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The phantom tollbooth

A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Juster, Norton, 1929-
Other Authors:	Feiffer, Jules (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, ©1989.
Subjects:	Adventure and adventurers > Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, American. Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.
Physical Description:	255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:	0394815009 9780394815008 0394915003 9780394915005 0394821998 9780394821993 0394820371 9780394820378
Author Notes:	Norton Juster was an architect and planner, professor emeritus of design at Hampshire College, and the author of a number of highly acclaimed children's books, including The Dot and the Line , which was made into an Academy Award-winning animated film. He collaborated with Sheldon Harnick on the libretto for an opera based on The Phantom Tollbooth . The musical adaptation, with a score by Arnold Black, premiered in 1995 and is performed in schools and theaters nationwide. Jules Feiffer is the author of several books for young readers, including The Man in the Ceiling and A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears, I Lost My Bear, Bark, George, and Meanwhile... . He has won a number of prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays. Mr. Feiffer lives in New York City.