{"product_id":"the-railway-children-vintage-childrens-classics-9780099572992","title":"The Railway Children Vintage Childrens Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\"Stand firm'\" said Peter, \"and wave like mad!\"' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were not railway children to begin with. When their Father mysteriously leaves home Roberta (everyone calls her Bobbie), Phyllis and Peter must move to a small cottage in the countryside with Mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a story that was written more than 100 years ago, yet \u003ci\u003eThe Railway Children\u003c\/i\u003e commands the affections of the British people like few other fictions * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eGuaranteed to jerk a tear from the most stony-faced child * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Railway Children\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the first children's classics I ever read. I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it. I started reading the story and was immediately gripped. E. Nesbit remembered exactly what it felt like to be a child -- Jacqueline Wilson\u003cbr\u003eHer child characters were remarkable in her day because they are so entirely human. They are intelligent, vain, aggressive, humorous, witty, cruel, compassionate. . . in fact, they are like adults -- Gore Vidal\u003cbr\u003eSo what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics! * National Association for the Teaching of English *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732305129815,"sku":"9780099572992","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099572992.jpg?v=1719996341","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-railway-children-vintage-childrens-classics-9780099572992","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}