Ambrus, Victor G.

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell( Book )

30 editions published between 1938 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 1,173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A story told from the horse's point of view about what it was like to be entirely dependent on humans, whether they were kind or cruel

The Iliad by Nick McCarty( Book )

14 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 998 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retells the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon

The mystery of Stonehenge by Franklyn M Branley( Book )

5 editions published between 1969 and 1972 in English and held by 948 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Combines the efforts of several modern scientists to explain the ancient mystery of Stonehenge; who built it and why? How was it built and when?

Shakespeare and Macbeth : the story behind the play by Stewart Ross( Book )

5 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

We are transported to Shakespeare's time and the story is told of how he wrote one of his greatest plays

The Canterbury tales by Geraldine McCaughrean( Book )

15 editions published between 1984 and 2001 in English and Spanish and held by 836 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An illustrated retelling of Geoffrey Chaucer's famous work in which a group of pilgrims in fourteenth-century England tell each other stories as they travel on a pilgrimage to the cathedral at Canterbury

Tales of King Arthur by James Riordan( Book )

14 editions published between 1982 and 1992 in English and held by 822 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twelve of the best-known tales of King Arthur and his knights, retold from Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" and other medieval sources

Santa Claus forever! by Carolyn Haywood( Book )

6 editions published between 1983 and 1988 in English and held by 800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After a particularly difficult Christmas Eve, Santa decides to retire, but when he sees his replacement, he changes his mind

Flambards by K. M Peyton( Book )

18 editions published between 1968 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 774 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A twelve-year-old orphan girl is faced with a radically different way of life when she is sent to live with a crippled tyrannical uncle, who is obsessed with hounds and horses and who expects her and his two sons to follow in his footsteps

Favorite tales from Shakespeare by Bernard Miles( Book )

11 editions published between 1976 and 1988 in English and held by 679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adaptations into story form of five of Shakespeare's plays

The Odyssey by Geraldine McCaughrean( Book )

7 editions published between 1993 and 2015 in English and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of Homer's epic that describes the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy