Thirty More Famous Stories Retold

Thirty More Famous Stories Retold

by James Baldwin

James Baldwin's "Thirty More Famous Stories Retold" is a collection of thirty stories for intermediate readers and listeners of all ages. These stories, drawn from science, myth, Camelot, and Rome, are retold in simple, easy-to-understand language. Baldwin's goal is to share these fascinating and thrilling stories with young readers, believing that each story contains valuable lessons and memories.

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James Baldwin

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James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. His essays, collected in Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore intric...

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1: Dedication; To the Boys and Girls
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2: Columbus and the Egg
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3: Upon A Peak in Darien--First Story
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4: Upon A Peak in Darien--Second Story
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5: The Fountain of Youth
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6: Eureka!
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7: Galileo and the Lamps
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8: Sir Isaac Newton and the Apple
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9: The First Printer
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10: John Gutenberg and the Voices
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11: James Watt and the Teakettle
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12: Dr. John and His Father
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13: Webster and the Woodchuck
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14: Friar Bacon and the Brazen Head
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15: As Rich as Croesus
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16: The Gordian Knot
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17: Why Alexander Wept
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18: King Richard and Blondel
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19: King John and Prince Arthur
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20: King John and the Magna Charta
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21: Frederick Barbarossa
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22: The Man in the Iron Mask
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23: The Fall of Troy
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24: Penelope's Web
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25: How Rome Was Founded
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26: How Decius Mus Saved Rome
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27: Delenda est Carthago!
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28: Hannibal, the Hero of Carthage
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29: Crossing the Rubicon
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30: The White-headed Zal
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31: Peter Klaus the Goatherd
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