Five Children Series by E. Nesbit, Edith Nesbit, Raymond E. Jones, Kate Saunders

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  • Five Children and It (Five Children #1)
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    Five Children and It (Five Children #1)

    E. Nesbit, Edith Nesbit

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1902

    "Five Children and It" is the enduringly popular children's tale by English author Edith Nesbit, also well-known for her classic story "The Railway Children". First published in 1902 in "Strand Magazine", "Five Children and It" is a magical story that cleverly illustrates the wisdom of the saying "be careful what you wish for"... more

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (Five Children #2)
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    The Phoenix and the Carpet (Five Children #2)

    E. Nesbit

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 1904

    The four children acquired the magic carpet when they found a special fire egg -- it hatched in their nursery fireplace. The phoenix came from the egg, and when he saw their mother's new Persian rug, he showed them that it was a magical thing -- a flying carpet that would take them any time and that place they could wish for. Witty, genuine, full of timeless sympathy and childish sensibility, _The Phoenix and the Carpet_ offers a special ride through wonders for children of all ages... more

  • The Story of the Amulet (Five Children #3)
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    The Story of the Amulet (Five Children #3)

    E. Nesbit

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1906

    You will eat your breakfast before it's cold, won't you?' said Anthea. 'Yes, we had a splendid time. The charm made it all dark, and then greeny light, and then it spoke. Oh! I wish you could have heard it--it was such a darling voice--and it told us the other half of it was lost in the Past, so of course we shall have to look for it there!'

  • The Collected Young Readers Fiction of E. Nesbit-Volume 1: The Psammead Adventures: Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet & The Story of the Amulet (Five Children #1-3)
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    The Collected Young Readers Fiction of E. Nesbit-Volume 1: The Psammead Adventures: Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet & The Story of the Amulet (Five Children #1-3)

    E. Nesbit

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 1906

    Three wonderful volumes of classic, fantastical childrens fictionEveryone familiar with children’s fiction has heard of Edith Nesbit, who is rightly acclaimed as the first modern writer for children and the originator of the children’s adventure story... more

  • E. Nesbit's Psammead Trilogy: A Children's Classic at 100 (Five Children #1-3)
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    E. Nesbit's Psammead Trilogy: A Children's Classic at 100 (Five Children #1-3)

    Raymond E. Jones

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2006

    The year 2006 marks the hundredth anniversary of book publication of the final volume of the Psammead trilogy-Five Children and It (1902), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), and The Story of the Amulet (1906)-a remarkable series of fantasy novels for children by an equally remarkable writer, Edith Nesbit... more

  • Five Children on the Western Front (Five Children #4)
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    Five Children on the Western Front (Five Children #4)

    Kate Saunders

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2014

    Have you ever wondered what happened to the Five Children and It characters when the First World War began?Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school. The Lamb is the grown up age of 11, and he has a little sister, Edith, in tow. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories ... until he suddenly reappears... more

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