Posted by Jordan
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Review
Tags:E. Nesbit, treasure hunting
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The six Bastable children have realized that their father is out of money, and because of this he has no time to spend with them anymore. So they decide to restore their family fortunes by finding treasure. They all sit down in the nursery and brainstorm ideas. Then they start trying them, one by one. Some ideas are reasonable, like going into business. Others a bit more far fetched, such as becoming highwaymen (but not robbing anybody nice).
E. Nesbit wrote this book before any of her other children’s stories. She had just finished writing breezy stories that magazines would print, and the haphazard style lingers here. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is quite enjoyable, but the writing style could turn off some people. However, fans of Nesbit will pick up on her subtle humor, which is absolutely hilarious in this one. I nearly died laughing quite a few times as the Bastables stumbled their way through money-making schemes.
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Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:E. Nesbit, Five Children and It, Time Travel
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When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, and Jane find the Psammead, the wish-granting creature they met in Five Children and It, in a pet store and rescue it, the Psammead tells them about an amulet. They purchase it and discover it is only half an amulet. But the half will take them anywhere back in time to look for the other half. And the whole amulet will give them their hearts’ desire.
Despite a kind of weird part at the end, it’s a pretty good book. I’m not sure that I liked it as much as Five Children and It. (Which by the rating would make sense.)
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Animals, Cats, Fantasy, Fiction, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Review
Tags:E. Nesbit
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Anthea, Cyril, Robert, and Jane are back in a second book of adventures. This time, their mother buys a carpet, and when the children unroll it, an odd glowing egg falls out. Robert claims it and puts the egg on the mantle. Later, while the children are playing and waving tea-towels around, Robert’s knocks the egg into the fire and up from the flames rises the Phoenix! All the children are amazed, and even more so, when the Phoenix tells them that the carpet is a magic wishing carpet that will take them anywhere!
E. Nesbit is a great author. If you’ve read Five Children and It, you know that the children’s wishes never turn out the way they plan. It’s twelve chapters of wishes come true - but is that always a good thing?
(2 votes, average: 3 out of 5)
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Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Incredibook!, Review
Tags:E. Nesbit
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One day, Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane, along with the baby, known as “The Lamb,” discover a Psammead (or in plain English, a Sand-fairy), while “digging a tunnel to Australia!” It consents to give them one wish a day. The adventures that follow include wings, Indians, besieged castles and golden guineas!
I enjoyed reading this book. E. Nesbit has a fun style of writing. Please read this one!
You can also buy Five Children and It from Amazon in the United Kingdom and Canada.
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