FIVE CHILDREN AND IT.5; BOOKS OF WONDER SERIES

NESBIT, Edith .;.GLASSMAN, PETER AFTERWORD

ISBN 10: 0688135455 / ISBN 13: 9780688135454

Edité par WILLIAM MORROW & Co Pub, NY, 1999

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VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S22.00) DUST JACKET.Name blacked over text block top & foredge. ; Gold titles on BROWN CLOTH SPINE STRIP.Robin egg blue hardcovers.blind embossed cover shows title & 2" circle "It". Attractive dust jacket shows color ilust of 5 children watching "It". Endpapers show Decorative 1" orange characters from story, all on red diagonal background. ; 237+ps pages; Nesbit wrote with supreme confidence about the lives of children and Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis, the trio in The Railway Children, reflect her faith in the resourcefulness, capacity for adventure, and instinctive heroism of the young. MAGICAL CHILDHOOD.ENCHANTING NOVEL.warm & funny portrayal. BOOKS OF WONDER SERIES; 12345678910 print line.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: FIVE CHILDREN AND IT.5; BOOKS OF WONDER SERIES
• Éditeur: WILLIAM MORROW & Co Pub, NY
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0688135455
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780688135454
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Illustrated by ZELINSKY, PAUL O. COLOR ILUST
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

To Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the house in the country promises a summer of freedom and play. But when they accidently uncover an accident Psammead--or Sand-fairy--who has the power to make wishes come true, they find themselves having the holiday of a lifetime, sharing one thrilling adventure after another.

Asleep since dinosaurs roamed the earth, the ill-tempered, odd--looking Psammead --with his spider-shaped body, bat's ears, and snail's eyes --grudgingly agrees to grant the children one wish per day. Soon, though the children discover that their wishes have a tendancy to turn out quite differnetly than expected. Whatever they wish whether it's to fly like a bird, live in a mighty castle, or have an immense fortune --something goes terribly wrong, hilariously wrong.

Then an accidental wish has horrible consequences, and the children are faced with a difficult choice: to let an innoncent manbe charged with a crime or to lose for all time their gift of magical wishes. Five Children and It is on of E. Nesbit's most beloved tales of enchantment. This deluxe gift edition, featuring twelve beautiful watercolor paintings by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, is sure to be treasured addition to every family's library.

À propos des auteurs

Edith Nesbit Bland (1858-1924) published most of her work under the signature of E. Nesbit and wrote or collaborated on more than sixty books for children. Her works include The Railway Children, The Story of the Treasure Seekers, and The Wouldbegoods.

Paul O. Zelinsky is the illustrator of Anne Isaac's Dust Devil and creator of the now-classic interactive book called The Wheels on the Bus. His retelling of Rapunzel was awarded the 1998 Caldecott Medal. Rumpelstitlskin, Hansel and Gretel and Swamp Angel with different authors all garnered Paul a Caldecott Honor. Since 1991 Paul O. Zelinsky has lived in the same apartment with his wife Deborah in northern Brooklyn, New York.