Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN-13:9781842552827ISBN:1842552821
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Moyer Bell
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781559213950ISBN:1559213957
Description: Wells, Rosemary. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 222 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. THIS USED TRADE EDITION PAPERBACK CAME FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE BOOK IS IN NEAR NEW LIKE CONDITION. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780753805206ISBN:0753805200
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Orion Books
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753802366ISBN:0753802368
Description: Fair. Paperback, larger format, a good reading copy. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753802366ISBN:0753802368
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753802366ISBN:0753802368
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753802366ISBN:0753802368
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753802366ISBN:0753802368
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Orion Books
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753802366ISBN:0753802368
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Phoenix House, London
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753805206ISBN:0753805200
Description: Wells, Rosemary. Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 1998 reprint. Crease to lower front corner. Bump to edge of rear cover. Handling wear. 247pp. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Moyer Bell Ltd
Date published: 2007-11-01
ISBN-13:9781559213950ISBN:1559213957
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780753808665ISBN:0753808668
Description: Good. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; A startlingly original presentation of the Nativity story, woven into an enthralling and mysterious novel A nice copy, some spine creases. 247 pages Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Phoenix Books, London
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780753802366ISBN:0753802368
Description: Wells, Rosemary. Very Good+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. PB, pictorial card covers, VG+/--, 247pp. Mild rubbing to covers, inside is square, clean and tight without markings. By the author of 'Sophie's World' & 'The Solitaire Mystery', an enchanting Christmas story. 290g when packed. read more
""Christmas is the world's biggest birthday party, for everybody in the world is invited to join in. That's why the party has lasted for so many years."
Fifty years ago a girl disappeared from her home in Norway. She ran after a lamb and found herself travelling right across Europe to Palestine, and back through 2,000 years to meet the Holy Family in Bethlehem. There Elisabet met angels (Ephiriel, Impuriel, Seraphiel, Cherubiel and Evangeliel), shepherds (Joshua, Jacob, Isaac and Daniel), wise men (Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior) and other biblical characters (Quirinius, the Governor of Syria and Augustus, Emperor of the Roman Empire) who joined her on her pilgrimage. "We'll also welcome the baby Jesus into the world. He was called God's lamb, because He was just as kind and innocent as the little lamb's fleece is soft. We have to travel two thousand years backwards in time to the moment when Jesus was born."
In present-day Norway, a boy acquires a strange old Advent calendar. Hidden in each of the windows is a tiny piece of paper. Little by little these pieces unfold the girl's story and as we learn what happened to her, another story is revealed - that of the strange old man who made the calendar. Indeed this is a novel way of re-introducing Christmas in one's reading list not only because of the season but because it is creative, entertaining and informative.
Gaarder tells the most famous story in the world freshly, every chapter containing his characteristic twists and turns. Like "Sophie's World" it's a children's book that can be read by adults, and it could even be read together through the advent period, day by day. "There are two ways of becoming wise. One is to travel out into the world and see as much as possible of God's creation. The other is to put down roots in one spot and to study everything that happens there in as much detail as you can. The trouble is that it's impossible to do both at the same time."
Book Details:
Title The Christmas Mystery Author Jostein Gaarder Reviewed By Purplycookie"
"A literary advent calendar its one i try to read every December one chapter a day. Travelling in time and distance from Norway to Bethlehem it is intriguing and fascinating to watch the strands of history unravel and the story tie up neatly."
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