Book
The phantom tollbooth / by Norton Juster ; illustrations by Jules Feiffer.
Product Description: For Milo, everything's a bore. When a mysterious tollbooth appears in his room, he drives through only because he's got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and goes up against the dastardly Discord and Dynne. By the time Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it's exciting beyond his wildest dreams.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780394820378
- ISBN: 0394820371
- Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Edition: First Bullseye Books edition.
- Publisher: New York : Bullseye Books, 1988, ©1961.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "The thirtysomething anniversary edition!"--Cover. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Appreciation -- 1: Milo -- 2: Beyond expectations -- 3: Welcome to dictionopolis -- 4: Confusion in the market place -- 5: Short shrift -- 6: Faintly Macabre's story -- 7: Royal banquet -- 8: Humbug volunteers -- 9: It's all in how you look520 A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers and finds a cure for his boredom. at things -- 10: Colorful symphony -- 11: Dischord and Dynne -- 12: Silent Valley -- 13: Unfortunate conclusions -- 14: Dodechedron leads the way -- 15: This way to infinity -- 16: Very dirty bird -- 17: Unwelcoming committee -- 18: Castle in the air -- 19: Return of rhyme and reason -- 20: Good-bye and hello. |
| Target Audience Note: | Interest age level: ages 9 to 12. Middle School. 1000 Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 6.7. Reading Counts! 5.4. |
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| Subject: | Puns and punning > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Adventure fiction. |
Summary:
Product Description: For Milo, everything's a bore. When a mysterious tollbooth appears in his room, he drives through only because he's got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and goes up against the dastardly Discord and Dynne. By the time Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it's exciting beyond his wildest dreams.
