Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: ISBN: 9781684223411 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 86
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2019 Reprint of 1924 First Edition. Illustrated with Original Color Drawings. Reprint of the text and color illustrations of the First Edition of 1924. The text of this edition is different than later "sanitized" editions. The Box-Car Children tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. They eventually meet their grandfather, who is a wealthy and kind man (although the children had believed him to be cruel). The children decide to live with the grandfather, who moves the beloved boxcar to his backyard so the children can use it as a playhouse. The book was adapted as the film The Boxcar Children in 2014 and the sequel novel Surprise Island was released as a film in 2018. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the original book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012 the original novel was ranked among the all-time "Top 100 Chapter Books", or children's novels, in a survey published by School Library Journal.
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: Paw Prints ISBN: 9781439567265 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Alden children discover a necklace that bears a striking resemblance to their grandmother's necklace, stolen on her first wedding anniversary
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0807530514 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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A new restaurant is opening up in Greenfield, and the Aldens are first in line to help the owner start up a food pantry. They do everything they can to collect donations, from putting up signs to offering a free Thanksgiving dinner for the whole town, but someone keeps moving the signs and even steals the giant turkey that was meant for the dinner. The clock is ticking to get it back, but never fear, the Boxcar Children are on the case.
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: 8026899245 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 83
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The Boxcar Children tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. When a local baker and his wife learn that the children are orphans, they plan to send the children to live with their grandfather, but the children have been brought up to fear their grandfather, whom they have never met, because he did not like their parents' marriage. But their grandfather turns out to be a wealthy and kind man. He adopts children and moves the beloved boxcar to his backyard so they can use it as a playhouse.
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: Time to Read ISBN: 0807508322 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Start reading with the Boxcar Children! This set includes the first four books of Gertrude Chandler Warner's classic series, adapted for beginning readers--The Boxcar Children, Surprise Island, The Yellow House Mystery, and Mystery Ranch.
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0593901827 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they set out on their own in the first book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They're orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home—and become the Boxcar Children! What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: Albert Whitman ISBN: 9780807550342 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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One dark night, Benny and his brother and sisters walked through the woods. They were orphans, and they were looking for a place to live. Soon the children saw an old red boxcar. "What a funny house," Benny said.
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Publisher: Courier Dover Publications ISBN: 0486843386 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 115
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A #1 Amazon New Release in Children's Train Books Four young orphans discover an abandoned boxcar and move in, embarking on a life of self-reliance and hard work -- but also freedom and adventure. Reprint of the original 1924 edition, which launched the million-copy series. Ranked among the all-time "Top 100 Chapter Books," or children's novels, in a School Library Journal survey, the book is also among the National Education Association's "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Warner Books
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner