- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks; (Reissue) edition (6 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006755402
- ISBN-13: 978-0006755401
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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- #35 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > S > Streatfeild, Noel
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“Noel Streatfeild’s position in the children’s book world is unique. She is endlessly inventive, full of verve and real understanding of the surfaces of childhood. Her stories are rich in documentary interest and entertainment, escapism of a most satisfying sort.”
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Myra is used to traipsing round the world after her brother, but it doesn’t stop her being fed up!
So your brother’s a world-famous violinist?That’s great! Or is it?
Myra, Wolfgang (named after Mozart!) and Ettie thought it was at first, but after four years’ touring with their brilliant brother Sebastian, they’ve changed their minds.
What they long for now is a home of their own, not a hotel in Vienna, or Venice or Moscow. But how can they convince their parents of that when their parents believe that “becoming world citizens” is all any child could ever want?
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I used to read the noel streatfeild books when i was younger, but never came across this title. I ordered it after it was recommended to me on amazon, and i am so pleased i did!
What a lovely old fashioned 'walk down memory lane' book that i thoroughly enjoyed. thank you amazon!
What a lovely old fashioned 'walk down memory lane' book that i thoroughly enjoyed. thank you amazon!
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I first read Apple Bough as an eight year old. More than thirty years have passed and I still love this book. It is a lovely story of a gifted family and a little girl who just wants to settle down in the house she loves. It is a wonderful read and will make you smile inside.
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Format:Paperback
This book has a suburb plot! Though not the best editing, and it could have been worked on a little more, though none the less, it really gets into the subject well. It is about four children named after famous musicians, who are not well up kept by their painting mother, and piano accompanist father. When they find out that the second oldest, can play the Violin, beautifully, they start on years of world touring, and by the time that Myra is 13, they finally come back to England and Myra, Ettie, and Wolfie (Wolfgang) spend the summer with their grandparents, and they decide that it is time that they had a home of their own, which they had not had since they sold Apple Bough, so they start working on their parents to get them to realize that they need a home, a home like Apple Bough. I just have to suggest this book to anyone who loves Noel Streatfeild's books, or loves any books about homes, and how they are special.
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A delightful story
The simplicity of childhood stories is that the main themes generally never date. However=, much else might move on. I have purchased this under the title of "Travelling Shoes". Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ms. J. K. Moore
A lovely book
I found this book a lovely old-fashioned read - dated, but still a very enjoyable story. It focuses on four children from an artistic, musical family; they lead peaceful sheltered... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2004
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