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THE BOXCAR CHILDREN 1950 NEAR MINT

THE BOXCAR CHILDREN 1950

The Boxcar Children" by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Published by Scott Foresman and Company in 1950. This one beauitful book and is a timeless work of art .

Condition : Book is in NEAR MINT condition. The cover has very light wear as you can see from the picture . This is an excellent copy of this beloved old book. Inside front cover unmarked , no stamps, names no check out cards. it is mark free, with no tears or dog-eared pages, no smudges !

Born In Putnam

Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar Children Mysteries.

Her family was a very musical one. They were able to have a family orchestra, and Gertrude enjoyed playing the cello. Her father had brought her one from New Yorka cello, a bow, a case and an instruction book. All together, he paid $14.00. Later, as an adult, she began playing the pipe organ and sometimes substituted for the church organist.

Due to ill health, Ms. Warner never finished high school. She left in the middle of her second year and studied with a tutor. Then, in 1918, when teachers were called to serve in World War I, the school board asked her to teach first grade. She had forty children in the morning and forty more in the afternoon. Ms. Warner wrote, "I was asked or begged to take this job because I taught Sunday School. But believe me, day school is nothing like Sunday School, and I sure learned by doingI taught in that same room for 32 years, retiring at 60 to have more time to write." Eventually, Ms. Warner attended Yale, where she took several teacher training courses.

Once when she was sick and had to stay home from teaching, she thought up the story about the Boxcar Children. It was inspired by her childhood dreams. As a child, she had spent hours watching the trains go by near her family's home. Sometimes she could look through the window of a caboose and see a small stove, a little table, cracked cups with no saucers, and a tin coffee pot boiling away on the stove. The sight had fascinated her and made her dream about how much fun it would be to live and keep house in a boxcar or caboose. She read the story to her classes and rewrote it many times so the words were easy to understand. Some of her pupils spoke other languages at home and were just learning English. The Boxcar Children gave them a fun story that was easy to read.

Ms. Warner once wrote for her fans, "Perhaps you know that the original Boxcar Children raised a storm of protest from librarians who thought the children were having too good a time without any parental control! That is exactly why children like it! Most of my own childhood exploits, such as living in a freight car, received very little cooperation from my parents."

Though the story of The Boxcar Children went through some changes after it was first written, the version that we are familiar with today is this first originally published in 1942 by Scott Foresman. Today, Albert Whitman & Company publishes this first classic story as well as the next eighteen Alden children adventures that were written by Ms. Warner.

Gertrude Chandler Warner died in 1979 at the age of 89 after a full life as a teacher, author, and volunteer for the American Red Cross and other charitable organizations. After her death, Albert Whitman & Company continued to receive mail from children across the country asking for more adventures about Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden. In 1991, Albert Whitman added to The Boxcar Children Mysteries so that today's children can enjoy many more adventures about this independent and caring group of children.

Hansel and Gretel Vintage Action Book

Action Book Hansel and Gretel VERY RARE BOOK

Illustrated By Tom O'Sullivan
Published By Child Guidance Books - undated I would say around 1965 or so from style of illustrations.
A mechanical - action book. A wonderful almost life like figures seem to come to life in this fairy tale . As you turn the pages, the characters in the illustration move. The pictures are under a protective sleeve like a photo album .

Condition is excellent the cover shows normal wear . The pages are unmarked and free of tears .

Please see pictures, this is a larger book and the corners got cut off by the scan but, they are in very good condition with just lightly bumped at the edges .

Little Brown Koko 1953

Little Brown Koko First Series 1953 (RARE)

Written by Blanche Seale Hunt and Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff .

Published by American Colortype Company
Chicago and New York in 1953

Condition is Good for the age of a well loved and read book .

The cover shows wear at the corners and edges . inside pages are in excellent condition .

No torn or missing pages , nothing written . Has alot of reading left in it.

It is alone the same lines of Little Black Sambo .

Guidebook for Alice and Jerry

Alice and Jerry Guidebok for Teachers First Year

Published by Peterson and Row in 1954. For the Alice and Jerry Reading Foundation Program .

Mabel O'Donnell and illustrated by Dorothy Todd .

Condition is excellent with light wear to the soft covers.

See picture, excellent and clean.

Pages are clean with no marks or tears, no dog ears or notes.

Guidebook for Down River Road 1957

Alice and Jerry Guidebook for Down River Road

Published by Peterson and Row in 1954. For the Alice and Jerry Basic Reading Program .

