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Five Children and It

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Five Children and It

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When five siblings - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother, the Lamb - discover a sand-fairy in their gravel pit, they are jolly surprised and a little delighted. Even better, the Psammead is able to grant them wishes, although the magic wears off at the day's end. Unfortunately, all of the wishes the children make go hilariously wrong and they soon learn that their foolish desires are more likely to get them into trouble than get them what they want! 'I wasn't usually very keen on fantasy, but Five Children and It was different: it was funny but somehow still true to life. I reread it as a special comfort book whenever I was ill or hunhappy.' - Jacqueline Wilson 'I love E.Nesbit - I think she is great and I identify with the way that she writes. Her children are very real .' - J.K. Rowling 'She speaks to the reader, and it's almost as if you couldhear her voice.' - Quentin Blake

Author Biography:

Edith Nesbit (15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet. She wrote or collaborated on over sixty books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television, including The Railway Children and Five children and It and its sequels. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.
Release date NZ
October 2nd, 2014
Author
Audience
  • Children's (6-12)
Edition
Main
Interest Age
From 9 to 11 years
Pages
288
Dimensions
125x195x15
ISBN-13
9780571314768
Product ID
22443690

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