The Borrowers (Audio book)

Penguin presents for the first time the complete, unabridged audio CD of Mary Norton's The Borrowers, read by Christopher Eccleston. The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work. Arrietty's father, Pod, was an expert Borrower. He could scale curtains using a hatpin, and bring back a doll's teacup without breaking it. Girls weren't supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty was an only child her father broke the rule, and then something happened which changed their lives. She made friends with the human boy living in the house...

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Mary Norton

Summary

Penguin presents for the first time the complete, unabridged audio CD of Mary Norton's The Borrowers, read by Christopher Eccleston.

The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work. Arrietty's father, Pod, was an expert Borrower. He could scale curtains using a hatpin, and bring back a doll's teacup without breaking it. Girls weren't supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty was an only child her father broke the rule, and then something happened which changed their lives. She made friends with the human boy living in the house...

Product details

• Authors: Sian Bailey, Christopher Eccleston, Judith Elkin, Mary Norton, Norton Mary
• Assisted by: Christopher Eccleston (Reader / Narrator), Eccleston Christopher (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: CD-Audio
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780241326053
• ISBN: 978-0-241-32605-3
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 142 mm x 24 mm
• Series: A Puffin Book
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)