Oxford Bookworms Library: The Railway Children: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3)

A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by John Escott.'We have to leave our house in London,'Mother said to the children.'We're going to live in the country, in a little house near a railway line.'And so begins a new life for Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis. They become the railway children - they know all the trains, Perks the station porter is their best friend, and they have many adventures on the railway line. But why has their father had to go away? Where is he, and will he ever come back? 'We have to leave our house in London,' Mother said to the children. 'We're going to live in the country, in a little house near a railway line.' And so begins a new life for Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis. They become the railway children -- they know all the trains, Perks the station porter is their best friend, and they have many adventures on the railway line. But why has their father had to go away? Where is he, and will he ever come back?--Quatrième de couverture When Father mysteriously goes away, the children and their mother leave their happy life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. 'The Three Chimneys' lies beside a railway track - a constant source of enjoyment to all three. They make friends with the Station Master and Perks the Porter, as well as the jovial 'Old Gentleman' who waves to them everyday from the train. But the mystery remains: where is Father, and will he ever return? Suitable for younger learners Word count 9,295