Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780590407328
ISBN number: 0590407325
Label: Scholastic Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 216
Printing Date: 1987-07
Publishing house: Scholastic Paperbacks
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 818180
Studio: Scholastic Paperbacks
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This is a warm tale of a family facing hard times in the immediate post WW II era, when the face of American life was changing. Pa, a trolley car driver, learns that his job will be lost and his beloved trolley car replaced by a smelly old bus. Rather than cave to the bus trend, he and his family (and their new friend, Mr Jefferson) drive the trolley to the end of the line and build an idyllic life in the country, farming and raising lots of livestock. Overall I loved this book, especially the emphasis the author places on the importance of children's input in family decisions. The only thing holding this book back from a 5 star rating for me is the running theme of Pa being "the boss of the family," and Ma resisting her urges to question his decision making. This is pretty easily overlooked, though, and makes for a wonderful story about farm life. It reminds me of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, only about 80 years later!
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This is a feel good story about a family of 6 and a once grouchy neighbor in the mid twentieth century.
The father is a trolley car driver who feels lost and upset when the trolley cars are suddenly replaced by busses. He not only refuses to drive a bus, but takes his trolley car instead of severence pay. During a family meeting to brainstorm their options grouchy neighbor Mr. Jefferson, who delivers milk in the wee morning hours and is usually unable to sleep due to all the noise, comes over to see why it is so quiet subsequent door.
Thanks to contributions from all, the family decides to live in the car out in the country. And, the adventure begins . . . The new neighbors they meet there, the spring, the cherry trees, the curiosity, the changes some of them make . . . all make for a wonderful, warm reading experience.
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I read this book many times as an elementary school student. It is quite an idyllic story about a family that lives in an old trolley car. They remove the seats and turn it into a quaint home. It is a sweet story that kids yesterday will enjoy. I am planning to add it to my classroom library for my students to read.
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When I was 10 years old I read and re-read The Trolley Car Family at least 100 times (without exaggerating!) I have loved it all these years and now am reading it to grandchildren!
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the family moved in a trolley car that they have towed out in the country read and see what happens to them as in the wilderness
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