An edition of The Phantom Tollbooth (1961)

La cabina mágica

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An edition of The Phantom Tollbooth (1961)

La cabina mágica

2nd edition

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (97 ratings) ·
  • 630 Want to read
  • 61 Currently reading
  • 136 Have read

The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once prosperous but now troubled. There, he acquires two faithful companions, a dog named Tock and the Humbug, and goes on a quest to restore to the kingdom its exiled princesses—named Rhyme and Reason—from the Castle in the Air. In the process, he learns valuable lessons, finding a love of learning. The text is full of puns and wordplay, such as when Milo unintentionally jumps to Conclusions, an island in Wisdom, thus exploring the literal meanings of idioms.

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Anaya
Language
Spanish

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letters, numbers, orchestras, children's literature, adventure, Creativity and Imagination, Boredom, Magic and Supernatural, Discovery and Learning, American Fantasy fiction, Children's stories, American, Fantasy, Ficción juvenil, Fiction, Imaginación, Imagination, Language and languages, Lenguaje y lenguas, Novela fantástica, children's fantasy, puns, tollbooths, Puns and punning, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction, Imagination in children, Criticism and interpretation, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary, Spanish: Grades 4-7, Spanish language materials, Readers - Chapter Books, Action & Adventure, Classics, Non-Classifiable, Action & Adventure - General, Children's fiction, Imaginary Voyages, Children's stories, Large type books, New York Times reviewed, Magic, fiction, Boys, Learning and scholarship, Male authors, Illustrated children's books, Specimens, Garçons, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Savoir et érudition, Livres illustrés pour enfants, Spécimens, Spanish language, Children's books, Ennui (Lassitude), Fantasmes, Fantasía, Novela juvenil, Relatos de aventura, Fantasy--juvenile fiction, Pz7.j9865 ph 1996, [fic], Alphabet, Arithmetic, Adventure stories, Arithmétique, Histoires pour enfants

People

Humbug, Milo, Tock, King Azaz the Unabridged, Spelling Bee, Officer Shrift, Which, Mathemagician, Rhyme, Reason, Alec Bings, Chroma the Great, Terrible Trivium, Gelatinous Giant.

Places

Castle in the Air, Dictionopolis, Digitopolis, Doldrums, Mountains of Ignorance, Lands Beyond, Kingdom of Wisdom, Expectations, Word Market

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Cover of: 神奇的收费亭
神奇的收费亭
2012, Nan hai chu ban gong si
Paperback in Chinese - Di 1 ban
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Cover of: Milo i volshebnai͡a budka
Milo i volshebnai͡a budka
2009, Makhaon
in Russian
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Phantom Tollbooth
2008, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
in English
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Cover of: La Caseta Magica (The Phantom Tollb
La Caseta Magica (The Phantom Tollb
August 1, 2001, SeaStar
Paperback in English
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Cover of: The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
2000-05, Bullseye Books, Random House Books for Young Readers
Paperback in English - 1st Bullseye Books edition (1)
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Cover of: La cabina mágica
La cabina mágica
1999 09, Anaya
Hardcover in Spanish - 2nd edition
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1996, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover in English - printing (51)
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The Phantom Tollbooth: (abridged)
1995, Caedmon
LP in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1992-07, Lions
Paperback in English - 18th impression
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1964, Windward Books, Random House
in English
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Edition Notes

Published in
Madrid, Spain
Copyright Date
1998

Contributors

Illustrator
Jules Feiffer
Translator
Alberto Jiminez Rioja

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9708251M
Internet Archive
lacabinamgica00nort
ISBN 10
8420790036
ISBN 13
9788420790039
Goodreads
46014325

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First Sentence

"There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always."

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