Pub Date: September 11, 2001
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0990
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 7.50" L x 5.10" W ( 0.40 lbs) 175 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Horror | Fairy Tales and Folklore | Anthologies | Holidays and Celebrations | Halloween | Paranormal Occult and Supernatural
Description: Thirty hair-raising tales by some of the world's most famous authors have been skillfully retold here especially for young readers. Includes such famous chillers as the Brothers Grimm's "The Robber Bridegroom", "The Golem", and tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving. Illustrations.
Review Quotes: "There are some delicious shivers here, with plenty of fodder for an active imagination." -- School Library Journal
"Demons, vampires, skeletons, goblins, werewolves, witches, wizards, and ghosts aplenty inhabit these tales from various parts of the world." -- Booklist