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For Milo, everything's a bore. When a mysterious tollbooth appears in his room, he drives through only because he's got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and goes up against the dastardly Discord and Dynne. By the time Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it's exciting beyond his wildest dreams . . .
Performed by David Hyde Pierce
--Ce texte fait référence à l'édition CD .Norton Juster has written numerous children's books, including The Phantom Tollbooth, The Dot and The Line, and most recently, The Hello, Goodbye Window. Though he loves to write, Mr. Juster's first passion is architecture, which was the center of his career until his retirement in 1992. He currently lives in Massachusetts with his wife, where he continues to write.
--Ce texte fait référence à l'édition CD .
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5.0 étoiles sur 5
Un plaisir pour les enfants et les adultes,
Ce commentaire fait référence à cette édition : The Phantom Tollbooth (Relié)
Ce livre possède un côté enfantin et un côté philosophique (qu'on ne soupçonne pas en étant jeune). C'est un vrai régal! Les personnages sont aussi loufoques les uns que les autres. Pourquoi avancer quand on se trouve dans les Doldrums...mais si on n'avance pas on ne s'en sortira jamais! Les jeux de mots, les leçons qu'on peut y trouver sont fabuleux. Malgré l'âge du livre, il n'a pas mal vieilli. Quel périple il parcourt Milo après son passage du Tollbooth!!
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Childhood memories !,
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A wonderful book full of childhood memories for me, and I also remember waiting every Christmas Eve with bated breath to see if the film would be on TV again. It's both a children's book and a philosophical essay full of plays on words and numbers, and extremely logical with that ! How else to get to the Island of Conclusions than by jumping, and how to disagree when you both agree to disagree ? How logical it is to start in life with your head at the height you will grow to, and to have your feet grow towards the ground ! I love it.Having grown up with the book, I'd happily use it in the classroom. I've lent it to foreign friends with great success, the language used is relatively simple and logical, and the plays on words make the book accessible to many different levels of language students, allowing different levels of understanding. Aidez d'autres clients à trouver les commentaires les plus utiles
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listen, laugh, and learn,
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Ce commentaire fait référence à cette édition : The Phantom Tollbooth CD (CD)
Since first published in 1961 Norton Juster's classic children's story has known many incarnations - hardcover reprints, paperback issues, audio cassette, stage play, and now an unabridged audio version read by the incomparable David Hyde Pierce.Few of us did not watch the popular television show Frasier, and those of us who wouldn't miss an episode were soon fans of Pierce who played Dr. Niles Crane. He was funny, touching, affecting, and thoroughly enjoyable. The same may be said of this narration. His voice so easily becomes that of a small boy as well as the voices of the many characters met on a fantastic adventure. Listen as young Milo discovers a strange tollbooth in his bedroom. Then, since the rather bored youngster has nothing better to do he gets into his toy car and drives through the booth. What does he find? An absolutely amazing place, Dictionopolis, chock full of words and inhabited by unusual characters from Tock, a watchdog, to Humbug, an insect. As youngsters accompany Milo on this journey they will not only discover the meaning of words but much to ponder, such as "The way you see things depends a great deal on where you look at them from, " Or, they might consider this: "'I never knew words could be so confusing," Milo said to Tock as he bent down to scratch the dog's ear. 'Only when you use a lot to say a little,' answered Tock." Children as well as adults will listen, learn, and have lots of fun with The Phantom Tollbooth as read by David Hyde Pierce. - Gail Cooke Aidez d'autres clients à trouver les commentaires les plus utiles
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