Surprise Island (Boxcar Children) [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Gertrude Chandler Warner (Author), Phyllis Newman (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2000 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Boxcar Children

Read by Phyllis Newman
two cassettes / two hours 35 mins.

Adventure abounds as the Alden children spend a summer living on their grandfather's island.  They display a wealth of confidence in their ability to face life's everyday challenges armed only with their clever inventiveness and the support of eachother.  Few subjects are as sure to capture the imaginations of children as the idea of living on their own.  A hint of suspense is woven through the story until the mysterious true identity of Joe the handyman is finally revealed.

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Read by Phyllis Newman
two cassettes / two hours 35 mins.

Adventure abounds as the Alden children spend a summer living on their grandfather's island.  They display a wealth of confidence in their ability to face life's everyday challenges armed only with their clever inventiveness and the support of eachother.  Few subjects are as sure to capture the imaginations of children as the idea of living on their own.  A hint of suspense is woven through the story until the mysterious true identity of Joe the handyman is finally revealed.

About the Author

Gertrude Chandler Warner, a teacher, wrote bookss that were both easy and fun to read.  This story, like the other 18 in the now-classic Boxcar Children series, which has sold over 3 million copies in paperback, features children solving problems and acting responsibly without the supervision of adults.  Gertrude Chandler Warner was a lifelong resident of Putman, Connecticut, until her death in 1979 at the age of 89.

READER BIO:
Phyllis Newman began her career as a child entertainer in vaudeville.  She later gained recognition as a gifted entertainer in many Broadway productions, earning a Tony Award for her role in Subways Are For Sleeping.  Phyllis also appears on television series wuch as One Life To Live and "thirtysomething".

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Listening Library; Unabridged edition (March 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807273910
• ISBN-13: 978-0807273913
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,660,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > Books on Cassette > Children's Books > Adventure

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Supurise Island, July 29, 2002

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Emily (Houston,TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surprise Island (Hardcover)

If you like adventure this is the book for you! This book takes you on a quest to a new land. The Box Car Children always find a way to kepp that book in your hand!!I reccomend this to anybody who like discoveies