Classic Starts: Don Quixote

(Hardback)

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An illustrated chapter book retelling of Don Quixote,part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

Don Quixote is a knight-errant determined to keep the spirit of chivalry alive in 17th-century Spain. Accompanied by his sidekick, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote conjures up a love interest, meddles with other peoples lives, and fights withevil giants that are in fact just windmills. How much of Don Quixotes adventures are real Has he lost his mind . . . or is he the only lucid one in an excessively cynical world

The Classic Starts series has sold more than 8 million copies since it launched in 2004. These abridged, kid-friendly editions are the perfect way to introduce beloved stories to the next generation. Each book includes discussion questions by Arthur Pober, EdD.

Author Bio

Miguel de Cervantes (circa 1547-1616) was a Spanish author. He spent many decades as a poor man, moving from job to job, until publishing Don Quixote de la Mancha in 1605. The book quickly became a success, and he published part two of the story in 1615, less than a year before his death.