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The Phantom Tollbooth
Illustrated in black-and-white. We're celebrating the thirty-fifth
anniversary (1996) of this modern kids' classic with a special hardcover
edition! This ingenious fantasy centeres around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who
comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces
with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and
begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet
lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked "Which, " Faintly
Macabre, who gives Milo the "impossible" mission of returning two princesses to
the Kingdom of Wisdom...
anniversary (1996) of this modern kids' classic with a special hardcover
edition! This ingenious fantasy centeres around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who
comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces
with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and
begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet
lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked "Which, " Faintly
Macabre, who gives Milo the "impossible" mission of returning two princesses to
the Kingdom of Wisdom...
Book Details
- Publisher: Perfection Learning
- Publish Date: Oct 1st, 1988
- Pages: 255
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.50in - 5.00in - 0.90in - 0.55lb
- EAN: 9780812451788
- Recommended age: 08-12
- Categories: • Classics• Fantasy - General• Action & Adventure - General
Praise for this book
"I read [The Phantom Tollbooth] first when I was 10. I still have the book report I wrote, which began 'This is the best book ever.'"
--Anna Quindlen, "The New York Times"
--Anna Quindlen, "The New York Times"
"A classic... Humorous, full of warmth and real invention."
--"The New Yorker"
" I read [The Phantom Tollbooth] first when I was 10. I still have the book report I wrote, which began 'This is the best book ever.'"
--Anna Quindlen, "The New York Times"
--Anna Quindlen, "The New York Times"
" A classic... Humorous, full of warmth and real invention."
--"The New Yorker"