A Christmas Carol (Real Reads)

by Charles Dickens, Gill Tavner (Retold by), Karen Donnelly (Illustrator)

Overview

Dickens's classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781906230029
Publisher:	Real Reads
Publication date:	09/15/2013
Series:	Real Reads Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) is considered the greatest novelist of the Victorian era and created many of the worlds most notable fictional characters, including Fagin, Mr Micawber and Miss Havisham.

KAREN DONNELLY lives in the English seaside town of Brighton, where for the past twenty years she has been working as a fulltime illustrator, mostly of children’s books. She has solid experience in illustration for publishing, advertising and commercial clients.

GILL TAVNER was an English Teacher and Head of Department before turning to writing when she had young children of her own. She has also taught English in South East Asia, worked as a personal trainer, been a management trainee in an insurance company, led treks in Africa, run her own business and painted fake tattoos on Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Perhaps it is this variety that makes her such a versatile writer.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington

Editorial Reviews

Series Review: Real Reads "The Opening Spreads In These Retellings Introduce Main Characters Through Short Descriptions Accompanied By Small Portraits. Color-Pencil Illustrations Scattered Throughout The Narratives Take The Place Of Lengthy Descriptions I

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