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The Adventures of Robin Hood (Classic Starts)
by
John Burrows ,
Lucy Corvino , Arthur Pober , Howard Pyle
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 deserve--all at an incomparable price.
He robbed from the rich and ga...more
He robbed from the rich and ga...more
Hardcover, Abridged, 160 pages
Published
March 1st 2005
by Sterling
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I think this is a good book because it takes a long time to read which means you get to enjoy it for a long time and it has a lot of suspense. This book is sometimes funny. I knew the story of Robin Hood before reading this book, but I learned about how he became an outlaw. This is a great book. (Cash)
Hayes also read this book in September 2010 and gives it 5 stars.
Hayes also read this book in September 2010 and gives it 5 stars.
Read this to my son, age 7, as bedtime stories. It was so good; we both really enjoyed it. So far, this has been our favorite of the Classic Starts Series. It really has made me want to read the original work. As soon as we finished, we followed up with viewings of the Walt Disney animated version and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (my favorite movie in 1991). The latter was a bit too much for my son in some places (like all the scenes with the witch, and the torture), so we had to fast-forward t...more
One day Robin goes into Sherwood forrest and meets three men who underestimate him. They think he isn't very good at archery so they bet him to shoot a deer. Robin kills it but then the men realize it was one of the kings deer. One tried to turn him in but Robin got scared and killed him. Robin meets his right hand man, Little John on a bridge. They battle with wooden clubs and Little John easily wins. He does sly things like winning a golden arrow while in disquise and dresses as a butcher to c...more
The Adventures of Robin Hood was a great story indeed, it was very fun to read, and in fact I think it is one of the best books I have read from Classic Starts! This book was sometimes funny. I would recommend this book to everyone who likes adventure and action.
Robin Hood was a fantastic book. I loved it so much I would recommend it to anyone that loves a good adventure book. I don't think that there was anything wrong with this book except for, a little lack of action. A great book and I loved it.
The story line was about an outlaw that steals money and goods from the wealthy people that go through the Sherwood Forest, outside of the city of Nottingham, to give to the poor. The famous folk hero of coarse had a nemesis, no one ever remembers his name...more
The story line was about an outlaw that steals money and goods from the wealthy people that go through the Sherwood Forest, outside of the city of Nottingham, to give to the poor. The famous folk hero of coarse had a nemesis, no one ever remembers his name...more
It's okay. The chapters are short for children. It's somewhat different from some of the movie versions I've seen. Guy of Gisbourne is no nobleman, only an outlaw. Robin Hood is the hero and is true to what you see in the movies. He gathers his band of men together and each chapter is a vignette of how he meets one of his men or how they help someone. I've got to read some of the other versions.
Good stories. Watched the 1991 Robin Hood and the Prince of Theives aftwards. Certainly doesn't follow the story guidelines of the original stories. A set of interesting stories, definitely liked inclusion in the original book about the friends of Robin from a race of people that originally inhabited Great Britain. Pretty bloody but it was medieval England.
My 8 year old daughter and I enjoyed this version of Robin Hood together.
Had to read this book for work. Was perfect for the young boys I am working with, with just enough action to keep them interested. I liked it too, and made a curriculum out of it, and will continue to use it with all the young guys at our children's centre. I think I will check out the other abridged classic stories from this series.
This is a fantastic book because it is very interesting and always keeps you wondering what would happen next. Robin Hood and his men steal from the rich and give to the poor. Follow Robin Hood as he avoids being caught by the...
This book was a very interesting and adventurous book. It was about an interesting outlawed person called Robin Hood. In this book Robin and his men went around helping people and gained new men. Robin hood was excellent at archery and lived in sherwood forest. Overall this book was a very good book and I suggest it to everyone.
Nandini's Review about the book.::::
Very Funny , Very Helpful , Very Brave and Liked by the most. These are the characteristics of Robin Hood , The protagonist of the story . I liked the story and was amazed that how a person could have such a characteristics in him
Very Funny , Very Helpful , Very Brave and Liked by the most. These are the characteristics of Robin Hood , The protagonist of the story . I liked the story and was amazed that how a person could have such a characteristics in him
I loved the story of Robin Hood, how he robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. I loved his character and the character of Little John.
I loved the scene when Robin was carrying Friar Tuck across the stream and they ended up in a fight!
I loved the scene when Robin was carrying Friar Tuck across the stream and they ended up in a fight!
If you want the robin hood story in its most basic form, read this. It tells everything you need to know, without all the extra mumbo jumbo from the original Howard Pyle story.
I read this with my son and it was a great adventure, perfect for his age.
Not one mention of Maid Marian...I wonder which stories she appears in.
Not one mention of Maid Marian...I wonder which stories she appears in.
well written but to easy for 6th 7th or 8th graders
and very nice it was interesting and left lots of cliff hangers
i liked it but it was to easy
and very nice it was interesting and left lots of cliff hangers
i liked it but it was to easy
Ive read this book 7 times
i luv robin hood!
they r wonderful stories!!! im practically addicted u culd say! haha
:) :) :)
i luv robin hood!
they r wonderful stories!!! im practically addicted u culd say! haha
:) :) :)
Kind of boring, to be honest. I was actually reading this for a drama assignment so...
a good story. there is a lot of different versions and this one was pretty funny
What can I say--it's Robin Hood! And a classic. A fun, good, quick read.
Read it with my class and they loved it! Lots of action and humor.
Kids loved it, of course. No Maid Marian?
Great read for 6-year-old boys.
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