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The Boxcar Children: Time to Read
The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children: Time to Read, Level 2)
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. The only way they can stay together as a family is to make it on their own. So when the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home—and become the Boxcar Children! Adapted from the feature film of the same name, this early reader allows children to step into reading with the story that launched the beloved Boxcar Children Mysteries.
- GenresChildrens
48 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2019
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September 17, 2021
I read the chapter books as a kid so I decided to give these new early readers a shot. This is not a spin-off series. Each book is a much shorter, summarized version of its original with fairly easy vocabulary and full-color images on each page. I can see the nostalgia appealing to parents, though I’m curious how kids will take to it. Each book starts with a short summary of the first so they can be read in any order. The family is white and most side characters in the series appear to be white. Other easy reader mysteries to try are Nate the Great, Young Cam Jansen, and King & Kayla.
February 23, 2022
The Box car children !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 7, 2022Read by Uncle Tom at the office
February 12, 2023
Good easy book for beginning readers. Entertaining
November 17, 2020
Me: BUT WHYyyyyyy did their grandfather never see them *before* their parents died?
6 Year Old: What?? Because he never saw them! He couldn't find them!
Me: BUT they were afraid of him. Why? Did he do something terrible to their parents, did these kids parents keep their kids away from the grandfather? Was he a bad guy?
6 Year Old: .... Um.. He just couldn't find them.
Me: No... that doesn't make any sense!
So look, this book bugged the piss out of me. CLEARLY the lack of detail about why they were afraid of him and why he had to track them down ONLY after their parents had died is of no consequence to a six year old so the reader leaves allllll of these details out.
It's condensed into the smallest bits necessary. I wish I could remember reading this danged book decades ago so I'd know the answers to my burning questions because this Reader certainly isn't going to answer them lol!
6 Year Old: What?? Because he never saw them! He couldn't find them!
Me: BUT they were afraid of him. Why? Did he do something terrible to their parents, did these kids parents keep their kids away from the grandfather? Was he a bad guy?
6 Year Old: .... Um.. He just couldn't find them.
Me: No... that doesn't make any sense!
So look, this book bugged the piss out of me. CLEARLY the lack of detail about why they were afraid of him and why he had to track them down ONLY after their parents had died is of no consequence to a six year old so the reader leaves allllll of these details out.
It's condensed into the smallest bits necessary. I wish I could remember reading this danged book decades ago so I'd know the answers to my burning questions because this Reader certainly isn't going to answer them lol!
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December 24, 2023Early Reader - 2018
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner tells the story of four siblings, two boys and two girls. They are orphaned and trying to hide from their grandfather who they have never met. They find an empty boxcar on an abandoned stretch of railway in the woods that they make their new home. To earn money, they take different shifts working for a kind doctor in town. When the youngest sister gets sick, they must risk exposing their little family to help her. I chose this book because it positively portrays sibling interaction and how other family members can be really great if you get to know them. This book is a new, more modernly illustrated version of the 1940s Boxcar Children story. It is also simplified and shortened for a younger Kindergarten - 2nd Grade audience. It has large wording for ease of reading and great illustrations to keep interest for aspiring readers.
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner tells the story of four siblings, two boys and two girls. They are orphaned and trying to hide from their grandfather who they have never met. They find an empty boxcar on an abandoned stretch of railway in the woods that they make their new home. To earn money, they take different shifts working for a kind doctor in town. When the youngest sister gets sick, they must risk exposing their little family to help her. I chose this book because it positively portrays sibling interaction and how other family members can be really great if you get to know them. This book is a new, more modernly illustrated version of the 1940s Boxcar Children story. It is also simplified and shortened for a younger Kindergarten - 2nd Grade audience. It has large wording for ease of reading and great illustrations to keep interest for aspiring readers.
February 20, 2020
Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in return for my honest opinion.
Our son was thrilled with the opportunity to read a new series. He loves reading and was excited to learn about why the children on the cover of his new hardcover book were called "the boxcar children."
We have no prior experience with the books that this story is based upon by Gertrude Chandler Warner so we had no real expectations other than to be amused and perhaps educated.
While the story is perfect for a child who is reading mostly by him or herself, I also found that it worked quite well as a read aloud. We were able to finish it quite easily in one sitting. The story contains beautiful illustrations that help bring the story to life.
I would recommend The Boxcar Children for families with young readers.
Our son was thrilled with the opportunity to read a new series. He loves reading and was excited to learn about why the children on the cover of his new hardcover book were called "the boxcar children."
We have no prior experience with the books that this story is based upon by Gertrude Chandler Warner so we had no real expectations other than to be amused and perhaps educated.
While the story is perfect for a child who is reading mostly by him or herself, I also found that it worked quite well as a read aloud. We were able to finish it quite easily in one sitting. The story contains beautiful illustrations that help bring the story to life.
I would recommend The Boxcar Children for families with young readers.
June 10, 2021
Surprisingly good retelling of the classic book for the easy reader set.
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