- Publisher: Harper
- Year: 2025
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 192pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 196x128mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.1kg
- ISBN: 9780008726454
- Product code: 546428
Street Child
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Based on the true story of the orphan whose plight inspired Doctor Barnardo to set up his famous children's refuge, this chapter book imagines Jim Jarvis' experience on the streets of 1860s London, his harsh life softened only by the occasional kindness of strangers. Age 9+
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The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes.
When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.
Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends... only to be snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe.
Will Jim ever manage to be free?
When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.
Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends... only to be snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe.
Will Jim ever manage to be free?
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<p>Based on the true story of the orphan whose plight inspired Doctor Barnardo to set up his famous children's refuge, this chapter book imagines Jim Jarvis' experience on the streets of 1860s London, his harsh life softened only by the occasional kindness of strangers. <i>Age 9+</i></p>
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196x128mm
Harper
9-12 years
9-12 years
No
Paperback
