The Boxcar Children Contributor(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler (Author), Deal, L. Kate (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0807508527 ISBN-13: 9780807508527 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
This item is available now at an even better price in our Bargain Bin! Go There Now! Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 1989 Annotation: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Determined to make it on their own, they set out to find a safe place to live. They discover an old, red boxcar that provides shelter from a storm. Against all odds, they make it into their home--and become the Boxcar Children. Click for more in this series: Boxcar Children |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 42001418 |
Age Level: 7-10 |
Grade Level: 2-5 |
Lexile Measure: 590(Not Available) |
Guided Reading: O (Grade 3) |
Series: Boxcar Children |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.2" W x 7.69" L (0.28 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 5301 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Warner, Gertrude Chandler: - Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by the book's success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden children. |
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