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Black Beauty, published in 1877 and set in Victorian London, was Anna Sewell's only novel. Yet it has remained a classic for 140 years. Now the beloved story of Black Beauty is retold for beginning readers with full-color illustrations on every page.

Sara Crewe is a student at Miss Minchin s fancy boarding school. She has the very best of everything. But when her rich father dies, she s left without a penny. Now Sara lives in the school s cold attic and works for crusts of bread. With some help from a secret friend and a touch of magic, Sara s world is about to change in ways she never dreamed. An adaptation of the classic novel that s just right for young readers "

It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve, after seeing Disney's Fantasia, he decided that he was going to become an illustrator. His love of childrens books began early: often sick and confined to bed, little Maurice read and read and read. Though many of his own stories were light and funny, the most important ones--Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There--dealt with anger, jealousy,...