E. Nesbit ~5 hr read

The four children find their old friend the Psammead in a pet shop and win half of a magic Amulet, which can carry them through the past to find its missing other half.

E. Nesbit's 1906 novel is a beloved classic of children's fantasy, the third Psammead book. Witty, inventive, warm. Read it for a delightful time-travel adventure through ancient Babylon, Egypt, and Atlantis, from a founding master of the genre whose blend of magic and everyday childhood shaped a century of children's books.

In its time

Published in 1906, during the 1900s, the scientific romance.

Reading it

~5 hr read (a novel-length work, settle in).