Nathanael sees something terrible when he is young. The Sandman comes to his house and kills his father! But was it really the Sandman? Or was it just a man his father and mother knew? The death of his father troubles Nathanael's mind even when he is older. One day, he opens his door to find the Sandman there selling spyglasses! It is enough to drive a young man mad."". With Young Learners Classic Readers, Young English language learners will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency with these easy-to-read adaptations of well-known tales for children. Each reader includes the following features: Features: A short introduction about the author and/or story A picture gallery of important characters before the story A story including full-color illustrations and highlighted dialog for easy recognition of spoken language A short playlet for classroom performance A picture dictionary of less familiar words for beginning readers An audio recordings of the story, playlet, and word list A companion workbook for each title