The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 4: The Whispering Knights1400 Headwords

by Clare West and Penelope Lively

Book Overview

'I don't know that you have done anything wrong,' Miss Hepplewhite said. 'But it is possible that you have done something rather dangerous.' William and Susie thought they were just playing a game... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0194791947
• ISBN13: 9780194791946
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Thirty five years later, it's still a beautiful book

At the ripe old age of 46 I've come across this book, squirreled amongst the group of items I've kept since childhood. I last read it when I was 12, in 1972, when PL had written only one other book. I can understand why this is the only book I chose to keep from my childhood. Beautiful imagery and a powerful use of words that I found fascinating even then. The children seem a little 'old fashioned' now, but the story itself holds firm. My 8 year old son is loving it. I only hope the now fragile and yellow pages will last the distance.

My favourite story

This is a wonderful story of three children, who inadvertantly bring Morgan le Fay back into power. Based in Oxfordshire, it utilises a famous stone circle, the Whispering Knights.Written in the typical Lively easy to read style, it's a great children's story with a good mix of magic and modern sensibilities. It has long been one of my favourites and still gets a re-read even though I'm 20 years past the demographic.