a Kaplan vocabulary-building classic for young readers
Alcott, Louisa May
2006
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England. Selected words in text highlighted and defined for vocabulary building.
Presents Louisa May Alcott's classic novel that tells the story of the joys and sorrows of the March family in New England during the Civil War; contains introduction, textual and explanatory notes, and chronology.
Follows the experiences of Mr. March, the father in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women," as he witnesses the cruelty and racism of both Northern and Southern soldiers and the harsh realities of Civil War.