Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Chronicles of Narnia- The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

       


Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. New York: HarperCollins Publishing, 1950. ISBN- 9780064471046. Paperback. USD $4.99. 



Awards/Honors:
-ALA Notable Children's book
-2001 Nominated for the Retro Hugo Award



Annotation:
Four siblings and a whole new world. Conquering and defeating the evils of Narnia is just another day in the life of a lion who is a King.



Booktalk:


“To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy the Valiant. To the great western woods, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant southern sun, Queen Susan the Gentle. And to the clear northern skies, I give you King Peter the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen of Narnia. May your wisdom grace us until the stars rain down from the heavens.”

Are you ready to begin the first of seven adventurous novels? The Chronicles of Narnia kicks off with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Four siblings move from London to the countryside only to learn that a secret world lies within a wardrobe. The youngest sibling, Lucy, enters this world, called Narnia. 

In Narnia animals can speak, witches are evil, and a lion is the King. Imagination or real life? That is the question readers will have while falling in love this novel. Can four siblings join this magical kingdom and help the King defeat the Witch? Who will survive in the end? Find out in an unforgettable adventure that exists within a wardrobe!






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In 2005, this novel became a movie. 
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