It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next
generation... This edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been
adapted for younger readers and features: - Simplified Text - A
child-friendly layout, designed for young readers - Full colour
illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen. This unforgettable
story of a boy growing up in a small town on the Mississippi has become
an all-time favourite, not just in America, but around the world. The
original boyhood hero, the irrepressible Tom is an irresistible mix of
exuberance, bad behaviour and bravado. Whether he is tricking his
schoolmates into whitewashing a fence, running away to become a pirate
with his friend Huck Finn, witnessing a murder, discovering treasure, or
falling in love with the lovely Becky Thatcher, trouble, good humour and
adventure are never far away. A full-colour illustrated edition of one
of the world's best loved stories.