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    The Borrowers Afloat
    The Borrowers Aloft: Plus the short tale Poor Stainless
    The Borrowers
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    Borrowers Series

    By Mary Norton, Diana Stanley, Beth Krush and

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    About this series

    Together in one volume, here are complete versions of Mary Norton’s five beloved bestselling books about the tiny, stouthearted Borrowers.

    Put this volume into the hands of little readers—or of any reader who delights in classic adventure. Includes complete editions of The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield, The Borrowers Afloat, The Borrowers Aloft, and The Borrowers Avenged. These editions include the original charming black-and-white illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush.

    A enchanting and enduring children's classic, The Borrowers is the award-winning tale of three tiny people who are big heroes. The Clock family—Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty—are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an English manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are “borrowed” from the “human beans” who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay nested safely in their beloved hidden home, or will they be forced to flee?

    The four subsequent books are equally charming and appealing, perfect for independent readers as well as shared reading with younger children.

    The Borrowers Afield: Driven from their home in the big house, Pod, Homily, and Arrietty take up life in a boot.

    The Borrowers Afloat: Uprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood. “As irresistible as its predecessors.”—Booklist

    The Borrowers Aloft: Imprisoned in an attic by a greedy couple who want to use them as performers, the Borrowers escape by balloon.

    The Borrowers Avenged: Pod, Homily, and Arrietty escape from the Platters’ attic and set off to an old rectory to begin life anew. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 1, 2003
    The Borrowers Afloat
    The Borrowers Aloft: Plus the short tale Poor Stainless
    The Borrowers

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      The Borrowers
      The Borrowers

      The Borrowers

      Mary Norton
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      The Borrowers—the Clock family: Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, to be precise—are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an old English country manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are “borrowed” from the “human beans” who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay nested safely in their beloved hidden home, or will they be forced to flee? The British author Mary Norton won the Carnegie Medal for The Borrowers in 1952, the year it was first published in England.

      The Borrowers—the Clock family: Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, to be precise—are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an old English country manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs, are “borrowed” from the “human beans” who tromp around loudly above them. All is well until Pod is spotted upstairs by a human boy! Can the Clocks stay nested safely in their beloved hidden home, or will they be forced to flee? The British author Mary Norton won the Carnegie Medal for The Borrowers in 1952, the year it was first published in England.

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      The Borrowers Afloat
      The Borrowers Afloat

      The Borrowers Afloat

      Mary Norton
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      Uprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood. “As irresistible as its predecessors.”--Booklist

      Uprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood. “As irresistible as its predecessors.”--Booklist

    • 4

      The Borrowers Aloft: Plus the short tale Poor Stainless
      The Borrowers Aloft: Plus the short tale Poor Stainless

      The Borrowers Aloft: Plus the short tale Poor Stainless

      Mary Norton
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      Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in The Borrowers Aloft. The original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, capturing these little people with a larger-than-life appeal.

      Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in The Borrowers Aloft. The original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, capturing these little people with a larger-than-life appeal.

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      The Borrowers Avenged
      The Borrowers Avenged

      The Borrowers Avenged

      Mary Norton
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      Pod, Homily, and Arrietty escape from the Platters’ attic and set off to an old rectory to begin life anew. “Like her Borrowers, the author is resourceful, inventive, and patient, and her fantasy continues to be totally real and acceptable.”--The Horn Book

      Pod, Homily, and Arrietty escape from the Platters’ attic and set off to an old rectory to begin life anew. “Like her Borrowers, the author is resourceful, inventive, and patient, and her fantasy continues to be totally real and acceptable.”--The Horn Book

    Author

    Mary Norton

    Mary Norton (1903-1992) lived in England, where she was an actress, playwright, and award-winning author of the classic Borrowers novels.

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      love these old stories, they were some of my favorite books growing up!