There are strange things happening at the opera house that no one can explain. Rumors tell of a mysterious masked man many claim to have seen, while others say he doesn't exist. But when a beautiful young singer falls under the phantom's spell, the man who loves her must come face to face with unspeakable evil in order to save her!

While an ant works hard all summer long to feed her children and store food for the winter, her neighbor, a cheerful but lazy grasshopper, relaxes in the sun.

"Washington Irving's Gothic tale of the perils of the human imagination is gently adapted for children and masterfully illustrated by Christian Birmingham. It also includes Irving's celebrated short story Rip Van Winkle."--back cover.

"In Kate Douglas's classic tale of friendship she brings us the delightful Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms. When the Sawyer sisters, Jane and Miranda, offered to take one of their sister's children, they requested the oldest and most wellbehaved, Hannah. Instead they got Rebecca, a spirited, intelligent, imaginative little girl who changed their lives forever. Rebecca's adventures in friendship and love have been adapted for young readers in the Calico...

Sir Charles Baskerville's sudden heart attack and death have the townspeople in shock and searching for the one to blame--the family dog--while Sherlock Holmes leads the investigation.

After the death of Denmark's King Hamlet, his ghost appears and tells his son, also called Hamlet, to avenge his wrongful death, which leads to more tragedy. Includes discussion prompts, fun facts, a short biography of Shakespeare, and famous phrases from the play. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Activities for further learning Table of contents Neither...

When three witches foretell that Scottish general Macbeth will be king, he and his wife decide to fulfill the prophecy by murdering the present king in his sleep. Includes discussion prompts, fun facts, a short biography of Shakespeare, and famous phrases from the play. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Romeo and Juliet, each from an Italian family that despises the other, desperately try to be together in their rash and youthful love, with tragic results. Includes discussion prompts, fun facts, a short biography of Shakespeare, and famous phrases from the play. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.