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The borrowers / Mary Norton; illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush.
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780152047375
- Physical Description: 180 p: ill.
- Publisher: New York : Harcourt Brace, c1999.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Reading level : Age 8 and up. |
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| Subject: | Fantasy fiction |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | J FIC Norto | 31681001905074 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The Clock family--Pod, Homily, and Arrietty--live beneath the floor of a country house in a home furnished with objects they have borrowed from the humans who live above them. - Baker & Taylor
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock. - Harcourt PublishingThe Borrowersâthe Clock family: Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, to be preciseâare tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an old English country manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are âborrowedâ from the âhuman beansâ who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay nested safely in their beloved hidden home, or will they be forced to flee? The British author Mary Norton won the Carnegie Medal for The Borrowers in 1952, the year it was first published in England. This repackaged paperback edition still has the delightful original black-and-white illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush inside. A charmer!Awards: 1952 Carnegie Medal, a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award BookDonât miss the other classics in the Borrowers series: The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft, and The Borrowers Avenged.
- Harcourt PublishingA big celebration for three tiny heroes ... The Borrowers are fifty!
- HARPERCOLL
A enchanting and enduring children's classic, The Borrowers is the award-winning tale of three tiny people who are big heroes.
The Clock familyâHomily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arriettyâare tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an English manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are âborrowedâ from the âhuman beansâ who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay nested safely in their beloved hidden home, or will they be forced to flee? - Houghton
A enchanting and enduring children's classic, The Borrowers is the award-winning tale of three tiny people who are big heroes.
The Clock family—Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty—are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an English manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are “borrowed” from the “human beans” who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay nested safely in their beloved hidden home, or will they be forced to flee? - Houghton
A enchanting and enduring children's classic, The Borrowers is the award-winning tale of three tiny people who are big heroes.
The Clock family'Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty'are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an English manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are 'borrowed' from the 'human beans' who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay nested safely in their beloved hidden home, or will they be forced to flee? - HoughtonAn enchanting and enduring children's classic, The Borrowers is the award-winning tale of three tiny people who are big heroes.
