{"product_id":"the-borrowers-afloat-mary-norton-paperback","title":"The Borrowers Afloat -- Mary Norton, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen their cottage refuge is shuttered, Pod, Homily, and Arrietty scramble down a washhouse pipe, ride a soapbox lid over soapy scum, and camp beside the stream. Their goal is Little Fordham, a model village where tiny folk might live unobserved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpring rains soon sweep their kettle into midstream, leaving them stranded on a heap of driftwood. Trapped in deep water, the tiny family ducks a gypsy's hook, cuts away the sunken kettle, and scans the river for Spiller's knife-box boat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As irresistible as its predecessors.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKids Adventure Books: \u003c\/strong\u003e Spiller navigates the dangerous river current in a salvaged knife box, punting with an amber knitting needle and steering with a tarnished Georgian butter knife.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSurvival Story: \u003c\/strong\u003e Mild Eye strings a clothesline between an overhanging hazel and an ash tree, hauling himself into deep water to grab the family before his tightrope gives way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso by This Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield and The Borrowers Avenged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mary Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/1\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.68\" H x 5.12\" L x 0.45\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780152047337\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68343064035632,"sku":"9780152047337","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780152047337.jpg?v=1794244788","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-borrowers-afloat-mary-norton-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}