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Five Children and It
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,532 Ratings and 158 Reviews

Book Description
Continuously in print since its original publication in 1892, Five Children and It is the story of five children who find a cantankerous sand fairy in a gravel pit. Every day "It" grants each child a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences. Kemp examines Nesbit's life and her reading, showing how she was poised between the Victorian world and a new era in which c... More
Book Information
PublisherGuild Publishing
BindingHardcover (246 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-100434954586
ISBN-13978-0434954582
Publication Date/1990
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About Edith Nesbit (Author) : Edith Nesbit is a published author, creator, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Edith Nesbit include Treasure Seekers, The Railway Children (Children's Ch... more
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About Larry Wilkes (Illustrator) : I spent a number of years illustrating books (not all mentioned here) as well as puppeteering (for Jim Henson among others), theatre design, film special effects and model animation.... I've been tea... more
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3/17/2013 Kevin Futers tagged as: I read, I recommend

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8/29/2008 Donald Jeffries said: E. Nesbit inspired both Edward Eager and J.K. Rowling, so you know she must have been pretty good. Her books are still fresh, some 100 years after they were written.
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