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Five Children and It (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Wordsworth Classics)
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4 out of 5
Based on 20,494 Ratings and 1,082 Reviews

Book Description
Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes... it had ears like a bat's ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider's and covered with thick, soft fur... and it had hands and feet like a monkey's. 'It' was the Psammead, the grumpy sand-fairy that could, if in the mood, grant a wish a day. When the five children befriend him they find that each wish granted often has a sting in its tail. ... More
Book Information
PublisherWordsworth Editions Ltd.
BindingPaperback (246 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages192
ISBN-101853261246
ISBN-13978-1853261244
Publication Date12/05/1999
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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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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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