`There`s nothing so rare as a fantasy that elicits genuine wonder and that uses marvellous things to enrich a child`s appreciation of ordinary ones. Lev Grossman`s novel The Silver Arrow is something special.` WALL STREET JOURNAL Discover the magical, timeless children`s adventure from Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians. Now a New York Times bestseller! When Kate is given a colossal steam train, the Silver Arrow, for her birthday, she can`t believe her luck. After eleven years of waiting, adventure has finally found her! Soon the Silver Arrow is whisking Kate and her brother Tom to a magical station where their passengers stand ready to board. From the porcupine to the pangolin, each one is rare and wonderful. But these animals have been waiting a very long time too. Can Kate deliver them home ... before it`s too late? Lev Grossman`s first children`s book is a journey you`ll never forget: a rip-roaring adventure from desert plains to snow-covered mountains and everything in between. Packed with exciting creatures from the indignant porcupine to the lost polar bear and the adorable baby pangolin, The Silver Arrow is a classic story about saving our endangered animals and the places they live.
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`There`s nothing so rare as a fantasy that elicits genuine wonder and that uses marvellous things to enrich a child`s appreciation of ordinary ones. Lev Grossman`s novel The Silver Arrow is something