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Five Children and It
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Five Children and It Hardback - 1999

by Edith Nesbit; Paul Zelinsky; E. Nesbit

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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.

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  • Title Five Children and It
  • Author Edith Nesbit; Paul Zelinsky; E. Nesbit
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 242
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harpercoll, New York
  • Publication date 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780688135454 / 0688135455
  • Weight 1.68 lbs (0.76 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.39 x 7.13 x 1 in (23.85 x 18.11 x 2.54 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 5
  • Category Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy
  • Library of Congress subjects England, Brothers and sisters
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98050391
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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NY: WILLIAM MORROW & Co Pub. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. BOOKS OF WONDER SERIES; 12345678910 print line. Hardcover. 7x9". 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... .
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