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- Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979
- English
- Gregory, Dorothy Lake
- The Box-Car Children
- By Gertrude Chandler Warner
- The Flight
- The Second Night
- Shelter
- A New Home
- Housekeeping
- Earning A Living
- At Home
- Building The Dam
- Cherry Picking
Author of "Star Stories For Little Folks" and, with Frances Warner, of"Life's Minor Collisions"
With pictures by Dorothy Lake Gregory RAND McNALLY & COMPANY CHICAGO NEW YORK Copyright, 1924, by Rand McNally & Company
About seven o'clock one hot summer evening a strange family moved intothe little village of Middlesex. Nobody knew where they came from, orwho they were. But the neighbors soon made up their minds what theythought of the strangers, for the father was very drunk. He could hardlywalk up the rickety front steps of the old tumble-down house, and histhi...
The roosters crowed and the hens clucked; the farmer's wife began to getbreakfast, and the four children slept on. Dinner time came and went,and still they slept, for it must be remembered that they had been awakeand walking during the whole night. In fact, it was nearly seven o'clockin the evening when they awoke. Luckily, all the others awoke bef...
When Jess opened her eyes it must have been about ten o'clock in themorning. She sat up and looked all around her. She could see dimly theopening where they had come into the woods. She looked around to seethat her family was still safely by her. Then she looked up at the sky.At first she thought it must still be night, and then she realized thatth...
"Keep still!" whispered Jess. Benny obeyed. The three children were as motionless as stone images,huddled inside the freight car. Jess opened her mouth in order tobreathe at all, her heart was thumping so wildly. She watched like a catthrough the open door, in the direction of the rustling noise. And in amoment the trembling bushes parted, and out ...
The next morning Jess was up before the others, as was fitting for alittle housekeeper. That is, she was first if we except the dog, who hadopened one eye instantly every time his little mistress stirred in hersleep. He sat watching gravely in the door of the car as Jess descendedto get breakfast. She walked from the little waterfall quite a distan...
Henry had all sorts of packages under his arm and in his pockets. But hewouldn't open them or tell a thing about his adventures until dinner wasready, he said. "Jess, you're a wonder!" he exclaimed when he saw thedishes and the shelf. The big kettle was selected, and they all began to pick blueberries asfast as they could, telling Henry meanwhile a...
Jess and Henry had a short committee meeting next morning before theothers awoke. It was agreed that nobody should be allowed to stray offinto the woods alone, not even the dog. And with much mystery Henry leftsome orders with all of them, as to what they should build for himduring the morning. "What for?" asked Benny. "Shan't tell, old fellow," te...
Even a hammer makes a good pillow if one is tired enough, and thefreight-car family slept until the nine-o'clock church bells began toring faintly in the valley. There were at least a dozen churches, andtheir far-away bells sounded sweetly harmonious in so many differentkeys. "They almost play a tune," said Violet, as she listened. "I like music al...
Henry meditated awhile all to himself early the next morning as towhether he ought to take any one with him for the cherry picking. "Hecertainly said he could use more than one," he mused. Failing to decide the question, he laid it before his sisters as theyate bread and milk for breakfast. "I can't see any reason, except one, why we shouldn't all ...
Each day the children enjoyed a cooked. dinner, filling in the chinks with perfect satis-. faction with bread and butter, or bread and. milk, or bread and cheese. They named their. queer house, "Home for Tramps," and printed. this title in fancy lettering inside the car. One day Jess began to teach Benny a little.
Jan 14, 2020 · Language. English. 154 p. : 21 cm. Describes episodes about children who make a boxcar their home. This edition is only available for distribution through the school market. Sequel: Surprise Island. [I.] The four hungry children -- [II.] Night is turned into day -- [III.]
Mar 16, 2013 · The Boxcar Children : Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890 - 1979) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890 - 1979) Publication date. 1924. Usage. Public Domain Mark 1.0. Topics. fiction, children, juvenile. Publisher. Rand McNally. Collection. opensource. Language. English.
Nov 13, 2021 · THE BOX-CARCHILDREN. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1924, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1979, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 44 years or less.
ePUB (mobile friendly) and PDF. Available on iOS & Android. eBook - ePub. The Box-Car Children. Gertrude Chandler Warner. Book details. Book preview. Table of contents. Citations. About This Book. Determined to stay together Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny sneak off in the middle of the night.
