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The Box-Car Children: An Illustrated Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515442035
Publisher: Illustrated Books
Published: Nov 12 2019
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Box-Car Children is the original story that introduced generations of young readers to the resourceful Alden siblings.
When four orphaned children set out on their own rather than be separated, they find refuge in an abandoned boxcar in the countryside. There, through cooperation, ingenuity, and quiet determination, they build a home for themselves. Daily challenges-finding food, making beds, keeping warm-become lessons in self-reliance and mutual care.
Written in clear and direct prose, the novel reflects early twentieth-century ideals of independence, thrift, and familial loyalty. The children's efforts are practical rather than sensational, and the narrative avoids melodrama in favour of steady moral example. The original 1924 edition stands apart from the later expanded series and remains a self-contained work of juvenile adventure.
This edition preserves the spirit of the original publication, offering readers the story that began a long and enduring tradition in American children's literature.
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