The Borrowers
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Book Description
The Borrowers-the Clock family: Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, to be precise-are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an old English country manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are "borrowed" from the "human beans" who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted ups... More
Book Information
Publisher | Harcourt Children's Books |
Binding | Kindle Edition (107 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 4-8 |
# of Pages | 192 |
ISBN-10 | B003ZSISYE |
Publication Date | 04/01/2003 |
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About Mary Norton (Author) : Mary Norton is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mary Norton include Borrowers, Borrowers, The Borrowers 50th Anniversary Boxed Set.
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4/17/2010 Kate Russell said:
tags: I recommend
A fantastic series about a tiny race of people who "borrow" things to survive. Have you ever put something down and then when you went to find it again it was gone? That's the Borrowers at work! Don't even bother with the Americanised movie version - it's nothing like the original books. There ... more
tags: I recommend
5/13/2009 Susan Denney said:
tags: I read, I recommend, Inspired me
I was delighted to find out that the illustrators of this book, Beth and Joe Krush, were close family friends of a dear friend. Beth Krush died recently and should be remembered for her delightful work. Although I loved every word of this book, the illustrations also stayed with me throughout my lif... more
tags: I read, I recommend, Inspired me
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