The box-car children / by Gertrude Chandler Warner, author of "Star stories for Little Folks" and, with Frances Warner, of "Life's Minor Collisions" ; with pictures by Dorothy Lake Gregory.
Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters - and they're orphans. The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home.
| Uniform Title: | Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago ; New York :
Rand McNally & Company,
[1924]
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| Series: | Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (146 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color). |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters - and they're orphans. The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home. |
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| Note: | Title page engraved. Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. |