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THE LION, THE
WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Full-color Collector's Edition)
by
C. S. Lewis
HarperCollins
ISBN: 0064409422
Age Level: BEGINNING (Ages 6-8)
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When war breaks out in England, four siblings --- Lucy, Edmund, Susan
and Peter --- are sent from London to live with an old Professor in
the country, where they will be safer. One rainy day when the children
are exploring the Professor's huge manor, Lucy discovers an old wardrobe.
She decides to investigate and way back behind the coats, she finds
herself wandering into a strange, snowy land: Narnia.
Once in Narnia Lucy meets a Faun (half-goat and half-man) who explains
who's who and what's what in Narnia. He warns Lucy to avoid the White
Witch, who has cast a spell that keeps Narnia in the grip of winter
all the time. Because of her evilness, Christmas and spring never
arrive.
Lucy takes the Faun's advice and when she heads back home, her brothers
and sister don't believe her when she tells them where she's been.
But they believe the story all too soon when they eventually accompany
her to Narnia and see it for themselves.
It's there that they meet a cast of talking animals, the White Witch
herself and, finally, Aslan, the majestic lion King of all Narnia
who must set things right in his kingdom. But first the good creatures
of Narnia will rescue Edmund from the clutches of the White Witch
before she meets Aslan in battle.
Hold on tight for this magical adventure.
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