Series: Chronicles of Narnia (Book 4)
Audio CD: 4 pages
Publisher: HarperFestival; Unabridged edition (November 19, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062314602
ISBN-13: 978-0062314604
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 6 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
I teach 3rd and 4th grade. For literature, I prefer to have my students follow along as a book is read out loud since it helps to increase comprehension. Consequently, I use a lot of audio CDs. I REALLY appreciate that this version has detailed information for each track, including the length of time, and the first sentence. It makes it so much easier to find our place (without me having to write down on which track we stopped.) And, naturally, Lynn Redgrave is a wonderful reader.
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie are all waiting for the train to return to school when something unexpected happens. One minute they are on the platform, the next they are in Narnia. Though they've only been away from Narnia a year in our world, it appears much more time has passed in Narnia. The children aren't quite sure where they've been whisked away to. They finally come upon a place to shelter in a ruined building and, though it doesn't look familiar at first, they start to feel rather like they've been there before. The placement of the well and the layout of the rooms finally gets them to thinking this must be Cair Paravel, their old home when they were kings and queens of Narnia. Though, for this much ruin to have taken place, it has to have been hundreds of years since they were last here.Prince Caspian is told by his nurse stories of an old Narnia where there are talking beasts and Aslan is the high king. Miraz, Caspian's uncle, hears of this and quickly gets rid of the nurse and hires a tutor for Caspian. Miraz does not want anyone discussing the old Narnia; he likes it much better the way it is now with him as the ruler of Narnia. The new tutor teaches Caspian and helps him escape when it is learned that Caspian is to be killed so he will not take his rightful place as King of Narnia. Caspian flees his home and soon comes upon an unlikely group of animals; they are talking beasts. Trufflehunter (a badger) and Trumpkin (a red dwarf) turn out to be Caspian's strongest allies and assist him on his journey to evade Miraz's army. With the assistance of the talking beasts and the Pevensie's, Caspian must fight to take his rightful place in Narnia.This installment of the Narnia series brought back more of the wonder that I was longing for and missed in The Horse and His Boy. I liked meeting the new characters in this book. Caspian is someone you can root for and I liked Reepicheep, the brave mouse.
Bought as a gift for my husband and he loves this book on tape, great story. Was and is a great choice.
the gift was a hit
Wonderful book
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