After a long winter of red noses and wet mittens, summer is a welcome time for Miss Read and her down land village friends. Summer at Fairacre charmingly recounts this bright, bustling season and the problems and possibilities that unfold against the background of roses, skylarks, and bees. Joseph Coggs finds a temporary home in the schoolhouse while his mother is in the hospital. Miss Read's friend Amy mysteriously disappears. Perhaps most difficult of all, Mrs. Pringle, the grumpy school cleaner, is unable to work because ...
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After a long winter of red noses and wet mittens, summer is a welcome time for Miss Read and her down land village friends. Summer at Fairacre charmingly recounts this bright, bustling season and the problems and possibilities that unfold against the background of roses, skylarks, and bees. Joseph Coggs finds a temporary home in the schoolhouse while his mother is in the hospital. Miss Read's friend Amy mysteriously disappears. Perhaps most difficult of all, Mrs. Pringle, the grumpy school cleaner, is unable to work because the pain in her bad leg flares up. Still, the sounds of children playing and the fragrance of summertime flowers fill the air, as Miss Read shepherds her students and friends through the season.
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Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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Goodall, John S. Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in blue cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine has liquid splash stain. Light rubbing to head/foot of spine. Jacket slightly chipped around edges. Jacket lightly sunned. Illustrated end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text and b/w illustrations.
