The Railway Children |
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Author:
| Nesbit, E. |
Illustrator:
| Brock, C.E. |
Afterword by:
| Glassman, Peter |
Series title: | Nesbit Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-58717-279-3 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
Publisher: | Chronicle Books LLC
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Nearly a hundred years after its original publication,
The Railway Children is still one of E. Nesbit's most beloved and delightful stories. Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis were very happy living in a comfortable house surrounded by a cook and servants and two loving parents, until one evening when there was a knock at the door and their father was mysteriously taken away by two men. Suddenly alone, their mother moves the family to a small cottage in the countryside. There, the...
More DescriptionNearly a hundred years after its original publication,The Railway Children is still one of E. Nesbit's most beloved and delightful stories. Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis were very happy living in a comfortable house surrounded by a cook and servants and two loving parents, until one evening when there was a knock at the door and their father was mysteriously taken away by two men. Suddenly alone, their mother moves the family to a small cottage in the countryside. There, the children begin a series of exciting adventures, from saving a train filled with passengers from a landslide, to rescuing a baby from a fire, to aiding a penniless Russian exile, to eventually unraveling the mystery of their father's disappearance. Featuring a new jacket illustration by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, as well as all nineteen of the original black-and-white line drawings by C. E. Brock, this classic story is perfect for home and classroom libraries.