The Phoenix and the Carpet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781975801564)

The Phoenix and the Carpet is a fantasy novel for children, written in 1904 by E. Nesbit. It is the second in a trilogy of novels that began with Five Children and It (1902), and follows the adventures of the same five protagonists - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb. Their mother buys the children a new carpet to replace the one from the nursery that was destroyed in an accidental fire. The children find an egg in the carpet which hatches into a talking Phoenix. The Phoenix explains that the carpet is a magical one that will grant them three wishes per day. The five children go on many adventures which eventually wears out their magical carpet. The adventures of the children are continued and conclude in the third book of the trilogy, The Story of the Amulet (1906).

Author: E. Nesbit
ISBN-10: 1975801563
ISBN-13: 9781975801564
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/26/2017
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.46d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 28274 / Phoenix and the Carpet