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When a camel refuses to do his share of work, a djinn punishes him by giving him a hump in this graphic retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale.
 

This graphic adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Elephant's Child relates how a young elephant's insatiable curiosity explains the fact that all elephants have trunks.

A leopard finds a way to get some spots in this graphic retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale.

When a rude rhino steals a cake, the baker gets even by filling the rhino's skin with itchy cake crumbs in this graphic retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale.
This graphic adaptation relates how the rhinoceros' lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.

The War of the Worlds," by H. G. Wells, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"""series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selecti... read more

Zack Allen loves comic books, but he's nothing like his favorite superheroes. He's always getting picked on by bullies at school. Then one day, Zack builds a high-tech robot suit. Now he must decide how to use his newfound powers. He has become Zinc Alloy, the world's newest superhero.

One morning, young Ruby sets out to visit her grandma's house. She wears a red riding hood to protect her from the forest's evil creatures but will it? An old wolf has other ideas.

Taken at birth by an evil witch, Rapunzel remained locked within a giant tower. Then one day, a prince heard her voice through the forest. To reach her, he must climb Rapunzel's lovely locks and avoid being caught by the witch.

Once upon a time, an evil queen possessed a powerful mirror. It spoke only the truth. But when the mirror reveals that the queen is no longer the fairest in the land, her heart grows cold. She seeks revenge against a beautiful maiden, Snow White. This is a beautifully illustrated, full-colour graphic novel version of the classic fairytale, with historical notes and discussion questions at the end.

When their mother sends them packing, the Three Little Pigs are forced to build houses of their own. They better be sturdy because the Big Bad Wolf is ready to huff and puff his way inside. Will they survive against this hungry beast? Or will the pigs become his next tasty treat? This full-colour graphic novel is a wonderfully humourous version of the classic fairytale. There a historical notes and discussion questions at the end.

L.Frank Baum's story of a young girl transported to a magical land called Oz is masterfully adapted by Martin Powell and illustrated by artist Jorge Break, transforming this literary classic into a wonderful full-colour graphic novel.

Carlo Collodi's saga of a woodworker's puppet coming to life has been cleverly adapted and illustrated to transform a literary classic into this full-colour graphic novel.

Mother Duck is shocked to find an ugly duckling hatching from one of her eggs. The homely bird is driven off to fend for himself. Survival, however, takes more than good looks, and the plucky little duck plods bravely into the wilderness. Full-colour graphic novel.

One stormy night, a mysterious woman knocks at the castle door. She claims to be a true princess but the Queen has her doubts. She concocts a clever scheme to test the girl and all it takes is a single dried pea. Full colour graphic novel.

In a faraway kingdom, there lives an Emperor who prizes fancy clothes above all else. He buys suit after suit made of the most expensive materials instead of tending to his threadbare kingdom. Then, one day, two traveling merchants offer to make the Emperor a special suit that has magical powers. The merchants, however, are not who they claim to be, and the suit has one major flaw -- no one can see it!

The world's best storiss are retold in dynamic grapic-novel form. Well-known villains and heroes take on new shape while staying true to their original authors. Bold, cutting-edge artists create daring perpective and add excitement to adventures that range from medieval England to the pirate-haunted South Seas. These revisioned classics will hook today's graphic novel fan and thrust them face-to-face with some of history's most famous authors.

The World's best stories are retold in dynamic graphic novel form. Well known villains and heroes take new shape while staying true to their original authors. Bold cutting-edge artists create daring perspective and add excitement to adventures that range from medieval England to the pirate-haunted South Seas. These re-visioned classics will hook today's graphic novel fans and thrust them face-to-face with some of history's most famous authors. Ideal for the reluctant reader.

The world's best stories are retold in dynamic graphic-novel form. Well-known villains and heroes take on new shape while staying true to their original authors. Bold, cutting-edge artists create daring perspective and add excitement to adventures that range from medieval England to the pirate-haunted South Seas. These re-visioned classics will hook today's graphic novel fan and thrust them face-to-face with some of history's most famous authors.

The epic tale of Macbeth retold in graphic-novel format. Macbeth and Banquo are Scottish generals returning home from a victorious war campaign. Their journey is interrupted when three strange witches come upon them and predict their futures. They claim that Macbeth will one day become King of Scotland! Macbeth is stirred by the prophesy. With the help of his scheming wife, he sets into motion a sinister plan that will paint bloody strokes across the entire landscape of Scotland . . .

Witness a tale of love, fairies, and betrayal in this classic tale retold in graphic-novel format. Theseus, duke of Athens is preparing for his marriage when Hermia, and her father, Egeus, burst into his court and beg for Theseus' judgment regarding whom Hermia, Egeus' daughter, should marry. Theseus tells Hermia she must marry Demetrius, even though she really loves Lysander. At nightfall, the two young lovers run off to the forest to be married in secret. However, Demetrius discovers their deception and charges into the fores... read more