Author: Wendy Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916481732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The Railway Carriage Child is the autobiography of a child raised in a pair of Great Eastern Railway carriages, built in 1887, converted to living accommodation in the 1920s and home to Wendy's family to the present day. Set in the Cambridgeshire fens, this story not only gives a personal account of an unusual childhood but chronicles the social history of this ever changing part of England. With a strong topographical background, it introduces some colourful characters and takes us back to the quieter times of the early and mid 20th century.
The Railway Carriage Child
Author: Wendy Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916481732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The Railway Carriage Child is the autobiography of a child raised in a pair of Great Eastern Railway carriages, built in 1887, converted to living accommodation in the 1920s and home to Wendy's family to the present day. Set in the Cambridgeshire fens, this story not only gives a personal account of an unusual childhood but chronicles the social history of this ever changing part of England. With a strong topographical background, it introduces some colourful characters and takes us back to the quieter times of the early and mid 20th century.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781916481732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The Railway Carriage Child is the autobiography of a child raised in a pair of Great Eastern Railway carriages, built in 1887, converted to living accommodation in the 1920s and home to Wendy's family to the present day. Set in the Cambridgeshire fens, this story not only gives a personal account of an unusual childhood but chronicles the social history of this ever changing part of England. With a strong topographical background, it introduces some colourful characters and takes us back to the quieter times of the early and mid 20th century.
From a Railway Carriage
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 9781858810003
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Stevenson's poem communicates a child's excitement at travelling by train and takes us on an unforgettable picture-book journey. 5-8 yrs.
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 9781858810003
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Stevenson's poem communicates a child's excitement at travelling by train and takes us on an unforgettable picture-book journey. 5-8 yrs.
A Child’s Garden of Verses
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752423390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752423390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Children's Book of Verse
Author:
Publisher: Brimax Books
ISBN: 9781858545387
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Publisher: Brimax Books
ISBN: 9781858545387
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Tea and Sugar Christmas
Author: Jane Jolly
Publisher: National Library of Australia
ISBN: 0642278636
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The Tea and Sugar train only came once a week on a Thursday. But the special Christmas train only came once a year. Today was Sunday. Four more days without sugar. Four more days until the Christmas train. Please, please be on time. Please don’t be late. Join Kathleen in the outback as she eagerly awaits the Christmas Tea and Sugar train. Will she meet Father Christmas? Will she receive a Christmas gift from him? A delightful, heart-warming story from the National Library of Australia that will intrigue, captivate and introduce readers to a slice of the past. Wonderful sensitive illustrations, including a beautiful double fold-out image showing the shops inside all the carriages.
Publisher: National Library of Australia
ISBN: 0642278636
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The Tea and Sugar train only came once a week on a Thursday. But the special Christmas train only came once a year. Today was Sunday. Four more days without sugar. Four more days until the Christmas train. Please, please be on time. Please don’t be late. Join Kathleen in the outback as she eagerly awaits the Christmas Tea and Sugar train. Will she meet Father Christmas? Will she receive a Christmas gift from him? A delightful, heart-warming story from the National Library of Australia that will intrigue, captivate and introduce readers to a slice of the past. Wonderful sensitive illustrations, including a beautiful double fold-out image showing the shops inside all the carriages.
The Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022757752
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This definitive collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's poems, edited by William Peterfield Trent, showcases the breadth and depth of the author's poetic talent. From haunting ballads to whimsical verses, Stevenson's words will move and delight readers of all ages. A classic for any poetry lover's library. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022757752
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This definitive collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's poems, edited by William Peterfield Trent, showcases the breadth and depth of the author's poetic talent. From haunting ballads to whimsical verses, Stevenson's words will move and delight readers of all ages. A classic for any poetry lover's library. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Wrong Train
Author: Jeremy de Quidt
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 133812126X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Light the candles and shut the door, The Wrong Train is a deliciously creepy and scarily good collection of scary stories, complete with terrifying illustrations from Dave Shelton. Perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, R.L. Stine, and Emily Carroll.Imagine you've just managed to catch your train and you realize it's the wrong one. You'd be annoyed of course, but not scared . . . Yet.Imagine you get off the wrong train at the next station hoping to catch one back the way you came. But the station is empty. Again, you'd be annoyed, but not scared . . . Yet.Imagine someone comes to the station, a stranger who starts to tell you stories to help pass the time. But these aren't any old stories--they're nightmares that come with a price to pay. And you want them to stop. Scared yet? You will be.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 133812126X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Light the candles and shut the door, The Wrong Train is a deliciously creepy and scarily good collection of scary stories, complete with terrifying illustrations from Dave Shelton. Perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, R.L. Stine, and Emily Carroll.Imagine you've just managed to catch your train and you realize it's the wrong one. You'd be annoyed of course, but not scared . . . Yet.Imagine you get off the wrong train at the next station hoping to catch one back the way you came. But the station is empty. Again, you'd be annoyed, but not scared . . . Yet.Imagine someone comes to the station, a stranger who starts to tell you stories to help pass the time. But these aren't any old stories--they're nightmares that come with a price to pay. And you want them to stop. Scared yet? You will be.
A Child's Garden of Verse
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.
Mr. Pullman's Elegant Palace Car
Author: Lucius Beebe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dining cars
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
"The evidence is overwhelming that George M. Pullman was, in his day, the foremost prophet of the good life and loomed largest among the opulent carbuilders in the general imagination. In the long light of history Pullman will be remembered as the man who put the American people on wheels, and also as the greatest single agency in the spread and appreciation of luxury on an almost universal scale. At the height of his fabulous career, George Pullman could boast that his guests occupid 260,000 beds every night in the year and that the total registration in his guest book came to 26,000,000 every twelve months. He maintained clerks at 2,950 registration desks for the sole purpose of assigning guests to room and dormitory space."--Inside cover of jacket
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dining cars
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
"The evidence is overwhelming that George M. Pullman was, in his day, the foremost prophet of the good life and loomed largest among the opulent carbuilders in the general imagination. In the long light of history Pullman will be remembered as the man who put the American people on wheels, and also as the greatest single agency in the spread and appreciation of luxury on an almost universal scale. At the height of his fabulous career, George Pullman could boast that his guests occupid 260,000 beds every night in the year and that the total registration in his guest book came to 26,000,000 every twelve months. He maintained clerks at 2,950 registration desks for the sole purpose of assigning guests to room and dormitory space."--Inside cover of jacket
Lion
Author: Saroo Brierley
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780143786504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
No Marketing Blurb
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780143786504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
No Marketing Blurb