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The Railway Children
Summary
Young Reading Series 2
The Railway Children
- A re-telling of the classic E.Nesbit story for children growing in reading confidence.
- When their father is accused of spying, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis' life is changed overnight by their move from London to the countryside. But will their father ever come back?
- Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.
- The audio CD includes a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.
“irresistible for children learning to read”
Child Education Plus
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The Usborne Young Reading Program has a lovely selection of classic tales adapted for younger readers. Graded in seven levels, these have just enough stretch in them and yet are not too overwhelming.
The Irish Sunday Independent
Usborne's award winning range of children's books now includes a vibrant Reading Programme, featuring over 200 brilliant titles that supplement National Curriculum levels 1C to 4A. Bright full-cover illustrations combine with lively text to make these colourful hardback fact and fiction books irresistible for children learning to read, and will help capture their imagination and build confidence as they move from one level to the next.
Child Education Plus - top teaching resources to support the curriculum
Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme. Seven steps take beginners from simply written folk stories told in 150 words through to lovers of classic and original stories and histories, biographies and classics told in 5,000 words. Colour-coded for ease of use, and presented in a beautiful hardback, every story is well-written and attractively illustrated in full colour by leading artists.
Julia Eccleshare
Mary Sebag-Montefiore has done a beautiful job, and opens up this lovely story for younger readers or those who aren’t very confident. The lively clear reading (on the CD)adds to the pleasure.
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Extras
- Retelling a classic story
Visit the See Inside Usborne blog to read how the writer, Mary Sebag-Montefiori, creates her retellings of classic stories.
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