Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Classics: Level 15: The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde,Caroline Castle,Mario Coelho

ISBN 10: 0198448651 / ISBN 13: 9780198448655

Published by OUP Oxford 2014-01-09, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Classics: Level 15: The Canterville Ghost
• Publisher: OUP Oxford 2014-01-09
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198448651
• ISBN 13: 9780198448655
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In The Canterville Ghost, an American family move to an old house in England, Canterville Chase. The resident ghost of Canterville Chase, Sir Simon de Canterville, doesn't want to share his home and haunts the house to scare the family away. Unfortunately for the ghost, the Otis family are not easily frightened. Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend your children's reading experiences. TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce your readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all your junior readers and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at a href="http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

About the Author

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.