The Chronicles of Narnia (2) - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (2) - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by PaulineBaynes (Illustrator), C . S . Lewis (Author)

Synopsis

Over 50 years ago, C. S. Lewis created a land of wonder and enchantment called Narnia. Since then, over 60 million readers have taken their first steps into Narnia, discovering a world of magic and mystery. When Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to stay with a kind professor who lives in the country, they can hardly imaging the extraordinary adventure that awaits them. It all begins one rainy summer day when the children explore the professor's rambling old house. When they come across a room with an old wardrobe in the corner, Lucy immediately opens the door and gets inside. To her amazement, she suddenly finds herself standing in the clearing of a wood on a winter afternoon, with snowflakes falling through the air. LUcy has found Narnia, a magical land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals - and of the beautiful but evil White Witch, who has held the country in eternal winter for a hundred years.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 112
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
Published: 06 Oct 2003

ISBN 10: 0007117248
ISBN 13: 9780007117246
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Prizes: Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

Media Reviews

The magic of C. S. Lewis's parallel universe never fades. The Times

Author Bio

CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS was born in Belfast in 1898. As a child, he was fascinated by the fairy tales, myths and ancient legends recounted to him by his Irish nurse. The image of a faun carrying parcels and an umbrella in a snowy wood came to him when he was sixteen. However, it was not until many years later as a professor at Cambridge University, that the faun was joined by an evil queen and a magnificent lion. Their story became The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, one of the best loved books of all time. Six further Chronicles of Narnia followed and the final title, The Last Battle, published in 1956, was awarded the highest mark of excellence in children's literature - the prestigious Carnegie Award.