The Time Tree

Richemont, Enid

ISBN 10: 0744508363 / ISBN 13: 9780744508369

Published by Walker Books Ltd, London, 1989

About this Item

First edition first printing octavo. 96 pages Fine condition in Fine unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions. Scarce as UK first edition.

Seller Inventory # 085530

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Time Tree
• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0744508363
• ISBN 13: 9780744508369
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 500 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Rachel and Joanna are in their last year at primary school. At their special place, a tree in the park, they come into contact with a mysterious young girl who was born over 400 years before. Her name is Anne and she is deaf. Through her struggles, the two modern-day girls make some discoveries.

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-- In this British time fantasy, ten-year-olds Rachel and Joanna encounter Anne, a deaf girl from Elizabethan times, in their secret tree house. The two best friends meet in a large tree in the park to play and gossip; Anne retreats to that same tree (a sapling in her time) to escape the taunts of those who call her insane or bewitched. When Rachel and Joanna realize Anne's disability (at first they think she is speaking a foreign language), the girls decide to teach her to write. The use of short episodes, smoothly shifting back and forth in time, keeps the story moving well and will hold readers' interests. The contrast between contemporary life and the Elizabethan era is brought out in both dialogue and description. Even though the story is clearly purposeful, its message is well integrated into the plot. With its simple language, this short, accessible fantasy is a good choice for reluctant readers, as well as for lovers of time-travel tales. --Ruth S. Vose, San Francisco Public Library
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