Share The railway children (Usborne)
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Have you ever been on a railway journey?
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What do you know about steam engines?
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Where did Father work?
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What happened at Peter’s birthday party?
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What strange things started to happened in the next few days after Father had gone?
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How did Mother explain to children their Father’s absence? Why did she do it in this way?
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What did Peter steal? Why did he do it?
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What did the children believe the trains were? Why did they wave when they saw a train?
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What does it feel like to be poor?
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Why do you think the children had to wave flags and not their hands?
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Why were the children rewarded with watches?
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What was the real reason Father was in jail? Do you think he was guilty?
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Why didn’t Bobby tell other children about the real reason their Father was arrested?
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Why do you think Bobby ‘knew’ something special was going to happen when she went to the railway station?
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How do you think life changed for the family after Father returned?
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What are the examples of kindness in the story?
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