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The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (read online) The War of the Worlds Study Pack at Book Rags Lesson Plan The War of the Worlds Lesson Plan The War of the Worlds - the Broadcast The War of the Worlds The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common near London. At first, naive locals approach the cylinder armed just with a white flag - only to be quickly killed by an all-destroying heat-ray as terrifying tentacled invaders emerge. Soon the whole of human civilization is under threat, as powerful Martians build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays, and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey. The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear. The first modern tale of alien invasion, The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction works. Part of a brand-new Penguin series of H.G. Wells's works, this edition includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a further reading list and detailed notes. The introduction, by Brian Aldiss, considers the novel's view of religion and society. Paperback, 199 pages. Other books by H.G. Wells (read online) The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith (read online) color illustrations One Thousand and One Nights Study Guide at Book Rags Online games at Quia Search for "Arabian Nights" Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin (read online) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Study Guide at Book Rags Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm By Kate Douglas Wiggin / Edcon Publishing Group "Bringing the Classics" to Life is a Series that uses childrens classics to teach vocabulary words. Within each chapter you will find a Preparation containing Key Words, Necessary Words, and People with the sound and word position within this sentence. Also included are the Preview, Story, Comprehension Check, Vocabulary Check, and such games as Word Search and Matching. Level One. The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde (read online) A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde (read online) A House of Pomegranates Summary at Book Rags The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (read online) color drawings The Velveteen Rabbit Study Pack at Book Rags The Velveteen Rabbit, Or, How Toys Became Real This is the story of a little boy and his toy rabbit. The rabbit lived in the cupboard with the other toys. Only the skin horse who had been there for many years was friendly to the rabbit. He explained how the boy's father had loved him for many years and that was how he became real. The little boy started sleeping with his velveteen rabbit and after many hugs and kisses the rabbit becomes real to the youngster. Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (read online) Swiss Family Robinson Study Guide at Book Rags The Swiss Family Robinson, Unabridged After days of being tossed and battered by a raging storm, the ship on which the narrator, his wife, and their four sons are passengers smashes against a reef - and the last lifeboat pulls away without them. Next morning, the intrepid, loving little family finds itself cast away on an uninhabited island. Never losing hope, they retrieve what they can from the ship and construct a life for themselves through their own resourcefulness - building a treehouse, finding such food as coconuts, sugarcane, honey and potatos, and securing themselves against danger. Adventure follows adventure as they explore the island, encounter wild birds and terrifying animals, plant crops, build sturdier shelters, and settle in for a long stay. Although there are many hardships, the family lives in peace and harmony, and even rescues a girl who herself is a castaway on a nearby island. Recommended for ages 8 to 12. Swiss Family Robinson Study Guide on CDROM By Progeny Press The Swiss Family Robinson follows the Robinsons, a Swiss family journeying to a new life in a far-off colony, as they are shipwrecked and abandoned on an uncharted island. Through their own resourcefulness and the provision of God, they not only survive, but thrive, in their new home. Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press Study Guides interact with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; examine plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted. This interactive CD-ROM contains a full-version study guide .pdf file. Pages can be printed off as needed or students can enter answers directly on the computer and save their work-in-progress; parents can also grade work on the computer, leaving comments and notes within the file. Answers are not automatically graded, as most answers are in essay-form. This CD-ROM includes the study guide .pdf, answer key .pdf, and and ReadMe file; the booklet is not included. Work must be printed out, and cannot be completed on the computer. Grades 7-9. PREVIOUS PAGE INDEX PAGE Classics in this Series Aesop Aesop's Fables Alcott, Louisa May Little Women Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales Anderson, Victor Tom Swift and His Motor Boat Anonymous Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan Baum, L.Frank The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Brooks, Elbridge S. The True Story of Christopher Columbus Burnett, Frances Hodgson A Little Princess Little Lord Fauntleroy The Secret Garden Carroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass The Hunting of the Snark Collodi Pinocchio, the Tale of a Puppet DeFoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol David Copperfield Dodge, Mary Mapes Hans Brinker, The Silver Skates Douglass, Frederick The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Eliot, George Silas Marner Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows Grey, Zane Riders of the Purple Sage Grimm Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales Harris, Joel Chandler Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit Hawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlet Letter Headland, Isaac Taylor The Chinese Boy and Girl O Henry The Four Million, short stories Hope, Laura Lee The Bobbsey Twins at Home Irving, Washington The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Book Linderman, Frank B. Indian Why Stories Lofting, Hugh The Story of Dr. Doolittle London, Jack The Call of the Wild White Fang Loon, Hendrik Van The Story of Mankind Montgomery, Lucy Maud Anne of Green Gables McGuffey, William The New McGuffey Fourth Reader McLaughlin, Marie L. Myths and Legends of the Sioux Mulock (Maria Dinah Craik) The Little Lame Prince Nesbit, E. The Enchanted Castle Nicolay, Helen The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln Perkins, Lucy Fitch The Belgian Twins Poe, Edgar Allen The Raven The Tell-Tale Heart Porter, Eleanor H. Pollyanna Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit Pyle, Howard The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Sewell, Anna Black Beauty, the Autobiography of a Horse Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet Shaw, George Bernard Pygmalion Spyri, Johanna Heidi Steedman, Amy Stories of the Italian Painters Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island Kidnapped The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels Tarkington, Booth Penrod Tolstoy, Leo Childhood Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Verne, Jules Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Various Author Twilight Stories Washington, Booker T. Up From Slavery Webster, Jean Daddy Long Legs Wells, H.G. The War of the Worlds Wiggin, Kate Douglas The Arabian Nights Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Wilde, Oscar The Happy Prince A House of Pomegranates Williams, Margery The Velveteen Rabbit Wyss, Johann David The Swiss Family Robinson Nursery Rhymes