'"Stand firm'" said Peter,"and wave like mad!"'They were not railway children to begin with. When their Father mysteriously leaves home Roberta (everyone calls her Bobbie),Phyllis and Peter must move to a small cottage in the countryside with Mother. It is a bitter blow to leave their London home,but soon they discover the hills and valleys,the canal and of course,the railway.But with the thrilling rush and rattle and roar of the trains comes danger too. Will the brave trio come to the rescue And most importantly,can they solve the disappearance of their FatherBACKSTORY: Find out all about steam trains and learn what it was really like to be a child in Edwardian times.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099572992Number of pages: 320Weight: 212 gDimensions: 188 x 129 x 19 mm
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It's a story that was written more than 100 years ago,yet The Railway Children commands the affections of the British people like few other fictionsGuaranteed to jerk a tear from the most stony-faced childThe Railway Children was one of the first children's classics I ever read. I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it. I started reading the story and was immediately gripped. E. Nesbit remembered exactly what it felt like to be a childHer child characters were remarkable in her day because they are so entirely human. They are intelligent,vain,aggressive,humorous,witty,cruel,compassionate...in fact,they are like adultsSo what makes these different to any other set of classics In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work Well,put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and,without any prompting,spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now,if you knew my 13-year-old daughter,you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts,blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school,so all hail Vintage Classics!
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