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The 13 Clocks

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 3,954 Ratings and 786 Reviews

Book Description
How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, a fairy story or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three. It is beautiful and it is comic. It is philosophical and it is cheery. What we suppose we are trying fumblingly to say is, in a word, that it is Thurber.

There are only a few reasons why everybody has always wanted to read this kind of story, but they are basic:
Everyb... More
Book Information
PublisherDell Yearling Books For Young Readers
BindingPaperback (44 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages124
ISBN-100440802849
ISBN-13978-0440802846
Publication Date/1978
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About James Thurber (Author) : James Thurber is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of James Thurber include Last Flower a Parable In Pictures, Thurber Country, The Wonderful O (Unabridged).
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About Marc Simont (Illustrator) : Marc Simont is a published author, illustrator, photographer, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Marc Simont include Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt, Nate the... more
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