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Five Children And It by E. Nesbit
17.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | 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
21.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics
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
13.00 NZD
Category: Classics | 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 (Psammead #1) by E. Nesbit
16.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Psammead | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother start exploring a gravel pit not far from their new countryside home, they make an unexpected and very curious discovery. The gravel pit is home to a Psammead, a sand fairy. This ugly creature has eyes like a snail, ears like a bat and the body of ...Show more
Five Children and It (Vintage Classics: Psammead #1) by E. Nesbit
15.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | 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
The Phoenix and the Carpet (Psammead #2) by E. Nesbit
23.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Psammead
This is the second book in the Psammead Trilogy, following Five Children and It. 'For the egg was now red-hot, and inside it something was moving. Next moment there was a soft cracking sound; the egg burst in two, and out of it came a flame-coloured bird...' When a stone egg rolls out of the old rug t ...Show more
The Phoenix and the Carpet (Puffin Classics: Psammead #2) by E. Nesbit
13.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Psammead
It's startling enough to have a phoenix hatch in your house, but even more startling when it talks and reveals that you have a magic carpet on the floor. The vain and ancient bird accompanies the children on a series of adventures through time and space which, magic being what it is, rarely turn out as ...Show more
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
10.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. '!when the Green Dragon tore shrieking out of the mouth of its dark lair, which was the tunnel, all three children stood on the railing and waved their pocket-handkerchiefs without stopping to think whether they were cle ...Show more
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
15.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
This is an evocative picture book based on the classic E. Nesbit tale. When their father disappears, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis move out of London and experience new exciting adventures in the countryside. But will their father ever return? It features illustrations taken from the popular "Young Reading" ...Show more
The Railway Children (Collector's Library) by E. Nesbit
15.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Collector's Library
Part of the "Collector's Library" series, this book's Afterword is by the experienced book editor and well-known writer, Anna South. It features a brief biography of the author and a reading list.
The Railway Children (HarperCollins Children's Classics) by E. Nesbit
17.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics
"Her child characters are remarkable because they are so entirely human. They are intelligent, vain, aggressive, humorous, witty, cruel, compassionate... in fact, they are like adults" - Gore Vidal The Railway Children, a much-loved children's classic, was first published in 1906 and has never been out ...Show more
The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) by E. Nesbit
17.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Reading Level: very good
When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. ...Show more