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Four brave siblings were searching for a home - and found a life of adventure Join the Boxcar Children as they set out on their own in the first book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

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Orphaned and alone but determined to stay together, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden set off on their own and turned an abandoned boxcar into their home. The Boxcar Children, published over sixty-five years ago in 1942, has captured the imaginations of generations of readers... Read Full Overview

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, four orphaned brothers and sisters, suddenly appear in a small town. No one knows who these young wanderers are or where they have come from. Frightened to live with a grandfather they have never met, the children make a home for themselves in... Read Full Overview

The classic story of four orphaned siblings, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, who find an abandoned boxcar in the forest and decide to make it their home. Since its initial publication in 1942, The Boxcar Children has captivated many generations of readers. This fully... Read Full Overview

Henry, Jessie, Violet, y Benny Alden son hermanos y hermanas, y son hu rfanos La unica manera que puedan estar juntos, ellos tendra que hacerlo. Una noche, durante una tormenta, los ni os encuentran un vagon de carga rojo que los va a tener seguro y caliente. Deciden hacerlo... Read Full Overview

An early edition of the beloved classic. Since The Boxcar Children(R) series began in 1942, the adventures of the Alden family have captivated generations of readers. But years before she began working on the series of beloved children's books that remain widely read today,... Read Full Overview

Four brave siblings were searching for a home - and found a life of adventure Join the Boxcar Children as they set out on their own in the first book in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.

Four orphans -- Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny -- discover an abandoned boxcar and move in, embarking on a life of self-reliance and hard work. They also enter a world of freedom and adventure. When Violet falls ill, they're forced to take her to a doctor, even though they'll... Read Full Overview

This is a story of four children, orphaned at the start of the story, and their adventures and their struggle to stay together and support themselves. It displays their ingenuity, their sense of family, and their courage in a fast moving tale, culminating in being reunited with... Read Full Overview

The Box-Car Children is a classic tale which turned into a wildly popular series enjoyed by two generations. This edition is a facsimile of the original 1924 and includes all of the full color illustrations. As a facsimile, it has not been altered in anyway and will have that... Read Full Overview

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are four recently orphaned siblings (in the 1924 version of the tale, the children are orphaned in the first few pages; in the heavily revised and simplified 1942 revision, they have evidently been orphaned for some time). Not wishing to live... Read Full Overview

The Boxcar Children is a classic children's literary franchise originally created and written by the American first-grade school teacher Gertrude Chandler Warner. Today, the series includes well over 150 titles. The series is aimed at readers in grades 2-6.The Boxcar Children... Read Full Overview