The Red Badge of Courage

By Justin Su'a

These digital Classics are abridged and adapted into reading leveled high-interest, low readability illustrated chapter novels including the complete story in 10 short chapters. This high-interest low-readability title is appropriate for all ages. Introduce students to great classic literature while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency.

• Language: English
• Publisher: EdCon Publishing
• Release date: Feb 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9780848111212

Book preview

As Henry lay in his bunk at army camp, he thought about his mother’s words to him as he left the farm to join the Union army.

THE YOUNG SOLDIER

[   The cold left the ground and the fog lifted. On the hills, the Union army rested and waited. A river moved by the army’s feet. In the day, the river looked yellow. At night, the river was black. Across the dark stream, one could see the red light of angry Confederate campfires on the far-off hills.

This morning the men were moved by some exciting words. A tall soldier had gone down to the river to wash his shirt. While there, Jim made a discovery. He said the men were going to move into battle very soon.

Some of the soldiers did not believe Jim. They talked loudly among themselves. A young private looked on. He listened with eager ears. When he became tired of their talk, he went back to his hut. There he lay quietly in his bunk,