Caseta Magica (Phantom Tollbooth)

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Norton Juster, Juster: Caseta Magica (Phantom Tollbooth) (Spanish language, 2001, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media)

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Spanish language

Published Aug. 8, 2001 by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media.

ISBN:
978-0-606-33205-7
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4 stars (91 reviews)

One day Milo finds an enormous and mysterious package in his room. A phantom tollbooth, with a map to a weird world beyond! So Milo sets off on a fantastic voyage in which he meets: the not so wicked Which, Faintly Macabre, Alec Bings who sees through things, and the watchdog, Tock, who ticks.

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Curious Wonder and Deep Wisdom

5 stars

The Phantom Tollbooth is a fable in every chapter, clever wit in every paragraph, and careful thought in every sentence. It is both a treatise on critical thinking and a tender story of a young boy’s adventure. It is just as much an epic struggle between Wisdom and Ignorance as it is a playful comedy. Its excellence is a testament to the fruits of curious wonder and deep wisdom.

Long version: jdaymude.github.io/review/book-the-phantom-tollbooth/

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5 stars

This was a wonderful book! This was one of the 1st things I purchased for my husband shortly after I started dating him. The puns and games with language, ideas, and numbers are truly a great mental exercise and and more than pleasant diversion. He plays with some of the standard receptions and idioms in English, and I will never forget the dog that says "Tick“ but is named “Tock". Its intention is to point out the amazing things that are going on all around us even when we choose to be bored. Highly recommended for preteens through adults. WONDERFUL book!

I just reread this book; it seems so apt for the current politics of the US :-(, you know, the mountains of ignorance and the sea of knowledge from which most can emerge without having gotten wet! Yes, that's the current Republicans, and yes, if I've left you with …

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Subjects

  • Action & Adventure - General
  • Classics
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary