Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist like you've never read it before! This comic book adapts the action-packed tale of a small boy under the power of poverty into a gripping and generous visual feast (no need to ask for "more"!). Bringing this rich and iconic text to young audiences are Steve Skidmore & Steve Barlow - experts on accessible, inclusive & irresistible storytelling - with illustrations by cartoonist Claudia Petrazzi.
Classics in Comics is a series of comic books for children aged 9 plus that has inclusion at its heart, opening the doors of literature for everyone to enter and understand. We include dyslexia-friendly design on every page and diverse representations in the art, so all readers can relate to and build life-long connections to the classics. Each comic has:
- snappy simplified text presenting key plot elements clearly
- introductory materials to help set the scene and introduce the original author
- heaps of material at the back, such as explorations of themes & authors' inspirations!
In the series: Pride & Prejudice / Little Women / Oliver Twist / The Adventure of the Speckled Band: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure / The Three Musketeers / Around the World in 80 Days
This is Book 5 in the Classics in Comics Series. See all Classics in Comics books here.
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Steve Barlow was born in Britain (in Crewe, in the county of Cheshire). He went to Brierley Street School, which was like Bash Street only not as sophisticated, then to Crewe County Grammar School for Boys (and what kind of school feels the need, in its name, to remind its pupils what gender they are? Hmmm?). He went on to study at Warwick University and Not
More about Steve BarlowSTEVE BARLOW is tall and hairy, STEVE SKIDMORE isn't! They are known as "THE 2 STEVES", the UK's most popular writing double act for young people, specialising in comedy and adventure.
THE 2 STEVES have been writing together for nearly twenty five years. They have written over 180 books for young people and have also acted as series
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