by Edith Nesbit · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780194229739
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«Five Children and It» is Edith Nesbit's children's fantasy novel, published by Oxford University Press España in paperback (64 pages, in English).
Five siblings find in a gravel pit Psammead, a grumpy, ancient sand fairy who grants one wish a day. Though it seems wonderful, the wishes prove tricky and can get them into trouble; each day becomes an adventure and a lesson about the consequences of wishing without thinking.
Graded reader from Oxford Bookworms Library, level 2 (700-word vocabulary), adapted by Diane Mowat and published in 2000.
The edition is intended for learners of English as a foreign language and for young readers aged 14 and up.
Edith Nesbit was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children and others as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party.
