The railway children / E. Nesbit.
Material type:
TextSeries: Oxford children's classics (Oxford, England)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: 223 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 0192758195 (hardcover)
- 9780192758194 (hardcover)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Nesbit E. | Available | 33111006912311 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Nesbit E. | Available | 33111007023837 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again.When their father goes away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis have to move with their mother from their London home to a cottage in the countryside. At the local station the children make friends with the porter, Perks, and spend their time waving to the passengers on the trains. But although they have many adventures on the railway, one question still remains . . . is their father ever coming back?The latest welcome addition to the popular Oxford Children's Classics series.
"Complete and unabridged"--Cover [p. 4].
When their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearby railway, making many new friends, and generally learning a good deal about themselves.
Ages: 9-12.