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The railway children (Usborne)

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  • Have you ever been on a railway journey?
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  • What happened at Peter’s birthday party?
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  • What was the real reason Father was in jail? Do you think he was guilty?
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  • What strange things started to happened in the next few days after Father had gone?
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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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  • Where did Father work?
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  • What does it feel like to be poor?
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  • What did Peter steal? Why did he do it?
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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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  • Why didn’t Bobby tell other children about the real reason their Father was arrested?
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  • Who do you think is the hero in the story? Why?
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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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  • Why do you think the children had to wave flags and not their hands?
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  • What do you know about steam engines?
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  • What are the examples of kindness in the story?
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  • How would you make this story more adventurous?
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  • How do you think life changed for the family after Father returned?
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  • Why were the children rewarded with watches?
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