The Phoenix and the Carpet (Psammead #2)
Author(s): E. Nesbit
This is the second book in the Psammead Trilogy, following Five Children and It.
'For the egg was now red-hot, and inside it something was moving. Next moment there was a soft cracking sound; the egg burst in two, and out of it came a flame-coloured bird...'
When a stone egg rolls out of the old rug that has been bought for the nursery, the children think nothing of it. A lovely glowing yellow, they place it on the mantelpiece to brighten up the room. But when the egg accidentally drops into the fire, a strange thing happens: out hatches a phoenix, resplendent in golden feathers - and very vain. If that weren't enough of a surprise, it tells them that their carpet is magic: it will take them to any place that they wish to visit - over their dusty London streets to the French coast, to tropical islands and an Indian bazaar. Guiding them throughout their adventures - though he's often more a hindrance than a help - is their new friend, the phoenix.
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"Edith Nesbit, born in 1858, was more than a century older than I was, but the tone of her stories spoke to me directly, and as a writer for children, I have tried to remember how much I appreciated not being talked down to. The cheerful, child-centred anarchy of Five Children and It is still my inspiration and delight" - Kate Saunders
"I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence" - Neil Gaiman
"My all-time favourite classic children's author" - Jacqueline Wilson
General Fields
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- : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- : Virago Press Ltd
- : 0.242
- : 31 August 2017
- : 197mm X 128mm X 25mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : E. Nesbit
- : 304
- : [Fic]
- : en
- : H. R. Millar
- : H. R. Millar
- : 1
- : Paperback