{"product_id":"the-borrowers-collection-complete-editions-of-all-5-books-in-1-volume-isbn-9780544842137","title":"The Borrowers Collection: Complete Editions of All 5 Books in 1 Volume","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTogether in one handsome hardcover volume that's perfect for gift giving, here are complete versions of Mary Norton’s five beloved bestselling books about the tiny, stouthearted Borrowers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut this volume into the hands of little readers—or of any reader who delights in classic adventure. Includes complete editions of \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Avenged. \u003c\/em\u003eThis volume include the original charming black-and-white illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush. Over 1,100 pages of Borrowers reading pleasure!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA enchanting and enduring children's classic, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four subsequent books are equally charming and appealing, perfect for independent readers as well as shared reading with younger children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Afield:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eDriven from their home in the big house, Pod, Homily, and Arrietty take up life in a boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Afloat:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eUprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood. “As irresistible as its predecessors.”—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Aloft: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eImprisoned in an attic by a greedy couple who want to use them as performers, the Borrowers escape by balloon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Avenged: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePod, Homily, and Arrietty escape from the Platters’ attic and set off to an old rectory to begin life anew. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Winner of the Carnegie Medal  \"A book that begs to be shared.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e  \"The magic and charm of the writing convince children and grown-ups, too, that Borrowers really do exist.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Afield:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  \"Readers who found Mary Norton's \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers \u003c\/em\u003ejust about perfect may approach this one with the nervous premonition that it couldn't possibly be as good. It is, though--and in some ways even better\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e  \"This book, like its predecessor, is a lovely thing. The Borrowers are fascinating not just because they are tiny creatures in a large world, but because they are people.\" -\u003cem\u003e-The Horn Book \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Afloat:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  \"It is not mere extravagance that has prompted comparisons of these books with \u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, for like the truly great writers of fantasy, Mary Norton is truly original.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Borrowers Aloft:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  \"Mary Norton has a priceless gift. She can view humans through the eyes of tiny folks and tiny folks through human eyes, and make both believable.\" \u003cem\u003e--Chicago Tribune  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for The Borrowers Avenged:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  \"Like her Borrowers the author is resourceful, inventive, and patient; her imaginative vitality is limited only by her impeccable sense of logic, and the fantasy continues to be totally real and totally acceptable.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890086998245,"sku":"NP9780544842137","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544842137.jpg?v=1730232516","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-borrowers-collection-complete-editions-of-all-5-books-in-1-volume-isbn-9780544842137","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}