Mabel O'Donnell and illustrated by Dorothy Todd .

Condition is excellent with normal wear to the soft covers.

See picture, excellent and clean.

Pages are clean with no marks or tears, no dog ears or notes.

Guidebook for The New Singing Wheels 1954

Alice and Jerry Guidebook for Singing Wheels

Published by Peterson and Row in 1954. For the Alice and Jerry Basic Reading Program .

Mabel O'Donnell and illustrated by Dorothy Todd .

Condition is excellent with light wear to the soft covers.

See picture, has a place wear a piece of tape was removed otherwise excellent and clean.

Pages are clean with no marks or tears , no dogears or notes.

Alice and Jerry Picture Cards 8 (RARE)

Alice and Jerry Picture Cards (RARE) Set Of Eight .

For use with The Alice and Jerry Books

as directed in the Guidebook for Teachers first year .

Published by Row, Peterson and Company in 1936.List price was . 60cents !

All the cards are in good condition with no marks or tears , the pictures are on one side with the names on the other . The size is a large 9x13 .

DICK AND JANE ~ More Days and Deeds ~ 1955

Written by William S. Gray and others. Published by Scott, Foresman and Company in 1955 The New Basic Readers-- Curriculum Foundation Series. The 1955 . Designed for use during the Fifth grade, second semester.

Condition is good plus has light wear to covers, at the edges Inside covers is a stamp and discard , no names or other marks . Inside pages have nothing torn , missing or written and are very clean and bright . Nice clean copy !

The New We Come and Go ~ Dick and Jane primer

The New We Come and Go Dick and Jane primer. Written by William S.Gray, Marion Monroe, A. Sterl Artley and May Hill Arbuthnot .

Published by by Scott Foresman and Company in 1956 .

The third pre-primer in the Basic Readers Series .

Condition is NEAR MINT with only VERY LIGHT shelf wear and VERY LIGHT school stamp on the front cover. Inside is mint, free of marks, tears, folds. Is very tight and filled with charming pictures on every page.

More Times and Places Guidebook ~1962 Excellent

More Times and Places Guidebook ~1962

	R 45.99
	Vintage Dick and Jane Readers, Primers
	More Times and Places ~ Guidebook 1962 Excellent Written by William S. Gray, Marion Monroe, A. Sterl Artley, Published by Scott, Foresman and Company in 1956. The 6.2 reader part of the New Basic Readers, Curriculum Foundation Series. EXCELLENT condition with light to the covers, has no school stamps. Inside is wonderful with clean pages and free of marks and tears .

WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany Fun With Our Friends

WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany Fun With Our Friends UNUSED 1962

This is the Think and Do workbook to accompany the Primer Fun With Our Friends in THE NEW BASIC READING PROGRAM . Written by Helen M. Robinson, Marion Monroe, and A. Sterl Artley published by the Scott, Foresman and Company in 1962.

The Condition is unused in excellent , with light wear to the covers with some fading . All the inside pages are unused and in excellent condition .

THE CHILDREN'S OWN READERS~LITTLE BLACK SAMBO !!

THE CHILDREN'S OWN READERS

BOOK TWO

BY MARY E. PENNELL AND ALICE M. CUSACK

ILLUSTRATED BY RODNEY THOMSON, SAMUEL B. WYLIE

PUBLISHED BY GINN AND COMPANY.

COPYRIGHT, 1929

THE CONDITION IS GOOD PLUS FOR A READER THIS OLD , COVER SHOW NORMAL WEAR , BINDING IS TOGHT TO THE PAGES , BACK COVER HAS SOME LIGHT SOILING . INSIDE COVER IS TWO SMALL STAMPS FROM AND SCHOOL AND A CHILDS NAMEIN PENCIL . PAGES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND ARE FREE OF MARKS AND TEARS, DOG-EARS .

WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany Fun With Our Friends

WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany Fun With Our Friends UNUSED 1962

The Condition is unused in excellent , with light wear to the covers with some fading . All the inside pages are unused and in excellent condition .

THINK-and-DO BOOK WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany THE NEW GUESS WHO

THINK-and-DO BOOK WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany THE NEW GUESS WHO .

This is the Think and Do workbook to accompany the Junior Primer in THE NEW BASIC READING PROGRAM by Helen M. Robinson, Marion Monroe, and A. Sterl Artley published by the Scott, Foresman and Company in 1962.

The Condition is unused in excellent , with light wear to the covers with some fading . All the inside pages are unused and in excellent condition .

WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany MORE FUN WITH OUR FRIENDS

THINK-and-DO BOOK WORKBOOK ~ To Accompany MORE FUN WITH OUR FRIENDS.

This is the Think and Do workbook to accompany the Primer in THE NEW BASIC READING PROGRAM by Helen M. Robinson, Marion Monroe, and A. Sterl Artley published by the Scott, Foresman and Company in 1962.

The Condition is unused in excellent , with light wear to the covers with some fading . All the inside pages are unused and in excellent condition .

We will be listing many of these , but please just email us for any you want !

DICK AND JANE ~ STREETS AND ROADS

DICK AND JANE ~ STREETS AND ROADS

Written by William S. Gray, Marion Monroe, A. Sterl Artley, Published by Scott Foresman and Company in 1946. The 3.1 reader part of the New Basic Readers, Curriculum Foundation Series.

Excellent condition with light wear to edges and corners cover has some rubbing . Inside pages are free or tears, missing pages or marks. Inside front cover has a check-ot paste down and a name marked out .

Dick And Jane Primer We Read More Pictures 1962

Dick And Jane Primer ~We Read More Pictures 1962

WE READ MORE PICTURES PART OF THE NEW BASIC READERS SERIES .WRITTEN BY WILLIAM GRAY, A STERAL ARTLEY . ILLUSTRARTED BY CORINNE BOYD, PUBLISHED BY SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY IN 1962 .PRE-READING SOFT COVER PRIMER . THIS BOOK MEASURES 11 3/4 " ACROSS AND 9 " FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. FILLED WITH WONDERFUL COLOR PICTURES OF DICK, JANE, SALLY, SPOT, MOTHER , FATHER AND THE CAT PUFF. . IT ENCOURAGES THE CHILDREN TO VERBALLY TELL THEIR OWN STORY ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK THE PICTURE STORIES ARE SAYING.

CONDITION IS MINT, INSIDE PAGES ARE IN GREAT CONDITION AND FREE OF MARKS, TEARS, FOLDS, SMUDGES, AND STAMPS .

Dick And Jane Primer We Read Pictures 1962

Dick And Jane Reader We Read Pictures 1962~ MINT

Seller	Vintage Dick and Jane Readers, Primers
Description	MOTHER , FATHER AND THE CAT PUFF. THIS BOOK WAS DESIGNED TO PRECEDE THE USE OF THE BOOK BEFORE WE READ, WHEN MORE THAN ONE PRE-READING BOOK IS DESIRED. IT ENCOURAGES THE CHILDREN TO VERBALLY TELL THEIR OWN STORY ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK THE PICTURE STORIES ARE SAYING.

THIS BOOK MEASURES 11 3/4 " ACROSS AND 9 " FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. IT HAS 48 PAGES FILLED WITH WONDERFUL COLOR PICTURES OF DICK, JANE, SALLY, SPOT.

CONDITION MINT, FREE OF MARKS , STAMPS, TEARS, STAMPS, NAMES .

Dick and Jane - Before We Read - New Basic Reader Primer MINT 19

Dick and Jane - Before We Read - New Basic Reader Primer- 1962

THIS BOOK MEASURES 11 3/4 " ACROSS AND 9 " FROM TOP

TO BOTTOM. IT HAS 48 PAGES FILLED WITH WONDERFUL

COLOR PICTURES OF DICK, JANE, SALLY, SPOT, MOTHER ,

FATHER AND THE CAT PUFF.IT ENCOURAGES THE

CHILDREN TO VERBALLY TELL THEIR OWN STORY ABOUT

WHAT THEY THINK THE PICTURE STORIES ARE SAYING .

CONDITION IS MINT UNUSED !

FREE OF MARKS, TEARS, SMUDGES, FOLDS, STAMPS .

Before We Read Primer MINT 1962

Dick and Jane - Before We Read - New Basic Reader Primer- 1962

THIS BOOK MEASURES 11 3/4 " ACROSS AND 9 " FROM TOP

TO BOTTOM. IT HAS 48 PAGES FILLED WITH WONDERFUL

COLOR PICTURES OF DICK, JANE, SALLY, SPOT, MOTHER ,

FATHER AND THE CAT PUFF.IT ENCOURAGES THE

CHILDREN TO VERBALLY TELL THEIR OWN STORY ABOUT

WHAT THEY THINK THE PICTURE STORIES ARE SAYING .

CONDITION IS MINT UNUSED !

FREE OF MARKS, TEARS, SMUDGES, FOLDS, STAMPS .