Alice in Wonderland

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Amazon.com Review:
Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser," seemingly without moral or sense. For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

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When Alice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole she has no idea of the adventures in store for her and soon discovers that things in Wonderland never behave quite the way you expect them to. This tape is read by Jan Francis.

Product details:

Item number (ASIN): 0130286486
Author: Lewis Carroll
ISBN: 0130286486
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
Publication Date: June, 1989
Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Binding: Paperback

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Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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- I was very disappointed. No illustrations.
I was under the impression that this would include the original illustrations. . but unless there's a magic way to see them, there are none. There are 16 pages of blanks but not one illustration. I fell ripped off.

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- Beautiful Book
This is a beautiful book and in great shape! My daughter loves this story.

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- Fabulous Edition - Revealing
I am very glad I was assigned this book for my Children's Literature class - I love discovering new things about classic stories and their authors. This edition shed new light on Lewis Carroll and his story telling. I thoroughly enjoyed it, more now that I am an adult than ever before.

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- A great combination...
Ralph Steadman's illustrations seem to be taken directly from Lewis Carroll's ingenious mind. Great combo! The only thing is... the book itself is too big if you're looking for an edition you can carry around in your bag. But if you're looking for something to sit quietly in your collection, it's beyond perfect.

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- trippy alice
i love ralph steadman. his pictorial spin with the classic tale adds a new dimension to the story. this is not your disney princess story book.