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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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Category: Childrens Classics
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: Childrens 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
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Category: Childrens Classics | 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 (Psammead #1) by E. Nesbit
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Category: Childrens Classics | 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
Shakespeare Retold by E. Nesbit
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Category: Childrens Classics
A beautifully illustrated collection of prose retellings of seven Shakespeare plays will bring the Bard to life for young readers. Not only is this a beautiful keepsake edition, full of gorgeous illustrations by Antonio Javier Caparo, but the prose retellings by beloved classic children's book author E ...Show more
The Lark by E. Nesbit
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Women Writers Ser.
It's 1919 and Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school to find that their guardian has gambled away their money, leaving them with only a small cottage in the English countryside. In an attempt to earn their living, the orphaned cousins embark on a series of misadventures--cutting flowers from their fro ...Show more
The Phoenix and the Carpet (Psammead #2) by E. Nesbit
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Category: Childrens Classics | 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 Railway Children by E. Nesbit
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Category: Classics
Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of The Railway Children. Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of The Railway Children. Father is in trouble, and Roberta, Peter, ...Show more
The Railway Children (Alma Classics) by E. Nesbit
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Category: Childrens Classics
The Railway ChildrenBy E. NesbitThe Railway Children by E.Nesbit is a classic childrens story about family who move to live by a railway station where they meet new friends and have a touching adventure. This is a classic tale that has been much loved by many for generations. A great addition to any boo ...Show more
The Railway Children (Faber Classics) by E. Nesbit
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Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Faber Children's Classics Ser.
When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis's father is taken away and they move to a tiny cottage in the countryside, the only advantage is the nearby railway. Join them on their adventures as they befriend all those who work with the trains, prevent a railway disaster and try to discover the truth behind their fa ...Show more
The Railway Children (HarperCollins Children's Classics) by E. Nesbit
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Category: Childrens 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
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Category: Childrens Classics
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