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Gulliver sees life from many different perspectives during the course of his exciting voyages around the world. In Lilliput he is a giant among a race of little people only six inches high; in Brobdingnag he himself seems tiny compared to the giant inhabitants; and in the country of the Houyhnhnms, horses rule and the human creatures there have the status of animals. Life back in England seems very ordinary after all that he has seen.
2) Heidi
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"When Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss Alps with her grumpy grandpa, the village takes pity on her. But Heidi's sweet and inquisitive nature quickly softens Grandpa's scowl and his heart. Heidi loves her new life in the mountains shepherding goats, gathering flowers, and playing with her best friend, Peter . . . until she is forced to move away to the soot and smoke of Frankfurt to be the companion of a young girl. Will Heidi ever return to Grandpa...
5) Little women
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Louisa May Alcott's Little Women; or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy (1868) follows the lives, loves and tribulations of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. The story is based on the childhood experiences Alcott shared with her real-life sisters, Anna, May and Elizabeth. Alcott intricately explores the rich nuances of family and family relationships with each character. Avid Alcott readers often identify in themselves one of the four sisters...
6) Moby Dick
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American writer Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851 but it took decades before finally it was regarded as a great American novel, and worthy of its place amongst the greatest texts of humankind. It recounts the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of a whaling ship seeking vengeance on Moby Dick, the white whale that had bitten off Ahab's leg on a previous voyage.
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Robin Hood, the thief of Sherwood Forest, and his merry band of men defend the poor against cruelty and injustice while taking refuge in the king's forest. But Robin's arch-enemy, the notorious Sheriff of Notingham, has sworn to get Robin dead or alive. Which man will survive this deadly game of wits?
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The folks of the valley are a superstitious lot, believing in witches and globlins and ghosts and things they can't see, as much as they believe in the real world around them. This leads to some might adventures for some wonderful characters like Ichabod Crame, Rip Van Winkle, Brom Bones and a host of others. Thrill to the tales of theHeadless Horseman, the long night's sleep that lasted twenty years, and the most surprising ending to any treasure...
13) Peter Pan
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The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.
17) Robinson Crusoe
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[2005]
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As the sole survivor of a shipwreck, an Englishman lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
18) The jungle book
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[2008]
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The adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle. Includes songs of the animals.
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