Set in a beautiful and magical place, this is an award-winning classic story of a friendship that stretches across centuries as Tolly, newly arrived at Green Knowe, his great grandmother’s old wonderfully atmospheric house, makes friends with Alexander, Toby and Linnet, his long distant relatives who lived in the house centuries before. Although from another time, Tolly’s relatives are not ghosts; they and Tolly share a home and, through the stories of long-ago that Tolly’s grandmother tells him, Tolly knows all about their lives while they can visit him in his. Together the children have wonderful adventures in the surrounding countryside. Further adventures set in the same wonderful house but now occupied by other children follow in The River at Greene Knowe.
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These enchanting, haunting stories from Carnegie winner Lucy M. Boston have become modern classics, beautifully evoking all the magic and wonder of childhood. Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition.
The Children of Green Knowe
Tolly’s Great Grandmother isn’t a witch, but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, are full of a very special kind of magic. There are other children in the house – children who were happy there centuries before. Running around Green Knowe’s moat, gardens and mysterious rooms, Tolly slowly discovers these children, along with their toys, animals, and their wonderful stories.
The River at Green Knowe
‘What a lot of islands the river makes,’ said Ida. ‘We must go exploring and sail around them all.’
And so begins a wonderful, magical summer. Ida, Oscar and Ping are staying with Ida’s great-aunt at the ancient, river-encircled house of Green Knowe. They set out to chart the river in their canoe, and soon discover that it hides some surprising and mysterious secrets.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Children of Green Knowe Collection and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The Children of Green Knowe Collection features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Classic Literature, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 7+ readers
The Children of Green Knowe Collection is available in Paperback
The Children of Green Knowe Collection was written by Lucy M. Boston and published by Faber Children's Books an imprint of Faber & Faber
The Children of Green Knowe Collection has 363 pages
Yes it is part of Faber Classics series
£8.99
