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    Jan 9, 2009, 06:10 PM
    What are great classics book
    I read a few of the Great Illustrated Classics and found out it was so good! I want to know if there is any other type of classics books for children like the Great Illustrated Classics? I even like bedtime stories. Thanks
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    Jan 9, 2009, 06:35 PM

    Gulliver's Travels
    Treasure Island
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    Huckleberry Finn
    Little Women/Little Men/Jo's Boys

    Just to name a few! :)
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    Jan 11, 2009, 01:56 PM
    Johnny Termain
    Slaughterhouse 5
    Where The Red Fern Grows
    Great Expectations
    Animal Farm
    The Outsiders
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    Jan 12, 2009, 06:57 PM

    Not so sure about Slaughterhouse 5 for children. Too violent and foul language.

    Animal Farm may be OK but you have to understand what the parody is about (Leninist/Stalinist Russia) to get the point.


    Neither are considered "children's classics".
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