The Phoenix and the Carpet
Part of the Looking Glass Library Series

The Phoenix and the Carpet

E. Nesbit and Bruce Coville ∙ Illustrated by H. R. Millar

Grades 4–7
Ages 9–12

E. Nesbit’s rip-roaring sequel to Five Children and It follows the wondrous adventures of Robert, Jane, Cyril, Anthea, and The Lamb as they discover a clever phoenix and a magic carpet that can take them anywhere they wish. With an introduction by popular fantasy author Bruce Coville, this classic novel will be sure to please.

ISBN 9780375897634 (Ebook)
Published on Sep 28, 2010
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages 320
Age Range 9-12 years
Grade Grades 4-7

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E. Nesbit

E. Nesbit (1858–1924) spent her childhood in France and Germany and later lived in England. She began writing fantasy and adventure stories for children in the early 1890s and is renowned for her strong-willed young characters. Her novels include The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1898), Five Children and It (1902), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), and The Railway Children (1906).

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H. R. Millar

H. R. Millar (1869-1942) was a Scottish artist whose illustrations were included in such works as George Eliot’s Scenes of Clerical Life, Rudyard Kipling’s Kim,and Puck of Pook’s Hill, and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales.

Bruce Coville

Bruce Coville is the author of 101 books for children and young adults, including the international bestseller My Teacher Is an Alien, and the wildly popular Unicorn Chronicles series. His works have appeared in over a dozen languages and won children’s choice awards in over a dozen states. He has been, at various times, a teacher, a toy maker, a magazine editor, a gravedigger, and a cookware salesman. He is also the founder of Full Cast Audio, an audiobook publishing company devoted to producing full-cast, unabridged recordings of material for family listening. Mr. Coville lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, author and illustrator Katherine Coville. Visit him at BruceCoville.com.

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