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They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook's, the Pantomime, Zoological Gardens, and Madame Tussaud's. They were just ordinary suburban children, and they lived with their Father and Mother in an ordinary red-brick-fronted villa, with coloured glass in the front door, a tiled passage that was called a hall, a bathroom with hot and cold water,
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Clinton Library - Middle School 7th Grade SR24
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Townsend Books with Animal Protagonists
Jones Library's Local Author Spotlight - Tony DiTerlizzi's Favorite Books
Townsend Books with Animal Protagonists
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Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in the Hampshire Downs in Southern England, an idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of “suspense, hot pursuit, and derring-do” (Chicago Tribune) follows a band of rabbits in flight from the incursion of man and the destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they travel forth from their native Sandleford...
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Peter, Phyllis and Roberta's lives change overnight when their father is taken away by two strangers. They move from the comfort of their London home to a small country cottage, and are left to their own devices while their mother writes day and night to support the family. But with their new poverty comes more freedom than they ever dreamed of, and the railway line at the bottom of their garden offers the trio a world of new friendships that will...
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"Meet Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger in this timeless adventure that has enchanted generations of children. This beloved childhood classic by Kenneth Grahame is now available in a stunning gift book edition with dazzling new art. One spring day, Mole peers out from his underground home to find a marvellous world awaits him. As the seasons pass, he picnics on the riverbank with Ratty, accompanies Toad on a chaotic caravan adventure, and even braves the...
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Kingfisher
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"Milly-Molly-Mandy (who always wears a pink-and-white striped dress) has charmed generations of children. In these twenty-one stories she has all kinds of adventures both on her own and with her favorite friends Billy Blunt and little-friend-Susan. See if you can spot Mill-Molly-Mandy's pink-and-white striped dress throughout this newly colored edition."--Page [4] of cover.
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Handheld classic volume 24
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Handheld Press
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2021.
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"Malcolm Saville's classic novel from 1946 is about eleven-year old Jane's discovery of nature and country life during a year spent convalescing on her uncle's farm, after having been dangerously ill in post-war London ... This deeply-felt novel was written while Saville was extending his range as a writer, alongside his very successful Lone Pine adventure series and nature anthologies for children. Inspired by the experiences of Saville's own god-daughter,...
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