Railroads England History 19th century Fiction.
Adventure stories, English Juvenile fiction.
The story of children who go to live in the country after their Father goes to prison. There they manage to prevent a train accident.
The railway children : a dramatisation
Fiction
When their father has to go away, three children and their mother leave their London home and go to live in a small house in the country, and the children make many new friends at a nearby railway station.
Three children try to solve the mystery of their father's disappearance when they move from London to a country cottage and befriend the porter on the local railway.
When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself.
Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis find their life altered when their father is falsely accused of spying and imprisoned. Moving to the "Three Chimneys" as a result, the children make the acquaintance of an Old Gentleman, a regular passenger on the 9:15 train, and enlist his help in clearing their father's name.Written by acclaimed children's author E. Nesbit, The Railway Children has been adapted several times for stage and film.HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
When their father is taken away, three children move to the country, where they stay busy saving the train from accidents, befriending a nice old gentleman, and trying not to quarrel.
When their father has to go away, three children and their mother leave their London home and go to live in a small house in the country. The children make friends at a nearby railway station.
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 new friends and learning a good deal about themselves.
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.
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
When their father's 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.
When their father is taken away, three children move to the country, where they stay busy saving a train from accidents, befriending a nice old gentleman and trying not to quarrel.
Railway children
Railroad stories
When their father goes away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their happy life in London and go to live in a small cottage in the country - They play in the nearby railway station but still cannot discover where their father has gone or when he will return__
Children's stories
Adventure fiction
A family struggles after their father is falsely accused of spying and they obtain the help of an old man to help prove him to be guilt-free.
I bambini della ferrovia
"The Railway Children is about a group of kids who have an interest in trains. Their father is falsely accused of a crime, and the train station porter is their only hope to get him freed, but will he succeed so that the family can be reunited?" --P. [4] of cover.
When their father is taken away, three children move to the country, where they stay busy saving the train ; from accidents, befriending a nice Old Gentleman, and trying not to quarrel.
Los chicos del ferrocarril
The railway becomes the center of all the children's activities when they move to the country following their father's mysterious disappearance. Grades 5-7.
When Father goes away one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, They soon come to love the railway near their cottage and all associated with it. 9-12 yrs.
When the book begins, the three children, Roberta (Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis are living a lovely, secure life at Edgecomb Villa. Their father returns home after being away on business, two unknown men come to visit him in the evening after supper, and he simply disappears. Neither the reader nor the children know what has happened to him until Bobbie makes a chance discovery and learns the horrible truth. In the intervening time, their mother, a capable and charming woman, takes her children to live in the country near a railway station, because they must "play at being poor for a while." The children handle their new situation with grace and wit, spending hours hanging about the railway station and generally keeping themselves busy, and in the process becoming fast friends with the porter, Perks, and the station master. They also become acquainted with their own old gentleman who lends a hand to help them time and again.
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.
The Railway Children
The railway children
Junior
Fantasy fiction
An abridged version of the story in which a father is sent away to prison and 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.
When their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country, where they stay busy saving the train from accidents, befriending a nice Old Gentleman, and trying not to quarrel.
Full-cast, dramatised version of E. Nesbit's children's classic. When their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearley railway, making many new friends, and generally learning a good deal about themselves.
When their father is suddenly taken away, mother and the three children must leave their fancy London life to live in a simple country cottage near a train station. The children and their bottomless good nature, together with some new friends, work to rescue father and help others along the way. First published in 1906.
When their father is sent away, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the railway, making friends, and learning about themselves.
Children's stories, English
When their father is taken away, three children move to the country, where they stay busy saving a train from accidents, befriending a nice Old Gentleman, and trying not to quarrel.
Roberta, Peter and Phyllis had a very happy life at Edgecomb Villa, but they did not know how happy until they had to live a very different life indeed. When father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and mother leave their comfortable London home and go to live in a small house in the country. They seek solace in the nearby railway station, make friends with Perks the porter and with the station master himself. They have many adventures and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the old gentleman to solve the mystery of father's disappearance, and the family is reunited.
Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis live in a beautiful villa with plenty of clothes and toys and the best parents ever. But one evening, two strangers come to the villa and take the children's father away. No one will tell them where he has gone or why. Soon after their father's disappearance, the family moves from the villa to a tiny house near a busy railroad. The children find plenty of excitement -- a landslide, a burning barge, and a stranded boy in a railway tunnel. But in spite of all the adventure, the children cannot help thinking about their father. What happened to him? Will he ever come home? - Back cover.
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6
When Father goes away one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, They soon come to love the railway near their cottage and all associated with it.
When their Father is taken away unexpectedly, three children and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. This classic tale by Edith Nesbit has had film and TV adaptations, and is loved by children and adults alike. This beautifully made eBook has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK ...
When their father is mysteriously taken away, three children move to the country with their mother. They are drawn to the one source of activity in their town-- the railway station. There they have adventures, make new friends and find a way to rescue their father and their family.
Demiryolu çocukları
When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father.
De spoorwegkinderen. - Omdat hun vader wordt beschuldigd van diefstal moeten drie kinderen met hun moeder verhuizen naar een eenvoudig huisje vlakbij een spoorwegstation. Voor ca. 10-jarigen.
When Father is suddenly called away, Roberta, Peter, Pjyllis and their mother have to leave their happy life in London to live in a small house in the country.
Electronic books
Premiers Reading Challenge 7-9
The RAILWAY children
The railway children.[read by Maureen O'Brien]
History
Railway Children
Drie kinderen uit aan lager wal geraakte betere kringen zoeken en vinden afleiding op een nabijgelegen spoorwegstation, waar ze vele nieuwe vrienden maken.
Belevenissen van een Engels gezin, waarvan de vader ten onrechte gevangen is gezet.
When Father mysteriously goes away, the children and their mother leave their happy life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. 'The Three Chimneys' lies beside a railway track--a constant source of enjoyment to all three. They make friends with the Station Master and Perks the Porter, as well as the jovial 'Old Gentleman' who waves to them everyday from the train, but the mystery remains: where is Father, and will he ever return?
After Father mysteriously leaves home, Peter, Phyllis and Roberta's happy lives are changed forever. Moving to the country, they discover the railway near their cottage, which opens a whole new world of adventure. When the children save a train from disaster, they make a friend who helps them uncover the truth behind Father's disappearance...
Juvenile works
Adventure stories
Father has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. Now Mother has moved Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis from London to an old English country house. Missing the hustle and bustle of the city, the children are ecstatic to find that their new home is near a railway station. Making friends with both the porter and the station master is great fun. So is waving to a kindly old gentleman who rides through on the 9:15 every morning. When mother gets sick, it is he to whom they turn for help. And later, when a fortunate twist of fate returns their father to them, they are surprised to find the old gentleman involved once again. Written by an unconventional woman whose friends included H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw, this classic has been popular since it was first published almost 100 years ago.
The railway children : [Level 1]
When their father mysteriously disappears, three children and their mother leave London to seek a new life in the country, finding solace in the nearby railway station.
The Railway children
Rail way children
"From riches to rags ... Roberta, Peter and Phyllis find life very different when they become poor and suddenly move to the country. But the nearby railway and the station soon bring them new friends and new adventures."--Back cover.
The Railway Children : [complete & unabridged]
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