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Five Children and It (Puffin Classics) (Paperback)

by E. Nesbit (Author), H. Millar (Illustrator) "The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Classics; New edition edition (29 Jan 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140367357
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140367355
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 242,227 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Magical new film adaptation of the Nesbit classic starring Kenneth Branagh as Uncle Albert

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The entrancing combination of magic with the everyday trials of childhood. 'It' is a Psammead, an ancient, ugly and irritable sand-fairy the children find one day in a gravel pit. It grants them one wish a day, lasting until sunset. But they soon learn it is very hard to think of really sensible wishes, and each one gets them into unexpected difficulties. Magic, the children find, can be as awkward as it is enticing.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read!!!!!, 31 Jul 1999
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This is a wonderful book! I strongly recomend it for teachers and students! This is a book for all ages. This book is humorous but keeps a good plot. Just try this book, I guarentee you'll be hooked from the first page. The Sand Fairy has a way of making the wishes, not as you expected. A wonderful read!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit oldfashioned but still fantastic!, 2 May 2008
This book's author, E. Nesbit, has written other stories including `The Railway Children', `The Enchanted Castle' and `The Phoenix & the Carpet'. This is her most well-loved, well-known and best-selling book.
She was born in London in the year of 1858, which is about 150 years ago now. The illustrator was H. R. Millar; here is a bit about him:
After studying art for a while, he began illustrating for magazines in Birmingham. Soon, he was invited to London by the editor of the Graphic, and worked for many periodicals, including the English Illustrated Magazine, Punch, and Good Words, and being a frequent artist on the Strand Magazine, where amid other work and he illustrated fiction by E. Nesbit.
This book is very famous. It is about five children called Robert, Anthea, Jane, Cyril and baby Hilary, or called by everyone - Lamb. The find a sand-fairy, which is the `It'.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An extremely enjoyable book for young readers, 19 Aug 2004
By Cecilia S. Idiart (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Five Children and it (Penguin Popular Classics) (Paperback)
"Five Children and It" is Edith Nesbit's enchanting novel about four naughty children and a cute baby who find a fairy that will grant them a wish a day. The story is ingenious and well-plotted and is written in a fresh, modern style that will hugely entertain the young reader. Moreover, he or she will be able to extract from this book several sweet messages about goodness, generosity and the value of reflection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars lots of intresting twists
This is the story of 5 children who, while digging in the sand find a sand fairy that will grant them 1 wish a day. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding and hilarious
Kept my five-year-old and ten-year-old entranced for a whole journey to the Lake District and back, and we enjoyed it too. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The first child friendly book of the 20th century
E. Nesbit may have written this 100 years ago but her writing has retained it's freshness and humour because she saw children as people, not as empty vessels waiting to be filled... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars An ok book for middle schoolers
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