Driven out of his castle in Transylvania by his thirst for human blood,
Dracula roams the streets of London by night, searching for fresh victims.
Professor Van Helsing and his friends vow to stop him,
but will they be a match for Dracula's supernatural powers?
Adapted by Mick Gowar from the original novel by Bram Stoker.
A series of adaptations of well-known stories, designed to introduce young readers to the classics. Divided into short chapters and illustrated with modern black and white artwork, each title will offer the reader an accessible and exciting read.
This is volume 5 in Edge-Classics Retold .
This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.
There are 48 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2011 by Hachette Children's Group .
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 - 20 April 1912) was an Irish author best known for his gothic novel, "Dracula". Mick Gowar is an author of many children's books and a prolific poet. Mick's work is published by Puffin amongst others and when he is not travelling the country conducting school workshops he is to be found residing in Cambridge.
This book contains the following story:
Dracula
He is deathly pale. His fingernails are cut to sharp points. His teeth protrude menacingly from his mouth in clouds of rancid breath Yet even Count Draculas unnerving appearance and the frightened reaction of the local peasants fail to warn Jonathan Harker, a young man from England, about his host. Little does Jonathan know that this is a land where babies are snatched for their blood and wolves howl menacingly from the forest, where reality is far more frightening than superstition. Whats more, its going to be up to him to stop the worlds most bloodthirsty predator
