| The Great Gatsby Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Author), Kalda, Sam (Illustrator), Connolly, Sean (Retold by) |
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ISBN: 1906230749 ISBN-13: 9781906230746 Publisher: Real Reads OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Series: American Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.30 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 708 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nick Carraway's mysterious neighbor Gatsby gazes across the dark bay at a distant green light. As the summer unfolds, Nick is drawn into Gatsby's world of luxury cars, speedboats and extravagant parties. But the more he hears about Gatsby - even from what Gatsby himself tells him - the less he is sure of the truth. Did Gatsby really go to Oxford University? Was he a hero in the war? Did he once kill a man? Nick recalls how he came to know Gatsby. He recounts how he enters the world of his cousin Daisy and her wealthy husband Tom. But does their money make them any happier? How do everybody's stories connect? Will you come to know the real Gatsby after reading Nick's account of that fateful summer? Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world's greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kalda, Sam: - SAM KALDA is a Brooklyn illustrator with a penchant for weaving narrative into his illustrations. His use of patterns and simple lines create work that is both quirky and attractive. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Architect Magazine, and many others.Connolly, Sean: - Raised and educated in Massachusetts, SEAN CONNOLLY now lives in Wiltshire, England, where he works as a writer and editor, specializing in children's books. His best-known titles are The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science (2008, now in its eleventh printing), The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science, and Perfectly Perilous Math (2012).Fitzgerald, F. Scott: - F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer. |