The Field Guide: Volume 1 (Spiderwick Chronicles)

The Field Guide: Volume 1 (Spiderwick Chronicles)

by Holly Black (Author), Tony Diterlizzi (Illustrator)

Synopsis

The Grace children discover the faerie world is closer than you think in this repackage of the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles. After finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they ve just moved into, Jared; his twin brother, Simon; and their older sister, Mallory, discover that there s a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own the world of faerie. The Grace children want to share their story, but the faeries will do everything possible to stop them... In honor of the tenth anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles series, which has more than 12 million copies in print worldwide, this edition of The Field Guide features a larger trim size and an original cover with all-new art from Tony DiTerlizzi."

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 128
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: May 2003

ISBN 10: 0689859368
ISBN 13: 9780689859366

Media Reviews
Appealing characters, well-measured suspense and an inviting package will lure readers...younsgters may well find themselves glancing over their shoulders. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review
With their evocative gothic-style pencil drawings and color illustrations, rhyming riddles, supernatural lore, and well-drawn characters, these books read like old-fashioned ripping yarns. -- New York Times Book Review
The books wallow in their dusty Olde Worlde charm: Faeries! Dumbwaiters! Attics! But then, reading has an old-fashioned charm too. -- Time magazine