Havisham. It was a sort of sad ending.
Lucas Cowie, 8th April 2013
Great Expectations
I liked the book because it was scary and good. My favourite character was Magwich because he was scary.
molly mchugh, 3rd March 2010
Great expectatations
This book is wonderful for children and adults. There is a young boy called Pip who lives with his older sister, and Joe the blacksmith. Barry Ablett the illustrator has drawn very impressively to my point of view for this book because the pictures almost look like they are telling the story themselves. My favourite character is Miss Havisham, because I like the description of her house. Hope you enjoy this book.
kirsty maclellan, 1st November 2009
Extras
- Usborne Quicklinks
See the Internet links for this book. - Retelling a classic story
Visit the See Inside Usborne blog to read how the writer, Mary Sebag-Montefiori, creates her retellings of classic stories.
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