Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN num: 9781405201711
ISBN number: 1405201711
Label: Egmont Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Egmont Books Ltd
Page Count: 560
Printing Date: July 01, 2002
Publishing house: Egmont Books Ltd
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 511142
Studio: Egmont Books Ltd
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Jo, Bessie and Fanny move to the country and find an Enchanted Wood right on their doorstep! And in the fibre stands the magic Faraway Tree, and in that tree live the magical characters that soon become their new friends - Moon-Face, Silky the fairy, and Saucepan Man. Together they climb through the clouds to the top of the tree and discover the Land of Spells, The Land of Secrets and the Land of Do-As-You-like. There are lots of magical adventures to read about in this bumper 3-in-1 edition.
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I very first read the Faraway Tree Stories when I was eight years old and I completely fell in love with them. These are such beautifully written, wonderful, enchanting, and imaginative stories for children. I would definitely recommend these stories to any parent of young children. The language is simple, and the books are broken up into small chapters with a little adventure in each one, which means they'd be appropriate for a wide variety of ages.
The only reason I am giving this version four stars instead of five is because of the updates made to the book in the name of political correctness. The other commenters are pretty much spot on with what they have said. I think a simple conversation with children explaining the differences in the time the book was written(the names, Dame slap, etc) would be much better than changing the stories themselves. I would still recommend picking up this version if you can't find an older one. There's no reason to miss out on these wonderful stories!
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This and many other Enid Blyton books where read to me and I also read as a child, I bought this and others for my grandchildren who absolutely love them. The stories are very imaginative and if you have even a spark of imagination the characters are so real you can make up all sorts of stories based on the characters after you have finished the book. When you have finished reading it the kids always want more!
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I read this chapter book as a bed time story to my then 5 year old twins.
They really liked the different worlds at the top of the tree.
It was one of my favourites as a kid.
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I agree with Veronika that it is a shame that the book was changed. I am a teacher and read the original to a class and every child wanted the book. I ordered them copies from Amazon in the UK and the children were very disappointed with the new names, etc. They loved the book, however, and most of them read their copy many times and/or their parents read it to them. The four stars is for this edition, not the original. If you can get a copy of the original (used) I highly recommend it. There are some things in the original that I would recommend discussing. An example of this is Dame Slap and why we, hopefully, wouldn't see her slapping a student yesterday and why.
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Short, self-contained, well-written chapters keep my children's attention. There are many characters for a young children's book, but the characters are very well described and each have their own special kirks. Great for reading aloud to young children.
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