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Five Children and It
E. Nesbit
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Description for Five Children and It
Paperback. Illustrated by Ella Okstad, this new edition includes extra material for young readers. Illustrator(s): Okstad, Ella. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother start exploring a gravel pit not far from their new countryside home, they make an unexpected and very curious discovery. The gravel pit is home to a Psammead, a sand fairy. This ugly creature has eyes like a snail, ears like a bat and the body of a spider, and is very grumpy indeed. He grants the children one wish every day, and though they are excited to have all their desires fulfilled, they soon realize that having one's wishes come true can have unexpected consequences... E. Nesbit's much loved ... Read more
When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother start exploring a gravel pit not far from their new countryside home, they make an unexpected and very curious discovery. The gravel pit is home to a Psammead, a sand fairy. This ugly creature has eyes like a snail, ears like a bat and the body of a spider, and is very grumpy indeed. He grants the children one wish every day, and though they are excited to have all their desires fulfilled, they soon realize that having one's wishes come true can have unexpected consequences... E. Nesbit's much loved ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847496362
SKU
V9781847496362
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About E. Nesbit
English author and poet Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) is best remembered as E. Nesbit, the name she used for all of her children's books and stories. She achieved fame for Five Children and It, The House of Arden and The Railway Children, which has become one of the most loved classics of English literature.
Reviews for Five Children and It
I love E. Nesbit - I think she is great and I identify with the way that she writes. Her children are very real children and she was quite a groundbreaker in her day.
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling