The Story of the Treasure Seekers
by:
Cecil Leslie (author)
E. Nesbit (author)
When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes. But although they think of many ingenious ways to do so, their well meant efforts are either more fun than profitable, or lead to trouble...
When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes. But although they think of many ingenious ways to do so, their well meant efforts are either more fun than profitable, or lead to trouble...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140367065 (0140367063)
ASIN: 140367063
Publish date: February 1st 1994
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Bastable Children (#1)
I read this story as part of The Dead Writers Society Genre Challenge for January which was to read a book in the Action/Adventure/Travel genre and I chose this book.Told be a unnamed narrator (which honestly you figure out quite quickly) readers find out that the narrator is one of the Bastable Chi...
I thought this book was charming & I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! Having two kids of my own, I had had some experience with E. Nesbit - most particularly, we had listened to an audiobook of The Railway Children years ago on a driving trip. In some ways, I think I enjoyed it more than kids did.Nesb...
As a child, I loved books with magic. I was often disappointed to discover that books with wonderful magical titles and wonderful magical covers had nothing magical in them. This book sounded like it would be magical. It was not, but I liked it anyway. A family of children hope to restore their fami...
As always Edith Nesbit delivers a delightful tale and I actually think this is her best yet. Aimed at children, but not any the worse for not having been read until the "ripe old age" of 29. I grew to love the Bastables and enjoyed seeing them getting in and out of scrapes all the time. There's not ...
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