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Favourite Stories of Courageous Girls by Louisa May Alcott; Brothers Grimm; L. M. Montgomery; L. Frank Baum; Hans Christian Andersen; E. Nesbit; Charlotte Brontë; Enid Blyton; Lewis Carroll; Hodgson Burnett; Frances
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This wonderful anthology features the stories of some of the best-loved heroines in children's books. From Jo March who sells her hair to raise money for her family, to George's single-minded commitment to protecting her island in The Famous Five to Bobbie's quick-thinking action that prevents a train c ...Show more
Five Children And It by E. Nesbit
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Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: HarperCollins Children's Classics Ser.
This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition of E. Nesbit’s Five Children and It is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother move to the countryside, they encounter ‘It’ – a grumpy, strange-looking Sand-fairy known as a Psammead. The Psam ...Show more
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
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Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: H R Millar | Reading Level: very good
When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause ...A timel ...Show more
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
A set of 6 much-loved stories from classic English literature for children, brought together by Puffin Classics in beautiful paperback cover designs. When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient sand ...Show more
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
$16.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Psammead
When five siblings - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother, the Lamb - discover a sand-fairy in their gravel pit, they are jolly surprised and a little delighted. Even better, the Psammead is able to grant them wishes, although the magic wears off at the day's end. Unfortunately, all of the ...Show more
Five Children and It (Macmillan Collector's Library) by E. Nesbit
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Category: Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
** NEW ** Whilst out playing in the countryside, five children come across a Psammead called 'It' – a cantankerous little sand fairy who agrees to grant them one wish every day, though its effects will only last until sunset. The possibilities seem endless to the adventurous siblings but whatever th ...Show more
Five Children and It (Psammead #1) by E. Nesbit
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Psammead
E. Nesbit's original story, now with a brand new cover by Nick Sharratt to accompany Jacqueline Wilson's number one bestselling sequel Four Children and It. Jacqueline Wilson is the multi-award winning, phenomenally successful creator of Tracy Beaker, Hetty Feather and Lily Alone. When Cyril, Anthea, Ro ...Show more
Five Children and It (Psammead #1) by E. Nesbit
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Category: No Category | Series: Psammead
'I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence' - Neil Gaiman Digging in the gravel pit on a hot summer's day, five children discover 'it': a grumpy creature with eyes like a snail's, ears like a bat's, and a tubby body all covered in fur. 'It' is a Psammead, an ancient sand-fairy w ...Show more
Five Children and It (Psammead #1) (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by E. Nesbit
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Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics | Reading Level: 2-12
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 ...Show more
Five Children and It (Vintage Classics: Psammead #1) by E. Nesbit
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Psammead
'Don't you know a sand-fairy when you see one?' I dare say you have often thought about what you would do if you were granted three wishes. The five children - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother - had often talked about it but when they are faced with the grumpy sand-fairy they find it d ...Show more
Five Children and Itl (Film Tie in ) by E Nesbit
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
An enchanting classic by 'Railway Children' author, Edith Nesbit. This magical edition for 2004 features a beautiful newly illustrated cover plus 8 pages of stunning full colour pictures from the new film based on the original story. Cyril, known as Squirrel, Anthea, known as Panther, Robert, Jane and t ...Show more
Horror Stories: Penguin Worlds by E. Nesbit
$26.00 NZD
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Penguin Worlds
"Every word of this story is as true as despair' Before she became a world-famous children's author E. Nesbit wrote for adults. She penned a great many ghost and horror stories, of which the very best are gathered here. These tales of terror feature sinister activities on All Hallow's Eve, church haunti ...Show more