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Five Children and It (Puffin Classics)

Five Children and It (Puffin Classics)

by E. Nesbit (Author), H. Millar (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2004

    $3.39

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    Paperback 1989

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    Hardcover 1979

    $4.33
Synopsis

This title is an entrancing combination of magic with the everyday trials of childhood. 'It' is a Psammead, an ancient, ugly and irritable sand-fairy the children find one day in a gravel pit. It grants them one wish a day, lasting until sunset. But they soon learn it is very hard to think of really sensible wishes, and each one gets them into unexpected difficulties. Magic, the children find, can be as awkward as it is enticing.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Puffin Classics
Published: 29 Jan 2004
ISBN 10: 0140367357
ISBN 13: 9780140367355
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Author Bio
EDITH NESBIT was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book, THE TREASURE SEEKERS, was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed, and a series of magical fantasy books, including FIVE CHILDREN AND IT also became very popular. THE RAILWAY CHILDREN was first published monthly in the LONDON MAGAZINE in 1905, and published as a book in 1906 and has been in print ever since.