E Nesbit
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1914, on the eve of the First World War, Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar, and Jane is at high school when the sand fairy, Psammead, suddenly reappears, and his magic has a more serious purpose than when the siblings were children.
23) Dragon Tales
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Tradition says that dragons come in many shapes and sizes but they all breathe fire, whisk fierce, scaly tails and frighten local villagers. Whenever they can, they capture princesses and take them to their caves. But this is not always the case. In these four stories, the authors introduce some very different kinds of dragons. One, for example, just wants to sit quietly in his cave and write poetry and really doesn't want to fight St. George; in...
25) Melisande
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled.
31) The cockatoucan
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Matilda and her stern nursemaid accidentally pay a visit to a kingdom in which everything is constantly made topsy-turvy every time the Cockatoucan laughs, and so Matilda sets herself to putting things right once and for all.
32) The ice dragon
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Jane and George follow the northern lights to the North Pole where they meet the wicked sealskin dwarfs and an enormous frozen dragon.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
1987, 1966.
Language
English
Description
An autobiographical account by the author of "The Railway Children" and other children's books, in which she describes a childhood spent sometimes within the security of her family and sometimes apart from them in schools she detested.
Author
Series
Publisher
Read Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This vintage book contains E. Nesbit "Psammead" trilogy, including "Five Children and It", "The Phoenix and the Carpet", and "The Story of the Amulet". The stories revolve around five children called Anthea, Cyril, Robert, Jane and the "Lamb", whose lives are changed after the discovery a wish-granting sand fairy with whom they embark on many magical adventures. This classic children's trilogy is perfect bedtime reading material and is not to be...
Author
Publisher
Seven Treasures Publications
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Two similar, companion works in one convenient book. Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by Charles Lamb with his sister Mary Lamb. The book reduced the archaic English and complicated storyline of Shakespeare to a simple level that children (and many adults!) could easily read and comprehend. Twenty classic tales are included. Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection published by Edith Nesbit with the intention...
