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Children's Fiction Classics

Anne of Green Gables

Stories for Young Readers

adapted by Deirdre Kessler

by (author) Lucy Maud Montgomery

illustrated by David Preston Smith

Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Initial publish date
May 2008
Category
Classics, Orphans & Foster Homes, Country Life
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551096629
    Publish Date
    May 2008
    List Price
    $14.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 8 to 12
  • Grade: 3 to 7

Description

Now even the youngest Anne of Green Gables fans can celebrate the centennial anniversary.

2008 marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale of the red-headed orphan who is mistakenly sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. The story has been translated into many languages the world over and is considered a classic in children's literature, though it continues to be read by children and adults alike.

Anne of Green Gables: Stories for Young Readers, adapted by Prince Edward Island writer Deirdre Kessler, is suitable for readers ages six and up. With colourful, historically accurate illustrations by award-winning illustrator David Preston Smith, this adapted version of L. M. Montgomery's wonderful story will delight readers too young for chapter books but nonetheless enthralled by the enduring appeal of this timeless classic story.

About the authors

Deirdre Kessler's profile page

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, in 1874. After the death of her mother in 1876, Montgomery was raised by her maternal grandparents in the nearby community of Cavendish. She received a teaching certificate in 1894, and studied literature at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1895. After a brief career as a teacher at various island schools, she moved back to Cavendish in 1898. In 1911, she married the Reverend Ewan Macdonald and moved to Leaskdale, Ontario, where Macdonald was minister in the Presbyterian Church. A prolific writer, she published a number of short stories, poems, and novels, but is best known for Anne of Green Gables and its sequels: Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla Of Ingleside. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 and was buried in her beloved Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.

Lucy Maud Montgomery's profile page

David Preston Smith is an internationally recognized artist and illustrator. He launched his career with NASA as a concept illustrator and has worked as the official sports artist for many of Canada's premier sporting events, including the Canada Cup Hockey Series and Olympic Games. He lives in Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia.

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