Railway Children+cd Contributor(s): Nesbit, E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 8853004975 ISBN-13: 9788853004970 Publisher: Cideb Editrice
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Click for more in this series: Green Apple |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 840(Not Available) |
Series: Green Apple |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" L (0.40 lbs) 80 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 20310 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Railway Children is one of the first children's books with a real life setting and very real problems to be solved. Edith Nesbit (1958 - 1924) was an English poet and author known for her children's books. She is credited with writing over 60 books for children. Nesbit was co-founder of the Fabian Society, which later became the Labour Party. Nesbit wrote about the real world not a fantasyland. She invented the children's adventure story. In The railway Children a family is living near a railway after their father has been falsely accused of selling state secrets to the Russians. The children spend their time watching the trains and waving at the passengers. . They become friends with Perks, the station porter, and with The Old Gentleman who travels on the 9: 45 train. The Old Gentleman l helps them free their father. |
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