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Houseboat Mystery

AUTHOR Cunningham, David; Warner, Gertrude Chandler
PUBLISHER Rh Childrens Books (01/01/1990)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
Four brave siblings were searching for a home - and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate a mystery while vacationing on a houseboat in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

The Aldens spend their summer traveling in a houseboat! But when a black car shows up at every place they dock, the children begin to think someone is after something on the boat. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what the pursuer could be after?

What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children(R) series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

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ISBN-13: 9780807534137
ISBN-10: 0807534137
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 130
Carton Quantity: 48
Product Dimensions: 5.27 x 0.35 x 7.59 inches
Weight: 0.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Grade Level: 2nd Grade - 5th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: FIC
Library of Congress Control Number: 67026521
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Four brave siblings were searching for a home - and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate a mystery while vacationing on a houseboat in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.

The Aldens spend their summer traveling in a houseboat! But when a black car shows up at every place they dock, the children begin to think someone is after something on the boat. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what the pursuer could be after?

What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children(R) series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

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Author: Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in 1890 in Putnam, Connecticut, where she taught school and wrote The Boxcar Children because she had often imagined how delightful it would be to live in a caboose or freight car. Encouraged by its success, she went on to write eighteen more stories about the Alden Children.
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Illustrator: Cunningham, David
David Cunningham is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University.
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