Animal Farm and Related Readings (Glencoe Literature Library)

Animal Farm and Related Readings (Glencoe Literature Library)

by: George Orwell Price: $7.95 as of 11/08/2009 05:09 EST Used Price: $2.18 Third Party New Price: $7.95 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780028179827 ISBN: 002817982X Label: Glencoe McGraw-Hill Manufacturer: Glencoe McGraw-Hill Number Of Pages: 98 Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: Glencoe McGraw-Hill Studio: Glencoe McGraw-Hill Related Items: Animal Farm (Cliffs Notes) Nineteen Eighty-Four Fahrenheit 451 Lord of the Flies (Perigee) Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition) see more Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Excellent Book Entertaining and very insightful. Quick read and will keep you hooked right up till the end. Rating: - School Book Requirement This was a school book requirement that I found cheaper on amazon than purchasing at the local book store. Rating: - When animals act like humans This book is excellent characterization of the differences of democracy and capitalism. The animals are used to help us picture humans in different types of societies. A very engrossing book although hard to get into at first. Rating: - Brilliant ... i read this way back in middle school ... i remembered that i liked the story although i could only remember the bare gist ... re-read it now in my late thirties, older and wiser that i am ... and i find the book brilliant ... it's a quick and fast read ... highly recommend ... Rating: - Animal Farm Teenage readers will not even realize they are learning about government as they read George Orwell's classic tale of the struggle between right and wrong, citizenship and dictatorship. The animals of Farmer Jones' farm stage a coup and eventually take over the farm in the hope of leading a more democratic lifestyle where they can rule themselves without fear and cruelty. Ironically, just as they attempt to build their new society based on values and morals of fairness to all creatures, they actually end up creating a reflection of their former lives. The story comes full circle as the pig Napoleon takes the reigns and manipulates the farm animals to doing his bidding. Readers will love comparing the unrealistic Animal Farm to the all too real dictatorships of our existing world. This fast-paced novel is a quick read, but a definite "must read" for all high school students. -- Reviewed by Susan Safra see more