| Adventures of Don Quixote Contributor(s): Palacios, Argentina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486407918 ISBN-13: 9780486407913 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $3.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Charming retelling of the hilarious misadventures of Don Quixote, the idealistic knight, and his squire, Sancho Panza, who set out to right the wrongs of the world. 6 new illustrations by Thea Kliros. Abridged edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99028847 |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 5.14" W x 8.24" (0.14 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Once, there was a man who went crazy from too much reading. He only read books about knighthood; that was the problem. So begins this charming retelling of Don Quixote de la Mancha, one of the most entertaining books ever written. Young people will delight in the hilarious adventures of the idealistic would-be knight and his squire, Sancho Panza, as they set out to right the wrongs of the world. Ms. Palacios, a talented storyteller, captures all the flavor and irony of the original as the two heroes ride forth to conquer evil. Along the way the well-meaning but addled knight-errand mistakes a miserable inn and its keeper for a castle and its lord; imagines an ordinary peasant girl to be the noble lady Dulcinea, perceives windmills as giants to be overcome, and gets enmeshed in other cases of mistaken identity. These, and many more incidents and adventures are retold here in a beguiling, easy-to-read version, enhanced by six new black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros. This edition is sure to delight today's youngsters, just as the original has enchanted countless readers since its publication nearly 400 years ago. |
