false 50654622 1923556 225038 0152020683 9780152020682 235 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172858088m/225038.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172858088s/225038.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225038.Half_Magic 4.02 1771 Half Magic, the most popular of his tales about four children who encounter magical coins, time-travel herb gardens, and other unlikely devices, is a warm, funny, original adventure. The title refers to a coin that the children find. Through a comical series of coincidences, they discover that the coin is magic. Well, it's not totally magic — it's only (you guessed it) half magic. That means there's a certain logic to the wishes one must make to generate a desired outcome. Imagine the results emerging from inaccurate efforts: half invisible, half rescued, half everything! Half Magic is never too cute, and with just enough emotion to complement the magic, this classic is sure to hold a special place in any child's library. If you love Half Magic, its sequels — Knight's Castle, The Time Garden, and Magic by the Lake — have also been reissued in lovely hardcover editions, complete with N.M. Bodecker's original illustrations and covers by Quentin Blake. (Ages 8 to 12)]]> 131683 4.05 4705 415 146 4.04 163534 7528 385574 4.03 2349 282 1954 4 2 false Fri Mar 27 16:50:14 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 17:03:26 -0700 2009
This is, apparently, a children's book. Back in the day, children were considerably more well-read. They would ...more...]]>