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The Phantom Tollbooth (Essential Modern Classics)
Norton Juster
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Description for The Phantom Tollbooth (Essential Modern Classics)
Paperback. Essential Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation. Series: Essential Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
The timeless, classic fantasy novel, beloved by generations of readers.
Milo’s extraordinary voyage takes him into such places as the Land of Expectation, the Doldrums, the Mountains of Ignorance and the Castle in the Air. He meets the weirdest and most unexpected characters (such as Tock, the watchdog, the Gelatinous Giant, and the Threadbare Excuse, who mumbles the same thing over and over again), and, once ... Read more
This edition of Norton Juster’s classic story includes a special “Why You’ll Love This Book” introduction by award-winning author, Diana Wynne Jones.
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Essential Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007263486
SKU
V9780007263486
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Norton Juster
Norton Juster was born in New York State in 1929 and grew up (carefully) in Brooklyn, studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and spent a year in Liverpool on a Fulbright Scholarship. After spending three years in the US Navy, he practiced architecture in New York and Massachusetts before teaching architecture and planning. His work includes The Dot and ... Read more
Reviews for The Phantom Tollbooth (Essential Modern Classics)
‘Think Alice in Wonderland for the modern age. Brilliant’. The Guardian ‘The most unpredictable, the most stimulating children’s book I have read for a very long time. Words, numbers, clichés, proverbs are taken literally, imaginatively or punningly in an enthralling and very funny dazzle of mental fireworks.’ The ... Read more