Description: Anthea, Jane, Robert, Cyril, and the Baby uncover a Psammead or Sand Fairy, who reluctantly agrees to grant their wishes. In The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904, 1949, 1960, 1987; Peter Smith, 1989) a magic carpet carrying a phoenix egg takes the children on magical journeys to Persia. In The Story of the Amulet (orig. British pub. 1906; U.S. 1907, 1949, 1960, 1987; Peter Smith, 1989), which was the first time travel fantasy ever written for children, the Sand Fairy helps the children travel to ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Rome. All three books were published in one volume entitled The Five Children; Containing Five Children and It; The Phoenix and the Carpet; The Story of the Amulet (Coward, 1930). Recommended.

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