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Five Children and It

E. Nesbit · 1902

ages 5 to 8chapter bookread aloud
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Chapters

A long one: read it a chapter a night.

  1. ILLUSTRATIONS
  2. BEAUTIFUL AS THE DAY
  3. GOLDEN GUINEAS
  4. BEING WANTED
  5. WINGS
  6. NO WINGS
  7. A CASTLE AND NO DINNER
  8. A SIEGE AND BED
  9. BIGGER THAN THE BAKER'S BOY
  10. GROWN UP
  11. SCALPS
  12. THE LAST WISH

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