- Audio Cassette
- Publisher: Puffin UK; Abridged edition edition (Aug 5 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140868615
- ISBN-13: 978-0140868616
- Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 141 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #47 in Books > Audiobooks > Children's Books > Fantasy
- #47 in Books > Children's Books > Audiobooks > Cassette > Fantasy
- #74 in Books > Audiobooks > Children's Books > Classics
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Book Description
The five children who found a Psammead in "Five Children and It", discover an enchanted egg in an old carpet. When the egg hatches in their special aromatic fire, a splendid golden Phoenix is brought to life. Between the Phoneix, dormant for centuries, and the carpet, the children embark on some magical adventures. The carpet transports them wherever they wish to go - but magic being a little unpredictable, things do not always turn out the way the children expect them to...
About the Author
EDITH NESBIT was born in 1858 in London. She has published many books including THE TREASURE SEEKERS, THE RAILWAY CHILDREN and FIVE CHILDREN AND IT. She died in 1924. PAM FERRIS has appeared in numerous stage and television productions. Her television roles include THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY and WHERE THE HEART IS. She recently played Miss Trunchbull in the film of Roald Dahl's MATILDA.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the phoenix and the carpet,
By A Customer
This review is from: Puffin Classics Phoenix And The Carpet (Paperback)
"The Phoenix and the Carpet" is about four children who find a carpet and then a phoenix shows up and tells them it's a magic carpet. The children have many adventures with the phoenix and the carpet including many in other continents and a place where there can be no whooping coughs. At the end, the phoenix has to part from the children. I thought this was a great book not only because it had magic and it was JK Rowlings' favorite author; but also because it was a fun well-written book.
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the phoenix and the carpet,
By AmySpies (Pacific Palisades, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Puffin Classics Phoenix And The Carpet (Paperback)
"The Phoenix and the Carpet" is about four children who find a carpet and then a phoenix shows up and tells them it's a magic carpet. The children have many adventures with the phoenix and the carpet including many in other continents and a place where there can be no whooping coughs. At the end, the phoenix has to part from the children. I thought this was a great book not only because it had magic and it was JK Rowlings' favorite author; but also because it was a fun well-written book.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A BLEND OF PRESIAN AND ORIENTAL LORE,
By A Customer
Children might be tempted to believe that there are Wish Granters floating about, if one can just find them! This fanciful tale is set in Victorian England--an era of gas jets, scullery maids and coal hobs. Four children (as in THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE) discover a special fire egg which hatches in their nursery fireplace. Then their mother purchases a Persian carpet, which provides the vehicle for Space (if not Time) Travel. It even responds to written commands and obeys instructions without a human pilot. All this magical flying about in response to wishes reminds me of the cloak in THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE and Mary Norton's THE MAGIC BEDKNOB. Nesbit's style also reminds me of Beatrix Potter, with many asides, advice or explanations directed to the reader. The setting returns us to the ingenuous nursery days of AA Milne's stuffed animal world. The story takes place around Christmas and the children wrestle with their consciences over moral issues concerning the unexplained acquisition of wealth, curios, toys and pets. How much to reveal to skeptical parents and how ethical it is to whisk unsuspecting adults away to a remote island or to allow rational people to assume they are insane or just dreaming. How can the siblings plus their baby brother (called the Lamb) ever return to the status quo, since they can only enjoy their carpet rides and conversations with the Phoenix in secret? This book is too naive for the elementary kids of the 90's, but it would be a good selection to read aloud, one chapter a night before bedtime to younger children. The more you have read of Children's Literature, the more you will recognize from other books. This one may have been the inspiration for the others...!
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