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The Enchanted Wood
The Magic Faraway Tree (Book 1)
- Author
- Enid Blyton
- Narrator
- Kate Winslet
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date
- 12 December 2013
- Run Time
- 4 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The first enchanting story in the Magic Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton, the world's best-loved storyteller - read by Kate Winslet.
Joe, Beth and Frannie find the Enchanted Wood on the doorstep of their new home, and when they discover the Faraway Tree they fall into all sorts of adventures!
Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Discover the magic!
This recording follows the original text, first published in 1939. It does not contain the following chapters, which were first written for Enid Blyton's Omnibus! published in 1952, and later inserted into some editions of The Enchanted Wood:
Up to the Land of Toys
They get into trouble
Mr Oom-Boom-Boom
In Santa Claus's Castle
© 2013 Hodder & Stoughton Limited (P) 2013 Hodder Children's Books
Critics Review
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The story is endlessly fun - full of mischief, adventure and magical twists that spark their imagination... It's amazing that the first book in the series was written in 1939, yet the story still feels fresh and full of magic for today's kids
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Details
- Author
- Enid Blyton
- Narrator
- Kate Winslet
- Duration
- 4 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 December 2013
- ISBN
- 9781444920826
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Synopsis
Discover the magic of the Faraway Tree this Easter. Now a major movie! The first enchanting story in the Magic Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton, the world's best-loved storyteller - read by Kate Winslet.Joe, Beth and Frannie find the Enchanted Wood on the doorstep of their new home, and when they discover the Faraway Tree they fall into all sorts of adventures!Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Discover the magic!This recording follows the original text, first published in 1939. It does not contain the following chapters, which were first written for Enid Blyton's Omnibus! published in 1952, and later inserted into some editions of The Enchanted Wood:Up to the Land of ToysThey get into troubleMr Oom-Boom-BoomIn Santa Claus's Castle© 2013 Hodder & Stoughton Limited (P) 2013 Hodder Children's Books
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