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The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet
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The Phoenix and the Carpet Paperback - 1996

by Nesbit, E

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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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  • Title The Phoenix and the Carpet
  • Author Nesbit, E
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New Ed
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 289
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, London
  • Publication date August 1, 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 14044070-6
  • ISBN 9780140367393 / 014036739X
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.67 x 5.17 x 0.71 in (19.48 x 13.13 x 1.80 cm)
  • Age range 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 1000
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects England, Brothers and sisters
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 2

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Summary

It began with the day when it was almost the Fifth of November, and a doubt arose in some breast - Robert's, I fancy - as to the quality of the fireworks laid in for the Guy Fawkes celebration.

Reader reviews for The Phoenix and the Carpet

From the publisher

It's startling enough to have a phoenix hatch in your house, but even more startling when it talks and reveals that you have a magic carpet on the floor. The vain and ancient bird accompanies the children on a series of adventures through time and space. This book is a sequel to Five Children and It.

First line

It began with the day when it was almost the Fifth of November, and a doubt arose in some breast - Robert's, I fancy - as to the quality of the fireworks laid in for the Guy Fawkes celebration.

About the author

Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924), was a mischievous, tomboyish child who grew up to be an unconventional adult. She and her husband were founder members of the socialist Fabian Society and their home became a centre for socialist and literary discussion. Their friends included some of the time's greatest writers and thinkers, including George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells.

Everything about Edith showed her as a woman trying to break out of the mould demanded by English society at the time - she expressed her individuality through her clothes, hairstyle, lifestyle and her habit of speaking forcefully on almost any subject. She lived her socialism and late in life her charitable deeds brought her close to bankrupcy.

E. Nesbit - she always used the plain initial for her writing and was sometimes thought to be a man - started to write for children after years of successful writing for adult magazines. She was asked to write about her childhood but instead of facts chose to describe her happy girlhood in fiction. The result was books still read today, firm bestsellers for decades. She was brilliant at combining real-life situations with elements of fantasy and humour. Films -such as The Railway Children - have kept her stories in the public eye and her magical fantasies, including Five Children and It, continue to delight each new generation of children.

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