The Story of the Treasure Seekers New Edition (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) - Softcover

Nesbit, E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582416663 ISBN 13: 9780582416666

Publisher: Longman, 1999

Synopsis

Mr Bastable has lost all his money, so his children decide to look for treasure. They have many adventures and meet a lot of exciting people. But will they find treasure and make their family rich again? And who is the man from India, and can he help them?

Edith Nesbit wrote a lot of very popular children's books such as 'The Railway Children' which is also available in Penguin Readers. Recommended for younger learners.

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Review:

I loved the direct first-person narrative in the clear, forthright tones of Oswald Bastable (Jacqueline Wilson)

If Britain is to children's fantasy as Brazil is to football, then Edith Nesbit is our Pele - endlessly surprising and inventive. But she is more than that. There were fantasy writers before Edith Nesbit but she is the one that brought the magical and the mundane together in a moment of nuclear fusion. She opened the door in the magic wardrobe, pointed the way to platform nine and three quarters. She even had a hand in building the Tardis. And these are among her minor achievements. She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase. Just try saying "Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath. She made the magic worlds feel as near as the Lewisham Road and she bathed the Lewisham Road in magic (Frank Cottrell-Boyce)

I love E. Nesbit (Neil Gaiman)

Book Description:

Edith Nesbit was a hugely influential writer whose books include The Railway Children and Five Children and It. The Bastable Series is ripe for rediscovery, and will appeal to fans of Arthur Ransom's Swallows and Amazons, which it inspired.

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0582416663
• ISBN 13: 9780582416666
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48