Diane Namm

Writer/Director

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Sterling/Barnes & Noble Publishing
Classic Readers Series

Jungle Book Beginning Readers

#1: Rikki Tikki Tavi Moves In
A delightful adaptation of Kipling's Jungle Book short story of how a curious wild mongoose moves into the house and hearts of the little boy, Teddy and his parents.

#2: Rikki and the Mystery in the Garden
An inventive story that expands upon Kipling's original --in which Rikki Tikki Tavi's curiosity ends up saving the day and, of course, the little boy Teddy.

#3: Mowgli's Big Birthday
On his birthday, Mowgli the man-cub gets an unexpected visit from Shere Khan the tiger -- luckily, Baloo the brown bear and Bagheera the black panther are there to help!

#4: Mowgli Knows Best
Mowgli thinks he knows how to live on his own in the jungle -- but when he runs off with the Monkey People, will he be a match for Shere Khan the tiger and Kaa the Rock Snake?

Doctor Dolittle Beginning Readers

#1: Animal Talk
An adaptation of Hugh Lofting's original The Story of Doctor Dolittle, this book cleverly retells how Doctor Dolittle discovered he could talk to the animals -- and they could talk to him.

#2: The Circus Crocodile
Kind-hearted Doctor Dolittle and his animal friends decide to set sail across the ocean to bring a homesick circus crocodile back where he belongs.

#3: Doctor Dolittle's Great Adventure
Shipwrecked and lost at sea -- will Doctor Dolittle and the animals ever find Circus Crocodile's home? Just when it seems all hope is lost -- Doctor Dolittle finds a way.

#4: Doctor Dolittle's Magical Cure
Will Doctor Dolittle and the animals be able to cure the Lion Prince Cub before it's too late?


Selected Works

Fiction
West of Broadway Easy-Reader Adapatations
"A Christmas Carol," "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "Tale of Peter Rabbit," and "Ransom of Red Chief."
Sterling Books/Barnes & Noble Publishing Classic Starts 2007/2008
Diane Namm adapts Gaston Leroux's "Phantom of the Opera" for Sterling Books, now available in stores and on the web, Margaret Sydney's "Five Little Peppers and How They Grew" due out in 2008.
Fiction-Beginning Readers
Sterling Books/Barnes & Noble Publishing Classic Readers 2006 and 2007
Timeless classics adapted especially for beginning readers.



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