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Five Children and It (Paperback)
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Five Children and It (Paperback)
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List price R432
Loot Price R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
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While exploring the environs of their summer home, five brothers
and sisters find a Psammead, or Sand-fairy, in a nearby gravel pit:
"Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes, and it could move
them in and out like telescopes; it had ears like a bat's ears, and
its tubby body was shaped like a spider's and covered with thick
soft fur; its legs and arms were furry too, and it had hands and
feet like a monkey's." The Psammead is magical and, every day, the
ancient and irritable creature grants each of them a wish that
lasts until sunset. Soon, though, they find their wishes never seem
to turn out right and often have unexpected--and
humorous--consequences. But when an accidental wish goes terribly
wrong, the children learn that magic, like life, can be as
complicated as it is exciting. This edition contains an enchanting
introduction by children's literature scholar Gillian Avery about
the complex and unconventional Nesbit, and includes all of the
original illustrations, suggestions for further reading, and
explanatory notesFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the
leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking
world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a
global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across
genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide
authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by
distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as
up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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