LitCharts take a completely new approach to analyzing and explaining literature. CliffsNotes and every other literature guide series that followed (including SparkNotes) all use long paragraphs of summary followed by long paragraphs of analysis. LitCharts break that mold in several ways. LitCharts present a bulleted-list-style summary of every single plot point in the book side-by-side with analysis and color-coded themes for each point. Every LitChart includes a color-coded Themes Key, which assigns a specific color to each theme. Readers can then trace the prevalence of themes as they develop throughout the book.

The Very Short Introduction series was launched in 1995 with Classics by Mary Beard, and now represents a wide variety of topics in history, politics, faith, philosophy, science, current affairs, business, economics, arts and culture. The series now consists of over 680 titles.

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Here at Oxford we publish our own reading scheme – the Oxford Reading Tree. The Oxford Reading Tree has over 800 books across different fiction and non-fiction strands including Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, Songbirds, Traditional Tales, and in Fact. Your child’s school probably has some books from the Oxford Reading Tree and you might even have learned to read with Biff, Chip and Kipper yourself.

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For over 30 years, ABDO has been publishing exceptional children’s PreK–12 educational titles for libraries and schools. Read about our humble beginnings and how we've grown to become a leader in the industry.