Arthur Pober: 59 books

Book cover of Classic Starts®: Moby-Dick
by Herman Melville, Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Call me Ishmael. These three famous words begin one of America’s most epic novels, a tale of one obsessed captain, his doomed crew, and an elusive white whale named Moby-Dick.  The massive original, however, can be very hard for young readers to navigate.  This beautifully abridged and adventure-filled...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: The Adventures of Robin Hood
by Howard Pyle, John Burrows, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Greek Myths
by Diane Namm, Arthur Pober, Ed.D
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011

From Icarus's legendary flight to Orpheus's trip to the underworld, this stunning edition brings to life 15 classic Greek myths. Easy to read and beautifully illustrated, it includes Heracles' mighty tasks, Pandora's box, King Midas's golden touch, and more!
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Pollyanna
by Eleanor H. Porter, Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010

“Once you start looking for the happy things, you don’t think about the bad ones as much.” That’s the joyful way Pollyanna sees the world: no matter what happens, she plays her “Just Be Glad” game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she’s orphaned and forced to live with...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Anne of Avonlea
by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Now every child can celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s ever-popular story! First introduced in Anne of Green Gables as a young orphan, Montgomery’s feisty and imaginative heroine is now 16 years old and embarking on a new adventure: becoming a teacher in her old Avonlea...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain, Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009

One boy, penniless and in rags, forced to beg in the street. The other, a king’s son, coddled and given all he could want. What happens when the two boys change clothes and places, and each one learns how the other half lives? Mark Twain’s satirical and suspenseful novel about the thin line that separates prince and pauper is a perennial favorite.
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Little Lord Fauntleroy
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Eva Mason, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

One very special boy weaves some magic in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s sentimental favorite. When young Cedric Errol learns that he is actually a British lord and heir to an estate, his life is transformed. He leaves Boston for Dorincourt Castle to live with his uncle, the Earl—a tyrant who’s loathed by one and all. Will Cedric succeed in melting his cold, cruel uncle’s heart?
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Animal Stories
by Diane Namm, Arthur Pober, Ed.D
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Here come the animals!  From Rudyard Kipling’s most popular Just-So Stories to Jack London’s “Brown Wolf,” this collection features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. They include Kipling’s “How the Elephant Got His Trunk”; Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans”;...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Martha Hailey DuBose, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Deanna McFadden, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010

Eleven-year-old Rebecca Randall is quite a handful—and now she’s leaving her beloved Sunnybrook Farm to live with her well-to-do elderly aunts and get an education. But they were expecting Rebecca’s quiet, hard-working older sister instead. Can the bright-eyed and talkative girl win them over…especially...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo, Deanna McFadden, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Set in a richly rendered 15th century Paris, Victor Hugo’s powerful drama focuses on a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, the two men (including an obsessed and manipulative priest) who love her, and the pitiful hunchback Quasimodo who tries to save her. With this simplified yet spellbinding version, kids can enjoy all the excitement of Hugo’s masterful story.
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Ballet Stories
by Lisa Church, Arthur Pober, Ed.D
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

This lovely collection will make little ballerinas dance for joy! Inside, they’ll find eight of the most beautiful ballet stories, including “Swan Lake,” “Coppélia,” “The Firebird,” and of course, that perennial holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker.”  It’s the perfect way to prepare a child for seeing a performance--or to keep the magic going afterward.
Book cover of Classic Starts®: Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson, Chris Tait, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they...
Book cover of Classic Starts®: A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tania Zamorsky, Arthur Pober
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they...
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