Author: Norton Juster
Release: 1996
File Book: 256
ISBN-10: 9780394820378
Language Options: en
A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.
Free Now, Create your account in our book library, so you can find out the latest books ~ bestsellers and get them for free, more than 1 million copies of the book. Great middle greats fiction. Presents the story of an enormous, insatiable, and short-tempered Ogre, who terrorizes the countryside and dines on hapless townspeople before encountering a friendly young lady who uses innovative methods to stop him. A sumptuously annotated edition of a classic work by the author of the Caldecott Medal-winning Goodbye Window incorporates interviews with the author and illustrator, excerpts from Juster's drafts, and cultural and literary commentary. Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title. A nostalgic ramble through classics of children's literature explores the stories of their creators while revealing the wisdom that can be found in masterpieces ranging from "The Cat in the Hat" and "Charlotte's Web" to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar.". Three tales of wonder Three quests for greatness Three feats of imagination Norton Juster, author of the beloved classic The Phantom Tollbooth, shares spellbinding stories that entertain and delight. The first is of Alberic and his endless search for wisdom—will his journey satisfy him in the end? The second reveals a boy with no illusions and a princess with no kingdom. The third is the tale of the richest monarch in the world—and the poorest. What they discover is as amusing as it is unexpected. With beautiful illustrations by Domenico Gnoli, Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys is a book as rich in meaning as it is fun to read. It has been fifty years—and millions of readers—since the world was first introduced to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond with Tock, the Humbug, and the captive princesses Rhyme and Reason. Now we have a remarkable 50th anniversary edition to honor this universally adored and deeply influential novel. This special edition will include: • Gorgeous packaging that features the classic original art stamped and debossed on the case with a transparent acetate jacket. • Brief essays from esteemed authors, educators, and artists, including Philip Pullman, Suzanne Collins, Jeanne Birdsall, Mo Willems, and several others. • Photos of the author and illustrator at the time of writing and today on the two-color endpapers. • The 35th anniversary essay by Maurice Sendak. • The complete text of the book. A perfect gift for longstanding fans and lucky new readers, the 50th anniversary edition of The Phantom Tollbooth is a book to cherish.The Phantom Tollbooth
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Norton Juster
Release: 1996
File Book: 256
ISBN-10: 9780394820378
Language Options: enThe Phantom Tollbooth
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Author: Norton Juster
Release: 2009-07-01
File Book:
ISBN-10: 0784803455
Language Options: en The Odious Ogre
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Norton Juster
Release: 2010
File Book: 32
ISBN-10: 9780545162029
Language Options: en A Guide For Using The Phantom Tollbooth In The Classroom
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Norton Juster
Release: 2011
File Book: 284
ISBN-10: 9780375857157
Language Options: en The Phantom Tollbooth
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Author: Vicki Dobrow
Release: 1986-01-01
File Book: 26
ISBN-10: 0881220892
Language Options: en Wild Things
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Author: Bruce Handy
Release: 2017-08-15
File Book: 336
ISBN-10: 9781451609950
Language Options: en Alberic The Wise And Other Journeys
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Norton Juster
Release: 2010-11-09
File Book: 96
ISBN-10: 9780375897306
Language Options: en The Phantom Tollbooth 50th Anniversary Edition
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Norton Juster
Release: 2011-10-25
File Book: 288
ISBN-10: 9780375985300
Language Options: en