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Manufacturer: School Specialty Publishing

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781577683872
ISBN: 1577683870
Label: School Specialty Publishing
Manufacturer: School Specialty Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: 2002-09-04
Publisher: School Specialty Publishing
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: School Specialty Publishing

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When Wizard Extraordinaire, Z. P. Alabasium, rents a room at Mrs. Begg’s boarding house, things go mysteriously awry. First, a windstorm blows away the laundry. Then rain falls inside the parlor. Soon strange creatures float through the air, and lizards appear in the guests’ bed. But Mrs. Beggs has a secret up her sleeve. Her great Aunt Celia was a witch and left behind a book of magic spells. Before things get any worse, Mrs. Beggs whips up some magic of her own and gets rid of her wizard problem! But watch out! Her new tenant—a dragon—looks to be even more trouble!

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Summary: Lifetime's ambition to re-trace this great childhood read completed!
Comment: Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how excited I am - I'm fit to burst! I remember a creepy little book with fab drawings from when I was about 7ish (I'm now 34 years old!). I read it with my mother repeatedly in our local library when I was little. It even became a bit of a family tale as one of the characters says 'nothing to concern yourself with' and I used to say that to my mum in a joking way. Anyway, I could never remember what it was called and for about the past ten years have been trying to trace it (I've even paid money to net websites to try to trace it!). Today I looked up to top shelf of a bookshop and there it was! It's such a brilliant story and the illustrations are beautiful. I instantly bought two copies - one for my mum and one for our future child. What a brilliant book.

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Summary: very delightful
Comment: my grand son loved this book, and so did the adults who read it to him..! wonderful..! Thank you Mercer Mayer

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Summary: A book that sparks the imagination
Comment: I found this book at the library last week and read it with my 5-year-old. The story itself - how a landlady rids herself of a nuisance tenant - is enjoyable, and is well complemented by the illustrations. The end of the story brings a nice commentary on human nature (the other tenants are bored once the wizard is ousted), and a wonderful closing in which a new wizard appears at the boardinghouse door.

Evan has made up many endings to this story - following different decisions by the landlady, a variety of personalities and actions by the new wizard(/?s), etc - and it has really helped him grasp the concept that the world is affected by branches of decision and action. Best of all is the light in his eyes when he comes up to me and says, "What if...?" It's refreshing to see a book that leaves so much to little readers' imaginations.

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Summary: Z P Alabasium
Comment: When I was small this was my favorite book of all time. I recently was given a copy and it rekindled many good memories. Mercer Mayer's illustrations are great, the details are amazing. I can't say enough nice things.

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