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The Borrowers Aloft (Hardcover)

by Mary Norton (Author), Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrator) "Some people thought it strange that there should be two model villages, one so close to the other ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Perfection Learning (April 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812436741
ISBN-13: 978-0812436747
Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 250 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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For little folks, the Borrowers seem to have more than their share of big adventures. THE BORROWERS ALOFT finds the little folks living the good life in Fordham Village. But that all changes when Mr. Platter, owner of a competing village, decides he wants live inhabitants for his village. This tale is full of rich characterizations of the humans and vivid descriptions of the settings. Some books must be narrated by a British voice, and Norton's tales are such books. Lucky for us, Rowena Cooper is up to the task. She also does well switching voices from male to female characters, always managing to keep clear the notion that the Borrowers are small folks. Cooper is particularly adept at bringing out the emotions of the characters. P.B.J. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee's striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Borrowers Aloft, Oct 13 2002

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This review is from: The Borrowers Aloft: With the short tale Poor Stainless (Paperback)

I liked this book a lot. I like to read about how resourceful the Borrowers are when they use stuff humans don't need or misplace. It had really nice pictures, too. I recommend this book to kids five years and older.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Borrowers in another tight situation, Aug 23 2001

By	Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Borrowers Aloft: With the short tale Poor Stainless (Hardcover)

In this, the fourth book in the Borrowers series (after The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield and The Borrowers Afloat), the Clocks have moved into Little Fordham, and are starting their new life. Unfortunately, unknown to them, the greedy Mr. Platter has built a rival model village. Having seen the Borrowers, he kidnaps them to add them to his own model. How can such small people escape from a prison built by such huge human "beans"?

Ah, Mary Norton (1903-92) was a genius! Her Borrower stories are an excellent combination of suspenseful adventure and heartwarming drama. My children and I love this book, and highly recommend it to you!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read them all. They're all wonderful!, Oct 21 1999

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This review is from: The Borrowers Aloft: With the short tale Poor Stainless (Paperback)

As a child in the 1950's, I read the original Borrowers in 4th grade. I read and re-read the one in the school library, til school closed for the summer. As luck would have it, I found the book and it's subsequent additions that summer in a book store. They were the only thing I ever BEGGED my mother to buy me. I took home The Borowers, The Borrowers Afield, and The Borrowers Afloat, and I still know parts of them by heart. When I was 18, the Borrowers Aloft came out, and my mother sent it to me at college. I was 36 when the Avenged came out, and I RAN to the bookstore. The stories are as fresh today as the first time I read them. I'm now in my 50's, and I can't imagine a life without Homily, Pod and Arriety Clock. Homily who is courageous, even though she'd rather not be. Pod, who is a simple man, taking care of his family. And Arriety, ready for life, ready for adventure, a young Victorian Feminist, if there ever was one. She taught me that a girl could be anything she wanted to be. They bravely faced a daunting world, and they're only 6 inches tall. I now own well over a thousand books, and really believe that it was this small family that lead me to my love of reading.

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This book was pretty good. It was better than the second one which was better than the first and the third one, although the third one was better than the first. Ya Got Me?

Published on Sep 2 1999