This LEVEL 2 World of Reading book will give independent beginning readers an overview of the people, places, and creatures to be found in the magical tale of Beauty and the Beast! Illustrated throughout with fantastic film stills.

Smart, bookish Belle, a captive in the Beast's castle, has become accustomed to her new home and has befriended its inhabitants. When she comes upon Nevermore, an enchanted book unlike anything else she has seen in the castle, Belle finds herself pulled into its pages and transported to a world of glamour and intrigue. The adventures Belle has always imagined, the dreams she was forced to give up when she became a prisoner, seem within reach again. The charming and mysterious characters Belle meets within the pages of Nevermore offer her glamorous conversation, a life of dazzling Parisian luxury, and even a reunion she never thought possible. Here Belle can have everything she ever wished for. But what about her friends in the Beast's castle? Can Belle trust her new companions inside the pages of Nevermore? Is Nevermore's world even real? Belle must uncover the truth about the book, before she loses herself in it forever.

When Belle's father is captured, she takes his place as the fearsome Beast's prisoner. But life in the enchanted castle isn't as terrible as Belle imagines. She makes friends and sees a kinder side of the Beast. In order to break the spell, the Beast must learn to love another and be loved in return. But can this be done before the last rose petal falls? This storybook includes beautiful full-color art in the style of the beloved film, Beauty and the Beast.

Meet Ariel, a mermaid princess, and her friends in this 32-page Level 2 World of Reading book. Ariel is a mermaid who longs for adventure and to explore the human world! After making a deal with the sea witch, Ursula, will Ariel be able to find her voice? This book is part of Disney's World of Reading series, which provides emerging readers with books that inspire and excite them, featuring characters they love. Each level is designed to help readers navigate the wonderful world of reading at just the right pace. If you like this book, you may also want to consider adding these Disney books to your collection: The Little Mermaid: Adventures On Land World of Reading: Aladdin: Beyond Palace Walls World of Reading: Beauty and the Beast: Something More World of Reading: Cinderella: Kindness and Courage

This picture book features a full retelling of Beauty and the Beast, plus lyrics to three songs: Beauty and the Beast, Days in the Sun, and Evermore! As an added bonus, the book includes a CD featuring three instrumental tracks!

This is the first published version of Beauty and the Beast, written by the French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the mid-18th century and translated by James Robinson Planch . It is a novel-length story intended for adult readers, addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry. There is also a wealth of rich back story as to how the Prince became cursed and revelations about Beauty's parentage, which fail to appear in subsequent versions of the now classic fairy tale.

Belle longs for something more from her humdrum life but finds more than she bargains for.