The Field Guide
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Our view
“The Field Guide” is a short, inviting first step into the Spiderwick world, and its many stylish illustrations do as much work as the text. The book sets up its faerie setting and leaves plenty unanswered for the four volumes that follow. Some readers place it in the line of Narnia. It is a good choice for children of primary-school age.
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About the book
The original chapter books in the "Spikderwick Chronicles" are now available with art from the feature film adaptation from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, scheduled for theatrical release on February 15. Each edition features black-and-white illustrations and two full-color tips-ins.
Reading order · The Spiderwick Chronicles
Full order & progress →- The Field GuideThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Seeing Stone
7.87.8 / 10 - Lucinda's Secret
7.87.8 / 10 - The Ironwood Tree
7.97.9 / 10 - The Wrath of Mulgarath
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 192 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 192 | 100% |
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