The classic swashbuckling adventure by Alexander Dumas retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. D'Artagnan longed to be one of that elite band of fighters, the King's musketeers. But he never dreamed that one day he would fight alongside the most famous trio of them all. Each thrilling scene is vibrantly brought to life with Victor Tavares' illustrations. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
This book features in the following series: Usborne Young Reading, Young Reading Series 3 .
There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .
This book contains the following story:
The Three Musketeers
Young, brave and hot-headed, D'Artagnan arrives in Paris determined to become one of the king's elite musketeers. He manages to offend three of the bravest musketeers - Athos, Aramis and Porthos - but the four become firm friends nevertheless. Together they do battle against the English and the glamorous but deadly spy known as Milady.
This book is in the following series:
Young Reading Series 3
Usborne Young Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. First Reading covers the first four levels, and Young Reading the next three.Series 1: These titles are for children who have just started reading on their own. They are 48 pages long and typically contain several short stories or one longer story divided into chapters. They use fairly short, simple sentences and everyday vocabulary.Series 2: These titles are for children who are reading more confidently. They are 64 pages long and use varied sentence lengths, more complex sentence structure and more challenging vocabulary.Series 3: These titles are for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books. They use advanced sentence structure and vocabulary and have more complex plots with subplots.