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Title: Five Children and It (Books of Wonder)
ISBN: 0688135455
Author:
E. Nesbit
Publicate Date: 1999-09-29
Publish: 1999-09-29
List Price: $22.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: A Fan Of Magical Adventures
Five Children and It
While their mother is away, caring for their ailing grandmother, Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane find a sand fairy, called a Psamead. He hadn't been uncovered since the days of the dionsours, and had no idea about modern children, and their wishes. The sand fairy, the childern call `It', says he will grant the children's wishes. The already peculiar looking fairy, puffs himself up, before granting wishes. He reluctantly agrees to grant one wish, per day, for one week.
When wishes aren't planned out, they don't tend to go so well. With a wish for gold, a pile of gold appears, so large, it fills the sand pit. Although the children have pockets full of gold, they have to use their own pocket change, to make their purchases.
An off-handed wish for everyone to like their baby brother, who they call the Lamb, results in a near kidnapping of the baby. A wish for a castle comes with guards carrying swords. Other wishes include Indians, who want to scalp the children, and jewels that are really stolen property. Lucky, or not, all wishes disappear at sunset.
Five Children and It will both entertain you, and have you making your own wishes, that you are sure won't be revoked at sunset.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
children's author:
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2: Great children's book
This was a gift for my niece and she loved it! Great imagination and a wonderful book.
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3: Excellent
The children unearth (literally) a Psammead (sand fairy) and it has to grant them wishes. However the wishes don't turn out quite the way the children wanted. I don't want to spoil it for you but you are sure to enjoy it.
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4: Free SF Reader
A bunch of kids in England move from the big smoke to the country. After they get there, they discover a bizarre grumpy weird looking supernatural guy.
Due to various rigmarole, this discovery means that said oddity grants them a bunch of wishes. Being kids, they generally wish for kids adventure type stuff.
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5: Students in 5th grade at glen grove school
I think The Five Children and it is a great book. I read it because I have been reading this book for school and at first, it didn't look so good (the book) I liked how the chapters are like little separate stories. My favorite story (chapter) was when the children whished that they were in a besieged castle. I thought it was a great book and I recommend it for everyone that likes fantasy books.
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