Creepy Classics: The Phantom of the Opera (Easy Classics)
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Published on 29. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-78226-286-2 (ISBN)
Description
Adapted and illustrated edition of The Phantom of the Opera at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+.
Mr Poligny is retiring as manager of the Paris Opera House. Before he leaves, he tells his replacements how to please the phantom who has haunted the opera house for years. Despite the mysterious death of a stagehand, the new managers insist the phantom is just a ghost story and the ballerinas are scared of nothing. Meanwhile, a singer is visited by the Angel of Music; a being who is neither angel nor ghost ...
About the Creepy Classics Children's Collection:
An opera house haunted by a musical spirit and a castle whose owner sleeps in a coffin are just two of the places these ten spooky stories transport readers to. Based on the world's most famous gothic literature, they have been simplified and sanitised for a younger audience, with all the excitement and thrills of the originals.
Mr Poligny is retiring as manager of the Paris Opera House. Before he leaves, he tells his replacements how to please the phantom who has haunted the opera house for years. Despite the mysterious death of a stagehand, the new managers insist the phantom is just a ghost story and the ballerinas are scared of nothing. Meanwhile, a singer is visited by the Angel of Music; a being who is neither angel nor ghost ...
About the Creepy Classics Children's Collection:
An opera house haunted by a musical spirit and a castle whose owner sleeps in a coffin are just two of the places these ten spooky stories transport readers to. Based on the world's most famous gothic literature, they have been simplified and sanitised for a younger audience, with all the excitement and thrills of the originals.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leicester
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 7 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
110 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78226-286-2 (9781782262862)
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Gemma Barder lives in Market Harborough, Leicester, with her family and a mischievous cocker spaniel. She started life working in children's and pre-teen magazines before moving into the world of publishing. She's now a freelance writer full time and writes activity books, treasuries, novels and storybooks for children, as well as publishing her own magazine. Gemma writes a wide range of children's books for Sweet Cherry, with more projects in the pipeline.
Nick Moffatt has been a freelance illustrator for the past 20 years, working in film, television, advertising and animation. He has a real passion for storytelling and narratives. Recently his Beat generation book cover designs were highly commended in the World Illustration Awards.
Nick Moffatt has been a freelance illustrator for the past 20 years, working in film, television, advertising and animation. He has a real passion for storytelling and narratives. Recently his Beat generation book cover designs were highly commended in the World Illustration Awards.