Little Women

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a classic novel loved by adults and children alike. New movie in 2019 starring Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh as Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, with Meryl Streep as Marmee and Timotee Chalamet as Laurie. Come laugh and cry with the March family. Meg - the sweet-tempered one. Jo - the smart one. Beth - the shy one. Amy - the sassy one. Together they're the March sisters. Their father is away at war and times are difficult, but the bond between the sisters is strong. The family may not have much money, but that doesn't stop them from creating their own fun and forming a secret society. Through sisterly squabbles, happy times and sad, their four lives follow very different paths, and they discover that growing up is sometimes very hard to do... ***PLUS a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more...*** Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was brought up in Pennsylvania, USA. She turned to writing in order to supplement the family income and had many short stories published in magazines and newspapers. She was reluctant to write a children's book but then realized that in herself and her three sisters she had the perfect models. The result was Little Women (1868) which became the earliest American to become a classic. The Puffin Classics relaunch includes: A Little Princess Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass Anne of Green Gables series Black Beauty Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Heidi Journey to the Centre of the Earth Little Women series Peter Pan Tales of the Greek Heroes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of King Arthur The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild The Jungle Book The Odyssey The Secret Garden The Wind in the Willows The Wizard of Oz Treasure Island ...

Product details

• Authors: Louisa May Alcott, Matt Jones, Louise Rennison
• Assisted by: Louise Rennison (Introduction), Rennison Louise (Introduction)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.02.2017
• EAN: 9780141379012
• ISBN: 978-0-14-137901-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 185 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Puffin Classics; Puffin Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, Massachusetts, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women