The lion, the witch and the wardrobe : a story for children /

Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963,

The lion, the witch and the wardrobe : a story for children / Lion, the witch and the wardrobe. illustrated by Pauline Baynes. - 154 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - - The chronicles of Narnia ; bk. 2. . - Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963. (Clive Staples), Chronicles of Narnia (HarperCollins (Firm)) ; bk. 2. Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963. (Clive Staples), Chronicles of Narnia ; bk. 2. .

Chronologically the second book in Lewis' The chronicles of Narnia series. Sequel: Prince Caspian, the return to Narnia.

Lucy looks into a wardrobe -- What Lucy found there -- Edmund and the wardrobe -- Turkish delight -- Back on this side of the door -- Into the forest -- A day with the Beavers -- What happened after dinner -- In the Witch's house -- The spell begins to break -- Aslan is nearer -- Peter's first battle -- Deep magic from the dawn of time -- The triumph of the Witch -- Deeper magic from before the dawn of time -- What happened about the statues -- The hunting of the White Stag.

Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. 520 "Welcome to Narnia, a delightfully magical land where talking animals, fauns, dwarfs, centaurs, and friendly giants llive in peace and harmony. But, because this is a fairy tale, life in Narnia is not all goodness. When four English school children find their way into this mysterious other world, they are struck by a scene of dazzling snow -- cold, silent, and forbidding. for a wicked White Witch has cursed the land with eternal winter. With the arrival of the children, the little creatures come out of hiding -- it is rumored that the golden lion, Aslan, their wise and gracious ruler, is on his way to Narnia. The children's strange and unexpected adventures are climaxed in a glorious and fierce battle in which they aid the lion king in his triumph over the White Witch"--Dust jacket flap.

940 Lexile.



0060234814 9780060234812 0064471047 9780064471046 9780064404990 9780061715051

50010611


Narnia (Imaginary place)--Juvenile fiction.
Good and evil--Juvenile fiction.
Lion--Juvenile fiction.
Witches--Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy--Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy fiction, English.


Fantasy fiction.

PZ8.L48 / Li2

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