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Title: Five Children and It

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Summary: "Five Children and It" by E. Nesbit is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and the Baby—as they spend their summer holiday in the countryside, where they encounter a magical creature known as a Psammead, or Sand-fairy. The children's adventures focus on their wishes, which lead to both fantastical and humorous situations, highlighting the dynamics of childhood imagination and family relationships. The opening of the book introduces the children as they arrive at their new home, a modest country house. Initial excitement fills the air as they explore their surroundings, contrasting the freedom of the countryside with their previous life in London. Shortly after their arrival, they decide to dig in the nearby gravel pits, where they unexpectedly discover a Sand-fairy. This fascinating creature reluctantly reveals its ability to grant wishes, setting the stage for the children's magical escapades. However, their first wish for beauty leads to unexpected complications, especially when their baby brother fails to recognize them due to his newfound looks, establishing a lighthearted yet poignant theme of identity and familial bonds throughout their whimsical adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924

Illustrator: Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert), 1869-1942

EBook No.: 17314

Published: Dec 15, 2005

Downloads: 1423

Language: English

Subject: Siblings -- Fiction

Subject: Wishes -- Fiction

Subject: Fairies -- Fiction

Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Five Children and It

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Children_and_It

Credits: Produced by Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by the
Library of Congress)
Character set for HTML: ISO-8859-1

Summary: "Five Children and It" by E. Nesbit is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and the Baby—as they spend their summer holiday in the countryside, where they encounter a magical creature known as a Psammead, or Sand-fairy. The children's adventures focus on their wishes, which lead to both fantastical and humorous situations, highlighting the dynamics of childhood imagination and family relationships. The opening of the book introduces the children as they arrive at their new home, a modest country house. Initial excitement fills the air as they explore their surroundings, contrasting the freedom of the countryside with their previous life in London. Shortly after their arrival, they decide to dig in the nearby gravel pits, where they unexpectedly discover a Sand-fairy. This fascinating creature reluctantly reveals its ability to grant wishes, setting the stage for the children's magical escapades. However, their first wish for beauty leads to unexpected complications, especially when their baby brother fails to recognize them due to his newfound looks, establishing a lighthearted yet poignant theme of identity and familial bonds throughout their whimsical adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924

Illustrator: Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert), 1869-1942

EBook No.: 17314

Published: Dec 15, 2005

Downloads: 1423

Language: English

Subject: Siblings -- Fiction

Subject: Wishes -- Fiction

Subject: Fairies -- Fiction

Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.