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Update: Unfortunately, Sterling has let these titles fall out of print. As that detracts from our favorite aspect of the series (uniformity), we have decided to discontinue ordering the few that are left new, though we will continue to purchase nice used copies. Limited titles still available!

The Sterling Classics series offers something most comparable series don't—uniformity. Each handsome hardcover volume is illustrated in black and white by Scott McKowen, with full-color dust jacket art by the same. Thick pages with clearly printed text make these excellent books for kids, able to withstand years of use by multiple young readers.

Each classic text is unabridged, so you don't need to worry whether your children are getting the "whole story." Attractive "Ex Libris" pages allow kids (or their parents) to personalize their copy. Because these books are affordable and pleasing to the eye, we're hoping to make them a standard choice for those wanting to collect a quality children's library.

None of the content is particularly objectionable in any of these titles, though philosophically and thematically some of them will be over most kids' heads (particularly Frankenstein and Dracula). Also, while McKowen's artwork is surprisingly adaptable, there are titles for which it seems less well-suited—the volume of stories by Poe, for instance.

Despite these (minor) drawbacks, this is unreservedly one of the best children's classics series we've seen. Each volume is durable and attractive (both to kids and their parents) and surprisingly affordable. We also appreciate the publishers have chosen not to dilute the offerings with non-classic or substandard material the way many other publishers have. Sterling Classics are highly recommended!

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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38 Items found Print

	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Sterling Classics by Jules Verne, translated by Lewis Page Mercier and illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 5th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Sterling Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. for 7th-12th grade in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Sterling Classics by Mark Twain, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $14.95
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Sterling Classics by Mark Twain, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Sterling Classics by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Anne of Avonlea Sterling Classics by L. M. Montgomery, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 5th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Anne of Green Gables Sterling Classics by L. M. Montgomery, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Around the World in Eighty Days Sterling Classics by Jules Verne, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Adventure for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Black Beauty Sterling Classics by Anna Sewell, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Call of the Wild & White Fang Sterling Classics by Jack London, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Christmas Carol Sterling Classics by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Fantasy for 6th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Dracula Sterling Classics by Bram Stoker, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. for 10th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Frankenstein Sterling Classics by Mary Shelley, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Horror for 7th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 8th-Adult in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Grimms' Fairy Tales Sterling Classics by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore for 4th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT)
	Gulliver's Travels Sterling Classics by Jonathan Swift, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Satire/Social Commentary for 9th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Heidi Sterling Classics by Johanna Spyri, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Journey to the Center of the Earth Sterling Classics by Jules Verne, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Science Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Jungle Book Sterling Classics by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving, illustrated by Scott McKowen Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed from Sterling Publishing Co. in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT)
	Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. for 4th-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Little Women Sterling Classics by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Realistic Romantic Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Sterling Classics by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 7th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Oliver Twist Sterling Classics by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Realistic Fiction for 10th-12th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Peter Pan Sterling Classics by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Pinocchio Sterling Classics by Carlo Collodi, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. for 3rd-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter, illustrated by Scott McKowen Reprint from Sterling Publishing Co. for 3rd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Robinson Crusoe Sterling Classics by Daniel Defoe, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 10th-Adult in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Secret Garden Sterling Classics by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $9.95
	Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Sterling Classics by Edgar Allen Poe, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 9th-Adult in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
	Story of King Arthur and His Knights Sterling Classics by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Scott McKowen 3rd Print from Sterling Publishing Co. Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Sterling Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 7th-10th grade in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
	Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 6th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island Sterling Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, illustrated by Scott McKowen Reprint from Sterling Publishing Co. for 3rd-7th grade 1923 Newbery Medal winner in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 8th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Wind in the Willows Sterling Classics by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Scott McKowen Unabridged from Sterling Publishing Co. Humorous Animal Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Wonderful Wizard of Oz Sterling Classics by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)

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