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Summary: a reason for everything...
Review: The reason for the "sudden reordering" of the Narnia series dates back to a letter sent to C S Lewis by a child after the completion of the series. The young reader noticed that the books were published out of order as far as the Narnian time line goes with the creation of Narnia occuring in "The Magician's Nephew" (the sixth book published). In the letter, the child asked which order the books should be read in. Lewis replied that it was really up to the reader, but he prefered them chronologically within the Narnian world which places "The Magician's Nephew" first. SO it is up to the reader whether you want to read them in the new order (approved by the author) or their publication order. Either way you do it, "The Horse and His Boy" occurs at the same time "The Lion and the Witch and the wardrobe" occurs. I read them both ways, and LW&W is a better "first book" because it's more action oriented than MN. It was more interesting for me as a young reader to go back in time and read about the creation of one of my favorite fantasy worlds...every reader might not agree (obviously the publishers and the Lewis family don't). Enjoy them either way!
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Summary: I loved this book as a 4th grader
Review: I remember my 4th grade teacher reading this book to the class, as a treat, if we were good. I remember how much I loved it. I am buying it for my 10 yr old since I loved it so much, even now. I admit, I don't remember much except the sheer fantasy of it & how much it sparked my imagination as a child. It is a definite must for young dreamers.
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Summary: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe October 18,2003
Review: This book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis is a novel that makes you wonder what¡¯s going to happen next, and made me think what was the reason that people called Peter and Edmund the ¡°Sons of Adam¡±, and what was the reason that peole called Susan and Lucy ¡°Daughters of Eve¡±.This book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe, is about four young children named Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Peter is the oldest out of the four, Susan is second oldest, Edmund is second youngest, and Lucy is the youngest out of the four. These four young children were send to live at a professor¡¯s house at London. One day they were playing hide and go seek and lucy hid in a wardrobe, soon she discovered that she was in a land called Narnia. Then her brother Edmund discoverers the secret hidden inside the wardrobe. Edmund then befriended the Queen, and promise that he will bring his brother and sisters to the queen. Then Edmund told his brother and sisters to come to Narnia and meet the queen, but they refused, then Edmund betrayed his brother and sisters by going away to the castle that the White Witch lived in, and telling her where his brothers and sisters are, and told her that Aslan was on the move. The witch then sended her minions to stop Aslan. All of her minions had failed her, and the spell that the witch cast upon the land of Narnia had weakened. The White Witches minions had failed her, because Aslan had the help of Peter, Susan, Lucy, and later the help of Edmund. Later Edmund can no longer withstand how the witch had treated him, and he escaped. Then a huge battle between the side of Aslan and the side (Good) of the White Witch (Evil), will begin. Instead of either side winning, Aslan made a promise to the Witch. The battle was finally over, and later Peter was announced as ¡°King Peter¡±, Edmund was announced as ¡°King Edmund¡±, Susan was announced as ¡°Queen Susan¡±, and Lucy was announced as ¡°Queen Lucy¡±. This was only the starting of Narnia. I think the author is trying to tell us that fighting is not the only way to solve a problem, and the author wants us to know that this is only the starting of Narnia. This book shows great trust.
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Summary: Children's Book Club Selection
Review: We thought this book was easy to read and contained just enough details to make it perfect. It was very well thought out. The author had good ideas such as the time difference between Narnia and Earth. It was interesting and completely different from Harry Potter. The author was very clever and came up with lots of great twists. We liked how the youngest sister, Lucy, not the oldest brother, started the whole adventure. We liked the way the lion had more power than humans. We also liked the way the people couldn't own Aslan, the lion, like a pet in a zoo because he was King.
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Summary: A wonderful children's tale
Review: It's been a long time since I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a child but, even now, I can remember the magic that book gave me. I've just re-read it as an adult and it's still a wonderful, spriritual experience - perhaps more so. CS Lewis wrote these books with a very obvious allegory - obvious, perhaps, for everyone except the target audience! Some people will say, therefore, that these are Christian books - suitable only for Christians perhaps? But I strongly disagree. The tales provide strong moral guidelines (in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Edmund is led astray by the empty promises of the white witch and has to have his sin's redeemed by a sacrifice) but they can be read at many levels and one is just a pure fairy tale. It is really a tale of good versus evil. In this book (which despite the re-numbering, I still consider to be the first book!), we are introduced to the four children - brothers and sisters - who's adventures we see. Like many children's authors, CS Lewis uses the concept of separation from the parents to provide a safe haven for imagination - in this case wartime evacuation leads to a very strange house with a wonderful old man who allows them - encourages them - to explore what truth is. In this case "truth" lies beyond a wardrobe in the magical land of Narnia. A land in the midst of a permanent winter caused by the magic of an evil queen. As the children explore this world, and meet it's good and bad inhabitants, they are each changed and grow with the experience. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a very accessible book open to young readers - in fact, it would be suitable for one of the first chapter books I feel. Yet it has enough depth that it can be read by older children again and again - much as I did as a child!
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Summary: Classic
Review: 7 years ago my fourth grade teacher assigned this book for us to read and 7 years later the magic has not left.
Whimsical and enchanting this novel takes us to a time where the battle for good and evil is fought by witches and princesses; lions and stags; beasts and fairies and...four children.
Not only does book provide a temporary escape to a fantasy world, but allows one's imagination to grow with each turn of the page until you can almost smell the scent of Turkish Delight!
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Summary: One of the literacy word's beloved books
Review: Book 2 of the 7 book series The story begins as Lucy, an English girl hides in a wardrobe closet. Through the wardrobe she's transported to the land of Narnia, an extravagant place overseen by Aslan, a god-like lion and enemies of Empress Jadis, a huge queen. After coming out to tell her other 3 friends, they saw she's mad until they see for themselves. Now the 4 have to join forces to defeat the Queen. Even though it's one book out of a series of 7, it's one of the most well known and also makes it one of the best. Depending on how you read it, it's either the first in the publication order or 2nd in chronological order so keep that in mind
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Summary: A fantasy world
Review: This is the first book in a long series that takes us away to a fantasy world. It is a world full of danger, excitement, and even new friends. It is a world that most people drift off to. It may not be the same, but we all drift of into the world of kings and queens, talking animals, and a place that we can call our own. In this story, the four kids find this place and with it find an adventure and a life the could only dream of before that faithful day when the entered the world through the wardrobe.I recommed it to anyone who likes a good story.
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Summary: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Review: I read the book because I saw the movie so I decided to read the book 2 years ago in the third grade. I think this book is the best book ever written. It's about 4 kids that find another world and the animals can talk. It's just one exciting adventure. I loved this book because I like imaginary things, and it's so well written. Also, it's easy to understand. I recommend this book to anyone who loves to use their imagination.
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Summary: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
Review: The author of this book has an awesome imagination! The names on the title all stand for something, that you will find out about in the story.I recremend the whole series of The Chroniclals of Narnia.
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