- Hardcover: 198 pages
- Publisher: Perfection Learning (Mar 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812441168
- ISBN-13: 978-0812441161
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 13 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #973,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Roger and Ann, ages 11 and 8, live with their understanding parents in a nice house, in a pleasant town, having a very good childhood indeed, until their father is diagnosed with a mysterious illness one day in early summer. They have to forgo their plans for a family trip to the Rocky Mountains and go stay with their cousins, bossy Eliza and aloof Jack, in Baltimore, Maryland. Roger brings along his set of two hundred and fifty-six model soldiers, including the one he calls the old one, who happens to be magic. Once they get to Baltimore, all kinds of magic adventure await the four children and their toy knight's castle. The action-filled plot is told with such humor, gentleness, and great storytelling that many young readers will stay up late reading under the covers, unable to put it down. Edward Eager's tremendous love for and understanding of children rings out loud and clear in this new edition of a wonderful book from the 'fifties. 1999 (orig,) (Children's Literature )
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An American classic that shows how having your wishes come true isn't always as good as you expect. Four children are whisked away by a magical toy soldier to a land of chivalry and knighthood, Robin Hood and Ivanhoe, but keep muddling up the course of history. * Cover artwork by children's laureate, Quentin Blake. * Wonderfully funny relationships between the four children. * A well-loved US classic now again available in the UK. * Black and white illustrations
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The interesting book,
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This review is from: Knight's Castle (Paperback)
The book is interesting and funny. It's all about four children, two of whom must go to their cousin's house because it is close to the hospital where their dad will be treated. Suddenly, one the children's toys comes to life and starts talking. He tells them about a magic world and offers them a wish. They want their father to be well, but for that to happen, they have to earn the wish by living in the toy's world - in the time of Robin Hood!As the children play in the world, they end up messing up history. They even play baseball with the Saxons. This was a funny book. There were so many funny parts, that I don't have a favorite
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as Half-Magic,
By "cpiy" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Knight's Castle (Paperback)
I've read all books by Eager from the Magic Box set, and I would rate them in this order (from best to worst):1)Half-Magic 2)The Time Garden 3)Magic by the Lake 4)Knight's Castle Knight's Castle was confusing and not as funny as it tried to be. It is about 4 children that live in the story of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood at night. However, there were some good moments between Roger and his sister Ann.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good place to start with Eager,
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This review is from: Knight's Castle (Paperback)
...This is a simple little tale of a group of children who discover a little bit of magic in an old toy soldier. In Eager's work, magic has fairly strict rules (in _Half-Magic_, the charm granted any wish--but only in halves), and here the rules work as a kind of companion to the idea that magic can only work if you continue to believe in it (that is, if you start to think of the creatures you are interacting with simply as dolls, they revert to being dolls again). The plot achieves its urgency through a possible problem in the family, but, with a little help, everything can be solved. A little more moralistic and straight-forward than some of his others, but well worth reading--especially if you've never tried Eager before.
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